ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,035, issued on April 7, was assigned to THERMAL IMAGING RADAR LLC (Orem, Utah).
"Thermal imaging camera device" was invented by Dana Rees (Orem, Utah) and David T. Kay (South Jordan, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved camera system includes an uncooled thermal imaging sensor, a rotary actuator, a rotary encoder, and a slip ring. The rotary actuator is physically coupled to the uncooled thermal imaging sensor and enables the sensor to rotate a full 360 degrees any number of times relative to the system's horizontal base. Through the use of the slip ring, the sensor and the sensor's wiring can rotate freely without impedan...