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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Mark A. Bryant, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Bryant, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
Demitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B007/02 ; G02B003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching mechanism in an optical device for switching an optical component between defined positions. A retainer plate, which captures the optical component in a housing, includes detents for maintaining the optical component in a defined position, as well as a mechanical interference portion between detents for resisting the movement of the optical component between defined positions.