Lens protector
US7822335B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B15/03
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising covering a camera lens with a light pipe adapted to: substantially encircle at least a portion of a camera lens that is adapted to focus an image representing an object of photographic interest; extend from a proximal region of said light pipe located substantially adjacent a plurality of lighting elements and toward the object of photographic interest, the plurality of lighting elements located, relative to the object of photographic interest, substantially adjacent a base of the camera lens and substantially behind a face of the camera lens; and convey light from the plurality of lighting elements and toward the object of photographic interest.
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