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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence E Schmutz, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359622 ; 359619 ;
Abstract
An optical system for use in controlling an output radiation pattern includes a microptic multiplet (MOM) optical of first and second micro-lens modules (MLMs) and an array of optical sources. The system is characterized by a first microptic lens module (MLM) that has lenslets of diameter D positioned in substantial registration with alternate ones of the optical sources. The second MLM has its lenslets positioned in substantial registration with a corresponding lenslet in the first MLM at a separation of 2D. The output radiation pattern can be tailored to the specific application.