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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1994
Richard E Albrecht, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An anamorphic lens (10) having a first surface (14) which has either a cylindrical or an acylindrical radius of curvature, and a second surface (16) having either a cylindrical or an acylindrical radius of curvature. Each surface has a primary longitudinal axis (22, 24,) which is preferably but not necessarily orthogonal to the optical axis (18) of the lens (10); and the longitudinal axes are crossed. Preferred applications for the anamorphic lens include non-image forming illumination systems wherein independent illumination control in two coplanar directions at the object is desired. A process for recycling a single use camera having such an anamorphic lens is also disclosed.