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Eye protection device

US5828437A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateDec 18, 1996
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J2001/0285
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device placed by a support in front of the eyes of a user protects them against luminous aggression, in particular by a laser beam. The device includes a light attenuation system to attenuate the intensity of the received beam by a particular attenuation value. A light amplification system is disposed between the light attenuation system and the eyes of the user to amplify the intensity of the light received from the light attenuation system by a particular amplification value, but such that the intensity of the light transmitted towards the eyes does not exceed a prescribed maximal intensity that is not harmful for the eyes. The attenuation and amplification values are substantially equal.

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