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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:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vladimir Medvedev, El Segundo, CA (US);
William A. Parkyn, Jr., Lomita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/730 ; G02B 2/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/730 ; G02B 2/710 ;
Abstract
In a device for directing light longitudinally forwardly, the combination comprises a light source; a drum lens having a body extending about the light source, for refracting light from the source; a light reflector extending about the drum lens body for forwardly re-directing refracted light received from the drum lens body, the drum lens and reflector defining a longitudinally forwardly extending optical axis; and including an aspheric lens located longitudinally forwardly of the light source to refract light received from a source to be transmitted in a forward direction.