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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Joseph Shea, Salem, MA (US);
Jakob Maya, Brookline, MA (US);
John Francis Waymouth, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works R&D Lab, Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362293 ; 362231 ; 34081541 ; 34081556 ;
Abstract
A narrow band light source is combined with a narrow band filter on the face of a traffic light to reduce the problem of sun glare reflected from one traffic light, reducing intensity of the sunlight glare while light from the narrow band source passes through the filter essentially unattenuated, allowing system efficiency to remain high.