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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:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leonard W Cheslak, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Poly-Optical Products, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9610 ; 350 9619 ; 350 9629 ; 362 26 ; 362 32 ;
Abstract
An illuminator formed from an optically transmissive body which is characterized by internal reflection and which has formed at discrete locations along its length one or more recesses. Each of these recesses includes two opposing surfaces which depend angularly inward from the body to define an included angle therebetween. This illuminator may be used in conjunction with a panel formed with discrete locations of transparency which are positioned contiguous to one or more of the recesses to insure that light passing out from the illuminator will be directed through the transparent location of the panel.