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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. 12, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M Franklin, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Alan D Bell, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Richard V Annable, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
ITT Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502521 ; 250353 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an off-axis collimator used to monitor the optoelectronic performance of a radiometer, which off-axis collimator is comprised of a single off-axis paraboloidal mirror, a broadband radiant energy source housed in an integrating sphere, detectors for monitoring the performance of the broadband radiant energy source, and a housing for the collimator.