DE60032180D1 - Lichtleiter mit auesserer schutzhuelle - Google Patents

Lichtleiter mit auesserer schutzhuelle

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DE60032180D1
DE60032180D1 DE60032180T DE60032180T DE60032180D1 DE 60032180 D1 DE60032180 D1 DE 60032180D1 DE 60032180 T DE60032180 T DE 60032180T DE 60032180 T DE60032180 T DE 60032180T DE 60032180 D1 DE60032180 D1 DE 60032180D1
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light guide
light
outer guard
guard case
protective sleeve
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Joseph A Hoffman
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0096Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • F21V2200/40Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of hollow light guides
DE60032180T 2000-03-16 2000-07-25 Lichtleiter mit auesserer schutzhuelle Expired - Lifetime DE60032180T2 (de)

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US526609 2000-03-16
US09/526,609 US6621973B1 (en) 2000-03-16 2000-03-16 Light guide with protective outer sleeve
PCT/US2000/020220 WO2001071396A1 (en) 2000-03-16 2000-07-25 Light guide with protective outer sleeve

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EP (1) EP1264201B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4884636B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100714757B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1231770C (de)
AT (1) ATE347117T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2000263736A1 (de)
BR (1) BR0017162A (de)
CA (1) CA2401919A1 (de)
DE (1) DE60032180T2 (de)
WO (1) WO2001071396A1 (de)

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KR100714757B1 (ko) 2007-05-08
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BR0017162A (pt) 2002-12-17
EP1264201A1 (de) 2002-12-11
JP2003528346A (ja) 2003-09-24
CA2401919A1 (en) 2001-09-27
WO2001071396A1 (en) 2001-09-27
AU2000263736A1 (en) 2001-10-03
ATE347117T1 (de) 2006-12-15
JP4884636B2 (ja) 2012-02-29
DE60032180T2 (de) 2007-10-25
CN1451099A (zh) 2003-10-22
CN1231770C (zh) 2005-12-14
EP1264201B1 (de) 2006-11-29

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