DE69918466T2 - Beleuchtungsvorrichtung und verfahren zu ihrer herstellung - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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- G02B6/001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre
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- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US203950 | 1998-12-02 | ||
| US09/203,950 US6259855B1 (en) | 1998-12-02 | 1998-12-02 | Illumination device and method for making the same |
| PCT/US1999/008642 WO2000032985A1 (en) | 1998-12-02 | 1999-04-20 | Illumination device and method for making the same |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| DE69918466D1 DE69918466D1 (de) | 2004-08-05 |
| DE69918466T2 true DE69918466T2 (de) | 2006-04-06 |
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| DE69918466T Expired - Fee Related DE69918466T2 (de) | 1998-12-02 | 1999-04-20 | Beleuchtungsvorrichtung und verfahren zu ihrer herstellung |
Country Status (6)
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| US (1) | US6259855B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1151228B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2002531865A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU758276B2 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE69918466T2 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2000032985A1 (enExample) |
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| JPH11237519A (ja) * | 1998-02-24 | 1999-08-31 | Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd | 高分子パターンの形成方法 |
| ATE304181T1 (de) * | 1998-07-29 | 2005-09-15 | Univ Napier | Optische faser für anzeigeanwendungen |
| US6571044B2 (en) * | 2001-05-18 | 2003-05-27 | Scram Technologies, Inc. | High contrast display panel and a method of making a high contrast display panel |
| US20030062637A1 (en) * | 2001-10-02 | 2003-04-03 | Alden John C. | Method and apparatus for recoating optical fiber |
| US6848822B2 (en) | 2002-05-31 | 2005-02-01 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide within recessed housing |
| JP2006346471A (ja) * | 2002-12-12 | 2006-12-28 | Hidenori Ito | サウンド生成方法、コンピュータ読み取り可能な記憶媒体、スタンドアロン型サウンド生成再生装置及びネットワーク配信型サウンド生成再生システム |
| US6964509B2 (en) * | 2003-12-16 | 2005-11-15 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Task lighting system |
| DE102005028659B3 (de) * | 2005-06-15 | 2006-06-08 | Siemens Ag | Verfahren zum Herstellen eines optischen Faserbändchens mit mehreren optischen Einzelfasern |
| US7809230B2 (en) * | 2007-09-25 | 2010-10-05 | Ksaria Corporation | Apparatus for shaping the end of an optical fiber |
| CN102016400A (zh) | 2008-04-30 | 2011-04-13 | 3M创新有限公司 | 照明系统及其光注入耦合器 |
| US8647167B2 (en) * | 2009-08-20 | 2014-02-11 | Valerie J. Heilbron | Lighted display devices for producing static or animated visual displays, including animated facial features |
| US20110293219A1 (en) * | 2010-05-28 | 2011-12-01 | Gary Weiner | Chiral Fiber System and Method for Providing Configurable Light Extraction from Optical Waveguides in Accordance with at Least One Predetermined Light Extraction Profile |
| US8254738B2 (en) | 2010-08-27 | 2012-08-28 | Ksaria Corporation | Methods and systems for efficient installation of cables in watercraft |
| EP2466349A1 (en) | 2010-12-17 | 2012-06-20 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Light guide illumination device with fibrous diffuser layer |
| US8620125B2 (en) | 2011-04-29 | 2013-12-31 | Corning Incorporated | Light diffusing fibers and methods for making the same |
| US9069121B2 (en) | 2011-07-08 | 2015-06-30 | Nora LIGORANO | Fiber optic tapestry |
| US9239428B2 (en) | 2011-09-28 | 2016-01-19 | Ksaria Corporation | Epoxy dispensing system and dispensing tip used therewith |
| JP6342813B2 (ja) | 2011-12-19 | 2018-06-13 | コーニング インコーポレイテッド | 高効率一様ｕｖ光拡散性ファイバ |
| US11643630B2 (en) | 2015-11-20 | 2023-05-09 | Corning Incorporated | Illuminated container for growth of biological entities |
| US10360859B1 (en) | 2016-03-23 | 2019-07-23 | Valerie J. Heilbron | Eye animation device and method to show eye expression in 2D and 3D lighted displays |
| DE102016003853A1 (de) | 2016-03-24 | 2017-09-28 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | Lateral abstrahlender Lichtwellenleiter und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung |
| WO2018194869A1 (en) * | 2017-04-17 | 2018-10-25 | Versalume, Llc | Apparatus and methods for lighting an ice rink using a light diffusing optical fiber |
| US20180356588A1 (en) * | 2017-06-13 | 2018-12-13 | TECLens, LLC | Light scattering fiber and devices incorporating same |
| DE102019004113A1 (de) | 2019-06-11 | 2020-12-17 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | Verfahren zur Herstellung lateral Licht abstahlender Glasfasern und danach hergestellte Glasfasern |
| DE102020100058A1 (de) | 2020-01-03 | 2021-07-08 | Leoni Kabel Gmbh | Faseroptische Temperaturmessung mit Quantendot-Nanokomposit |
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| US5225166A (en) | 1986-07-08 | 1993-07-06 | Lumenyte International Corporation | Method, apparatus and composition of matter for a high temperature plastic light conduit |
| US5222795A (en) | 1991-12-26 | 1993-06-29 | Light Sciences, Inc. | Controlled light extraction from light guides and fibers |
| US5432876C1 (en) | 1992-10-19 | 2002-05-21 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Illumination devices and optical fibres for use therein |
| US5659643A (en) | 1995-01-23 | 1997-08-19 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Notched fiber array illumination device |
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| JPH10142428A (ja) | 1996-11-07 | 1998-05-29 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg Co <3M> | 光照射ロッド |
| US5845038A (en) | 1997-01-28 | 1998-12-01 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Optical fiber illumination system |
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- 1999-04-20 DE DE69918466T patent/DE69918466T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1151228A1 (en) | 2001-11-07 |
| EP1151228B1 (en) | 2004-06-30 |
| AU758276B2 (en) | 2003-03-20 |
| US6259855B1 (en) | 2001-07-10 |
| AU3655699A (en) | 2000-06-19 |
| JP2002531865A (ja) | 2002-09-24 |
| WO2000032985A1 (en) | 2000-06-08 |
| DE69918466D1 (de) | 2004-08-05 |
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| 8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
| 8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |