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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Jeffrey T. Benoit, Willington, CT (US);
Wayde R. Schmidt, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Thomas H. Vanderspurt, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey T. Benoit, Willington, CT (US);
Wayde R. Schmidt, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Thomas H. Vanderspurt, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/20 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method that redistributes light from a light source. The controller can redistribute light to make an irradiance profile of the light source more uniform or make the irradiance profile match a fluid flow profile. The irradiance profile may be controlled by modifying light leakage from a plurality of waveguides or changing the light-directing properties of reflectors and/or lenses.