US3206548A
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Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-18
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1981-12-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jon W Ogland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/222; H04N5/257
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
AN OPTICAL BEAM GENERATOR COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRON BEAMS; TARGET MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM TO EMIT LIGHT ENERGY IN THAT REGION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WHICH INCLUDES THE ULTRAVIOLET, THE VISUAL, AND THE INFRARED REGIONS, WHEN STRUCK BY SAID ELECTRON BEAMS; MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM FOR FOCUSING SAID ELECTRON BEAM ON SAID TARGET MEANS TO PRODUCE A SOURCE OF LIGHT ENGERGY AT A POINT OF FOCUS; MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ANGULAR SCAM OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT AN SAID TARGET MEANS; A BEAMING DEVICE LOCATED ADJACENT SAID TARGET MEANS BEING OPERABLE WITH SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT ENERGY TO DIRECT THE ENERGY EMANATING THEREFROM TO AN EXTERNAL POINT, SAID BEAMING DEVICE HAVING A FOCAL POINT, SAID BEAMING DEVICE MOREOVER FORMING A VIRTUAL IMAGE OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT ENERGY AT SAID FOCAL POINT CAUSING THE LIGHT ENERGY LEAVING SAID BEAMING DEVICE TO APPEAR TO EMANATE FROM SAID VIRTUAL IMAGE REGARDLESS OF THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT AND SAID TARGET MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
AN OPTICAL BEAM GENERATOR COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRON BEAMS; TARGET MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM TO EMIT LIGHT ENERGY IN THAT REGION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM WHICH INCLUDES THE ULTRAVIOLET, THE VISUAL, AND THE INFRARED REGIONS, WHEN STRUCK BY SAID ELECTRON BEAMS; MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM FOR FOCUSING SAID ELECTRON BEAM ON SAID TARGET MEANS TO PRODUCE A SOURCE OF LIGHT ENGERGY AT A POINT OF FOCUS; MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ANGULAR SCAM OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT AN SAID TARGET MEANS; A BEAMING DEVICE LOCATED ADJACENT SAID TARGET MEANS BEING OPERABLE WITH SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT ENERGY TO DIRECT THE ENERGY EMANATING THEREFROM TO AN EXTERNAL POINT, SAID BEAMING DEVICE HAVING A FOCAL POINT, SAID BEAMING DEVICE MOREOVER FORMING A VIRTUAL IMAGE OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT ENERGY AT SAID FOCAL POINT CAUSING THE LIGHT ENERGY LEAVING SAID BEAMING DEVICE TO APPEAR TO EMANATE FROM SAID VIRTUAL IMAGE REGARDLESS OF THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT AND SAID TARGET MEANS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2165078A
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