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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Applicant:
James R. Whitty, Midland, CA;
Inventor:
James R. Whitty, Midland, CA;
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first part has first, second and third inwardly-facing surface portions angularly spaced about an axis, and a second part has outwardly-facing fourth, fifth and sixth surface portions spaced angularly about the axis, a radial distance from the axis to each surface portion decreasing progressively in a given direction along the axis. Each of the fourth, fifth and sixth surface portions faces, is closely adjacent to, and is substantially congruent in shape with a respective one of the first, second and third surface portions. At least one of the first and second parts is an optical component.