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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
James F. Detry, Plymouth, MN (US);
Thomas Ohnstein, Roseville, MN (US);
Jennifer S. Strabley, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Sean Moore, Plymouth, MN (US);
James F. Detry, Plymouth, MN (US);
Thomas Ohnstein, Roseville, MN (US);
Jennifer S. Strabley, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Sean Moore, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical component is provided. The optical component includes an optical-path portion including an arm-connecting portion and a lower portion, a first arm extending from a first end of the arm-connecting portion, and a second arm extending from a second end of the arm-connecting portion. The first arm has at least one resting feature and the second arm has at least one resting feature. The optical-path portion has an input surface. When the resting features of the first arm and the second arm are positioned on a top surface at short edges of a trench in a trench system, the optical-path portion is vertically aligned in the trench.