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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:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1994
Gary Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Craig Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard L Studer, Villa Hills, KY (US);
Laser Centers of America, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method are provided to ensure efficient transmission of a light flux from a first optic element to a second optic element located close to but not in intimate contact therewith. This is accomplished by providing an intermediate element made of a light-transmissive conformable material which is disposed so as to be simultaneously pressed to both a light-transmitting surface of one element and a light-receiving surface of the second element. Selection of a suitable material for the conformable element ensures the desired optical transmissibility and intimate contact, and thereby significantly reduces Fresnel and other losses of the type normally encountered when two relatively hard optic elements cannot be placed in intimate contact with each other. Commercially available two-component silicone rubber materials are found to be suitable for forming the light-transmissive conformable optic element.