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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vladimir Medvedev, El Segundo, CA (US);
William A Parkyn, Jr, Lomita, CA (US);
Assignee:
TIR Technologies, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359708 ; 359711 ; 359712 ; 359869 ;
Abstract
A device for directing light longitudinally forwardly, that comprises a lens body having a front face facing forwardly, rearward body extent, and a curved sidewall extending between the rearward body extent and the front face; a rear cavity in the body, the cavity having a sidewall and a front wall defining a corner; and a light source in the cavity, and characterized in that light rays transmitted by the light source toward the curved sidewall, and toward the corner are collimated forwardly.