EXHIBIT 23.2
 
EXHIBIT 23.2 - CONSENT OF PATENT COUNSEL


           I hereby consent to the reference to me in this Annual Report -
           Form 10-K of Irvine Sensors Corporation under the section entitled
           "Patents and Trademarks."



                                        /s/ THOMAS J. PLANTE
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                                      THOMAS J. PLANTE, Esq.



           Irvine, California
           January 7, 1997