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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Applicants:
Jeffrey Paul Nold, Livonia, MI (US);
David Allen Oneil, Radnor, PA (US);
Timothy Fohl, Carlisle, MA (US);
Tomonari Ishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Jeffrey Paul Nold, Livonia, MI (US);
David Allen ONeil, Radnor, PA (US);
Timothy Fohl, Carlisle, MA (US);
Tomonari Ishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light coupling and distribution system includes a plurality of light sources are used to generate light. The lighting system further has an optical fiber and a light coupler optically coupling the light sources to the fiber. The light coupler has a body and a plurality of lenslets corresponding to a respective light source. Each lenslet directs light through the body to the optical fiber.