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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:
Jan. 03, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Mecklenborg, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Singer Company, Binghamton, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B / ; B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
35 1 / ; 350 / ;
Abstract
Light transmission of ends of optical fibers simulating runway lights in a scale-model system is markedly increased by grinding and polishing each such fiber end at an angle which provides total internal reflection of most light in each fiber and consequent light projection in a desired direction at a small angle to a simulated airfield runway surface.