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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
John I. Shipp, Tullahoma, TN (US);
Assignee:
Apollo Camera, LLC, Tullahoma, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ;
Abstract
An illumination system for an endoscopic camera has a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted to a substrate. The substrate is adapted for attachment at the distal end of the endoscope. Each LED is contained within a reflector cup which directs the angular dispersion of emitted light toward the object to be viewed.
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