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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. 22, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth J Schlager, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Stephen H Gorski, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Biotronics Associates, Inc., Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 32 ; 362253 ; 1783031 ; 350 9615 ;
Abstract
Conventional omnidirectional lamp light is converted into a narrowly focused, highly intense beam with a power comparable to certain types of lasers. The lamp light is collected and focused with conventional means into an optical coupling cone which condenses the conventionally-focused beam to a very small diameter for launching into a fiber optic cable. An optical terminator at the end of the optical fiber retains collimation of the beam and a power density comparable to certain types of lasers, such as those used in medical applications.