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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Steven M. Penn, Plano, TX (US);
Steven E. Smith, Coppell, TX (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Penn, Plano, TX (US);
Steven E. Smith, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/20 (2006.01); F21V 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment a method for aligning a light source includes providing a lamp and a lamp interface. The lamp interface has an alignment aperture disposed thereon. The method also includes aligning the lamp with respect to the lamp interface until a desired amount of light is focused on the alignment aperture. The method further includes fixing the lamp to the lamp aperture to form an aligned lamp assembly after obtaining a desired lamp alignment. Then the aligned lamp assembly is coupled to an integrating rod.