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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Yigal Katzir, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Elie Meimoun, Jerusalem, IL;
Inventors:
Yigal Katzir, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Elie Meimoun, Jerusalem, IL;
Assignee:
Orbotech Ltd, Yavne, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical element including a unitary, non-circularly-symmetrical, piece of optically-transmissive material, which has at least first and second surfaces for concentrating light from a light source onto a linear target region, such that at least one of the first and second surfaces is curved, and such that a first portion of the light is concentrated onto the linear target region by reflection from the first surface, while a second portion of the light is concentrated onto the linear target region by refraction at the second surface.