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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:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaharu Mogi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9624 ; 350 9610 ;
Abstract
At the end of an optical fiber bundle, a reflecting member is provided to deflect the emitted light from a portion of the fibers in a direction transverse to the axis of the fiber bundle, thereby enhancing the ability of the fiber bundle to irradiate lateral surfaces while the undeflected light maintains the irradiation of a surface confronting the axial end face of the fiber bundle.