Sep 23, 1994 – Super Vision International, Inc. A light source for illuminating a fiber optic cable comprising a housing having an internal cavity and an aperture communicating said cavity externally of said housing, an optical system located within said internal cavity; said optical system comprising a reflector and a high intensity lamp positioned within said reflector for directing light …
Lateral Illumination Fiber Optic Cable Device and Method of Manufacture (Patent # 5,617,496)
Jul 20, 1994 – Super Vision International, Inc. A fiber optic cable (10) suitable for lateral illumination lighting installations has a tubular central core (12), wrapped perimetrically with angularly evenly distributed bundles (15) of optical fibers (16) and covered with a transparent sheath (17). The core includes an outer cylindrical surface (14) of reflective material (24) that deflects inwardly directed …
Method of Manufacturing an Image Magnification Device (Patent # 5,376,201)
Jun 30, 1993 A process for manufacturing a fiber optic display screen is disclosed where a fiber is guided onto a revolving drum and disposed into input and output clamps located on the surface of the drum. The fiber guiding device allows the fiber to be precisely located on the surface of the drum in a hexagonal offset pattern in …
Lateral Illumination Fiber Optic Cable Device and Method of Manufacture (Patent # 5,333,228)
May 21, 1993 – Super Vision International Inc. A fiber optic cable (10) suitable for lateral illumination lighting installations has a tubular central core (12), wrapped perimetrically with angularly evenly distributed bundles (15) of optical fibers (16) and covered with a transparent sheath (17). The core includes an outer cylindrical surface (14) of reflective material (24) that deflects inwardly directed …
Youth turns ideas to money – The Bulletin
By Sue Goldfarb He believes in moving, not sitting. PALO ALTO, Calif. – At the tender age of 21, Brett Kingstone turns ideas – his own and others’ – into money. He calls himself “a simple shmo.” He writes guest editorials for the Wall Street Journal at $1,000 a crack. He’s collecting $100,000 in royalties this year from the how-to-do-it …