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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Applicant:
Jeffrey Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Remillard, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical system includes a light sourcedisposed for generating light preferably in a line. An optical elementincludes a stepped reflecting surfacethat includes reflecting surfacesand step surfaces. The reflecting surfaceshave a metalized coating thereon so that the plurality of metalized reflecting surfaces reflect light therefrom. Each reflecting surface is a circular sector that increases in radius from an adjacent circular sector.