Patent ID: 9420202
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G02B,H01J,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A viewing device (M) of the type including a receiving sensor assembly ( 10 ) having a display ( 12 ) generating a visible output image ( 14 ) and an output sensor assembly ( 16 ) for receiving and processing the visible output image ( 14 ) from the receiving sensor assembly ( 10 ) into an electronic image format, and the viewing device (M) further including a wide field of view (WFOV) lens assembly ( 18 ) for conveying the visible output image ( 14 ) from the receiving sensor assembly ( 10 ) to the output sensor assembly ( 16 ); the WFOV lens assembly ( 18 ) being positioned between the receiving sensor assembly ( 10 ) and the output sensor assembly ( 16 ), and having a central longitudinal axis ( 20 ) through the WFOV lens assembly ( 18 ) being co-linear with a central optical axis ( 22 ) of the receiving sensor assembly ( 10 ) and the output sensor assembly ( 16 ) having an optically centered input sensor ( 42 ) that is co-linear with the central longitudinal axis ( 20 ) through the WFOV lens assembly ( 16 ).