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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Kenneth Randall Pohl, Largo, FL (US);
Alan Ray Ford, Largo, FL (US);
Robert Douglas Waterbury, Largo, FL (US);
Darius Vunck, Largo, FL (US);
Edwin L. Dottery, Largo, FL (US);
Kenneth Randall Pohl, Largo, FL (US);
Alan Ray Ford, Largo, FL (US);
Robert Douglas Waterbury, Largo, FL (US);
Darius Vunck, Largo, FL (US);
Edwin L. Dottery, Largo, FL (US);
Alakai Defense Systems, Inc., Largo, FL (US);
Abstract
A source of light that could cause ocular damage within a given range from the source of light, such as a first laser, is accompanied by an optical hazard avoidance device, such as a second laser, that stimulates voluntary, involuntary, or both voluntary and involuntary responses, either physiological or behavioral or both physiological and behavioral, within one or more hazard zones, such as by inducing gaze aversion within the viewer. For example, a visible laser beam induces gaze aversion, pupil contraction or a combination of gaze aversion and pupil contraction, reducing the dose rate or exposure of the ocular tissue to damaging radiation from a primary source. In one example, the primary source is a UV Raman detector and the visible laser beam is selected to induce gaze aversion.