US3224330A
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Optical reflecting system for redirecting energy
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-22
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1981-12-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kompfner Rudolf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:15
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B17/00; G02B17/02; G02B17/06; G02B17/0647; G02B17/0663; G02B17/04; G02B17/045; G02B17/0605; G02B17/08; G02B17/0856
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL OR NEAR-OPTICAL WAVELENGTH ENERGY COMPRISING A SOURCE OF SAID WAVE ENERGY HAVING A GIVEN DIRECTION OF PROPAGATION, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID WAVE ENERGY SPACED AWAY FROM SAID SOURCE, AND A PLURALITY OF MEANS FOR CHANGING THE PROPAGATION DIRECTION OF SAID ENERGY, EACH OF SAID LAST RECITED MEANS HAVING A FOCAL LENGTH F AND COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT HAVING A CYLINDRICAL ENERGY REFLECTING SURFACE WITH A RADIUS OF CURVATURE 2$2F LYING IN A FIRST PLANE AND A SECOND ELEMENT HAVING A CYLINDRICAL ENERGY REFLECTING SURFACE WITH A RADIUS OF CURVATURE $2F LYING IN A SECOND PLANE, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY ORTHOGONAL TO SAID FIRST PLANE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS BEING SEPARATED A DISTANCE SMALL WITH RESPECT TO F WITH REFLECTING SURFACES FACING EACH OTHER, SAID DIRECTION CHANGING MEANS BEING SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER ALONG SAID SYSTEM A DISTANCE 2F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL OR NEAR-OPTICAL WAVELENGTH ENERGY COMPRISING A SOURCE OF SAID WAVE ENERGY HAVING A GIVEN DIRECTION OF PROPAGATION, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID WAVE ENERGY SPACED AWAY FROM SAID SOURCE, AND A PLURALITY OF MEANS FOR CHANGING THE PROPAGATION DIRECTION OF SAID ENERGY, EACH OF SAID LAST RECITED MEANS HAVING A FOCAL LENGTH F AND COMPRISING A FIRST ELEMENT HAVING A CYLINDRICAL ENERGY REFLECTING SURFACE WITH A RADIUS OF CURVATURE 2$2F LYING IN A FIRST PLANE AND A SECOND ELEMENT HAVING A CYLINDRICAL ENERGY REFLECTING SURFACE WITH A RADIUS OF CURVATURE $2F LYING IN A SECOND PLANE, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY ORTHOGONAL TO SAID FIRST PLANE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS BEING SEPARATED A DISTANCE SMALL WITH RESPECT TO F WITH REFLECTING SURFACES FACING EACH OTHER, SAID DIRECTION CHANGING MEANS BEING SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER ALONG SAID SYSTEM A DISTANCE 2F.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-12-20 | 1969-06-21 | 1969-12-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-12-20 | 1973-06-21 | 1973-12-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-12-20 | 1977-06-21 | 1977-12-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |