Patent · US Expired

Optical device

US6456436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2001
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B3/0068
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical device includes a plurality of lens plates spaced at specific intervals. At least one of the lens plates is provided with a lens array on at least one of its front and rear faces. The lens array is composed of a plurality of closely arranged lenses of a specific configuration. The lens array has at least one groove having a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration at a joint of adjacent lenses in at least one part of the lens array.

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