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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2004
Applicants:

Jon C. Sandberg, Erie, CO (US);

James Tristan Thompson, Firestone, CO (US);

Inventors:

Jon C. Sandberg, Erie, CO (US);

James Tristan Thompson, Firestone, CO (US);

Assignee:

Research Electro-Optics, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides beam array controllers for changing the spatial and optical characteristics of a beam array. Beam array pitch controllers are provided which are capable of selectively adjusting the spacing between adjacent beams in a beam array. Beam array pitch controllers are provided which are capable of selectively adjusting the brightness and brightness spatial distribution of a beam array. The present invention also provides optical sources for generating a beam array having a selectively adjustable pitch, brightness and brightness spatial distribution.


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