Fiber optic camouflage
Patent 5220631 Issued on June 15, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 23, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 23, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2992587 Panoramic rear viewing system Light transmitting fiber cable connector Deep focus fiber optic lens Image-transmitting bundled optical fibers Fiber optics viewing device Patent #: 4969707 InventorApplicationNo. 812097 filed on 12/23/1991US Classes:385/115, OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE385/119With lens or mirrorExaminersPrimary: Lee, John D.Assistant: Ngo, John Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG02B 006/06AbstractA camouflage device uses fiber optic cables to conceal an object by routing light around the object using the fiber optic cables. Lenses are used to focus light into and transmit light coming from each end of the fiber optic cables. Each lens is connected to one end of a conical section with the other end connected to one end of a fiber optic cable, while at the other end of the fiber optic cable is another attached conical section and lens. Each lens configuration having a pair of lens and conical sections connected by a fiber optic cable is positioned around the object to be concealed in such a way that any light entering a lens is transmitted around the object to be concealed by the fiber optic cable attached to the lens and then out the other lens of the lens configuration. | |
