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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:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Bainbridge, Erie, PA (US);
Kenneth J Fisher, Erie, PA (US);
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company, Erie, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; F21L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350399 ; 128380 ; 2502 / ; 362103 ;
Abstract
An illumination system is comprised of a source of polarized light for illuminating a subject. A light amplifier having an input and an output is provided. A filter is positioned at the input of the amplifier for admitting into the amplifier light of the proper polarization reflected by the subject such that the admitted polarized light is amplified to produce a glare-free, visually enhanced image of the subject.