Optical: systems and elements – Collimating of light beam
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2009-06-30
Mack, Ricky L (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Collimating of light beam
C359S834000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07554742
ABSTRACT:
A lens assembly for use with a light source and including an inner lens and a light directing portion. The inner lens collects light rays from the light source through a light-collecting face and emits at least a portion of the light rays radially through a series of collimators. The light directing portion may be an outer lens having light-collecting faces and light-distributing faces. The light-collecting faces correspond with the collimators and distribute the light rays through light-distributing faces. The light direction portion may alternatively be an outer reflector. The reflector has a plurality of light-reflecting surfaces, corresponding to the collimators, and configured to reflect the light rays emitted from the collimators.
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Chinniah Jeyachandrabose
Fallahi Amir P.
Gattis Christopher W.
Sayers Edwin M.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Jones James C
Mack Ricky L
Visteon Global Technologies Inc.
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