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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Henry Chapman, Sanderstead, EN;
Assignee:
Gunson's Sortex Limited, London, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250227 ; 250226 ; 356176 ; 2091116 ;
Abstract
A light splitter device adapted for use in a light-sensitive sorting machine comprising a multiplicity of optical fibers adjacent ends of which extend from a common surface, the opposite ends of the fibers being disposed in a plurality of separate groups of fibers which are respectively adapted to illuminate different light sensors, the fibers of each group respectively extending from regions distributed substantially uniformly throughout the said common surface.