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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Junwon Lee, Webster, NY (US);
Steven J. Hansen, Pudong, CN;
Rongguang Liang, Penfield, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A ring illuminator () has a light channeling section () with an input face () optically coupling the light channeling section () to a flash unit () of a camera () for obtaining flash illumination therefrom. A ring section () is optically coupled to the light channeling section and extends around an aperture for fitting the ring illuminator around a lens (). The ring section has a rear surface () for positioning toward the body of the camera. The rear surface has a plurality of light redirecting features () for redirecting at least a portion of the flash illumination from within the ring section outward from the camera, around the lens of the camera.