EP0876583A4 - Radiant energy transducing apparatus with constructive occlusion - Google Patents

Radiant energy transducing apparatus with constructive occlusion

Info

Publication number: EP0876583A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: radiant energy; transducing apparatus; energy transducing; constructive occlusion; constructive
Prior art date: 1996-01-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP97903061A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0876583A1 (en

Inventor

David P Ramer

Harold E Watson

Michael P Ritter

Bobby L Epling

Mark G Schmitt

Jack C Rains Jr

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Advanced Optical Technologies LLC

Original Assignee

Advanced Optical Technologies LLC

Advanced Optical Technologies Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1996-01-23

Filing date

1997-01-22

Publication date

2000-01-19

1996-01-23 Priority claimed from US08/589,104 external-priority patent/US5705804A/en

1996-01-23 Priority claimed from US08/590,290 external-priority patent/US5733028A/en

1996-01-23 Priority claimed from US08/589,105 external-priority patent/US5773819A/en

1997-01-10 Priority claimed from US08/781,826 external-priority patent/US6043873A/en

1997-01-22 Application filed by Advanced Optical Technologies LLC, Advanced Optical Technologies Inc filed Critical Advanced Optical Technologies LLC

1998-11-11 Publication of EP0876583A1 publication Critical patent/EP0876583A1/en

2000-01-19 Publication of EP0876583A4 publication Critical patent/EP0876583A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/48—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S17/00
- G01S7/481—Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
- G01S7/4816—Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements of receivers alone
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/04—Optical or mechanical part supplementary adjustable parts
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/04—Optical or mechanical part supplementary adjustable parts
- G01J1/0407—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. manifolds, windows, holograms, gratings
- G01J1/0437—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. manifolds, windows, holograms, gratings using masks, aperture plates, spatial light modulators, spatial filters, e.g. reflective filters
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/04—Optical or mechanical part supplementary adjustable parts
- G01J1/0407—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. manifolds, windows, holograms, gratings
- G01J1/0474—Diffusers
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/04—Optical or mechanical part supplementary adjustable parts
- G01J1/06—Restricting the angle of incident light
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/42—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors
- G01J1/4228—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter using electric radiation detectors arrangements with two or more detectors, e.g. for sensitivity compensation
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
- G01S17/02—Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
- G01S17/06—Systems determining position data of a target
- G01S17/42—Simultaneous measurement of distance and other co-ordinates
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
- G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
- G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
- G01S5/163—Determination of attitude
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/0271—Housings; Attachments or accessories for photometers
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
- G01J1/02—Details
- G01J1/04—Optical or mechanical part supplementary adjustable parts
- G01J2001/0481—Preset integrating sphere or cavity
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry
- G01J5/02—Constructional details
- G01J5/08—Optical arrangements
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
- G01S17/66—Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)
Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)

EP97903061A 1996-01-23 1997-01-22 Radiant energy transducing apparatus with constructive occlusion Withdrawn EP0876583A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US589105		1996-01-23
US08/589,104 US5705804A (en)	1996-01-23	1996-01-23	Quadrant light detector
US08/590,290 US5733028A (en)	1996-01-23	1996-01-23	Apparatus for projecting electromagnetic radiation with a tailored intensity distribution
US08/589,105 US5773819A (en)	1996-01-23	1996-01-23	Single element light detector
US590290		1996-01-23
US589104		1996-01-23
US781826		1997-01-10
US08/781,826 US6043873A (en)	1997-01-10	1997-01-10	Position tracking system
PCT/US1997/001011 WO1997027449A1 (en)	1996-01-23	1997-01-22	Radiant energy transducing apparatus with constructive occlusion

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0876583A1 EP0876583A1 (en)	1998-11-11
EP0876583A4 true EP0876583A4 (en)	2000-01-19

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97903061A Withdrawn EP0876583A4 (en)	1996-01-23	1997-01-22	Radiant energy transducing apparatus with constructive occlusion

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0876583A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2001515583A (en)
AU (2)	AU1707597A (en)
CA (1)	CA2244242A1 (en)
WO (2)	WO1997027450A1 (en)

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US6064061A (en)	1998-03-31	2000-05-16	Advanced Optical Technologies, L.L.C.	Enhancements in radiant energy transducer systems
US6238077B1 (en)	1996-01-23	2001-05-29	Advanced Optical Technologies, L.L.C.	Apparatus for projecting electromagnetic radiation with a tailored intensity distribution
US6334700B2 (en)	1996-01-23	2002-01-01	Advanced Optical Technologies, L.L.C.	Direct view lighting system with constructive occlusion
US6851832B2 (en)	2002-05-21	2005-02-08	Dwayne A. Tieszen	Led tube light housings
US8992043B2 (en)	2010-02-15	2015-03-31	Abl Ip Holding Llc	Constructive occlusion lighting system and applications thereof
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1997
- 1997-01-22 WO PCT/US1997/001015 patent/WO1997027450A1/en active Application Filing
- 1997-01-22 EP EP97903061A patent/EP0876583A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-01-22 WO PCT/US1997/001011 patent/WO1997027449A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-01-22 AU AU17075/97A patent/AU1707597A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-01-22 AU AU17073/97A patent/AU1707397A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-01-22 CA CA002244242A patent/CA2244242A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-01-22 JP JP52696597A patent/JP2001515583A/en active Pending

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1997027449A1 (en)	1997-07-31
AU1707597A (en)	1997-08-20
EP0876583A1 (en)	1998-11-11
JP2001515583A (en)	2001-09-18
CA2244242A1 (en)	1997-07-31
AU1707397A (en)	1997-08-20
WO1997027450A1 (en)	1997-07-31

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1998-09-25	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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