Apparatus for uniform illumination of an object
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1. An apparatus, comprising;
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a large plurality of light sources fixedly attached to the base, wherein each light source has a body, and wherein at least one light source is individually adjusted with respect to the base prior to fixedly attaching the at least one light source to the base so that the at least one light source produces a defined pattern with respect to the base which is retained after fixedly attaching the at least one light source to the base.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for uniform illumination of an object is presented. A plurality of light sources is adjusted relative to a base in order to give a defined illumination pattern with respect to the base. Then, the light sources are rigidly affixed to the base.
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1. An apparatus, comprising;
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a base;
a large plurality of light sources fixedly attached to the base, wherein each light source has a body, and wherein at least one light source is individually adjusted with respect to the base prior to fixedly attaching the at least one light source to the base so that the at least one light source produces a defined pattern with respect to the base which is retained after fixedly attaching the at least one light source to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
a lens system attached to the base; and
an image receiving device attached to the base, wherein the light from at least some of the plurality of lamps illuminates an object, and light reflected from and scattered from the object passes through the aperture in the base and the lens system to the image receiving device.
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11. The apparatus of claim 1, where at least some of the light sources are arc lamps.
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12. The apparatus of claim 1, where at least some of the light sources are tungsten halogen lamps.
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13. A system, comprising;
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a base containing an aperture;
a large plurality of light sources fixedly attached to the base surrounding the aperture, wherein each light source has a body, and wherein at least one light source has a light pattern with respect to the body of the light source which is not reproducible from light source to light source, and wherein each light source is individually adjusted with respect to the base prior to fixedly attaching the light source to the base so that each light source produces a defined pattern with respect to the base which is retained after fixedly attaching the light source to the base, and wherein at least some of the light sources are compound semiconductor devices;
a lens system attached to the base;
an image receiving device attached to the base, wherein the light from at least some of the plurality of lamps illuminates an object, and light reflected from and scattered from the object passes through the aperture in the base and the lens system to the image receiving device;
a computer device attached to the base for analyzing the image received by the image receiving device; and
communication means for communicating results of the analysis of the image with a remote communications device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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