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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
John F Dreyer, Jr, North Oaks, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362307 ; 362311 ; 362309 ;
Abstract
A line light source has a light-emitting element that emits light into an insertion conduit. A light absorber absorbs light that makes greater than a predetermined angle with the axis of the light conduit.