Flexible, liquid core light guide with focusing and light shaping attachments
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1. A light delivery device comprising:
- an elongated flexible light guide having an inlet end and an outlet end;
a transmitting liquid core for said light guide;
a sheath holding said liquid having an inside index of refraction less than said core;
a hard endplug at one end of said sheath and surrounded at least in part by said sheath;
a tubing concentric with and surrounding said sheath and said plug; and
a pressure band concentric with and surrounding said tubing, said sheath and said plug for applying pressure to retain said plug in said sheath and not cracking or damaging said plug.
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Abstract
A liquid light guide system for ultraviolet light is disclosed that has a light shaping arrangement for the emitted light, a stable liquid core and sheath and reliable and effective end closures. The end closures include a metal crimping arrangement that utilizes two layers of deformable materials to prevent cracking of endplugs.
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1. A light delivery device comprising:
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an elongated flexible light guide having an inlet end and an outlet end; a transmitting liquid core for said light guide; a sheath holding said liquid having an inside index of refraction less than said core; a hard endplug at one end of said sheath and surrounded at least in part by said sheath; a tubing concentric with and surrounding said sheath and said plug; and a pressure band concentric with and surrounding said tubing, said sheath and said plug for applying pressure to retain said plug in said sheath and not cracking or damaging said plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeJefferson Science Associates, Llc (Government of the United States of America)
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Original AssigneeSoutheastern Universities Research ASS Incorporated
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InventorsKross, Brian, Majewski, Stanislaw, Wojcik, Randolph Frank, Zorn, Carl John
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Primary Examiner(s)Ullah, Akm E.
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Application NumberUS08/953,209Time in Patent Office550 DaysField of Search385/125, 385/124, 385/117, 385/142, 385/900, 362/555, 362/574, 362/318, 362/582, 600/140, 600/182, 606/10, 606/15, 606/20, 606/27US Class Current385/125CPC Class CodesG02B 6/032 with non solid core or clad...G02B 6/4298 coupling with non-coherent ...
