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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. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Guolin Peng, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ronald A. Ferrante, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Martin J. Steffensmeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Guolin Peng, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ronald A. Ferrante, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Martin J. Steffensmeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 704 ; G02B 2714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical coupler is designed to be utilized with multiple light sources. The optical coupler can include a reflecting mirror, a plurality of coupling rods, and an integrating rod. The reflecting mirror receives light from the light sources and reflects light to the coupling rods. The coupling rods provide a path for the light to the integrating rod.