WO2008036414A3 - Systems and/or devices for protecting a lens - Google Patents

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WO2008036414A3
WO2008036414A3 PCT/US2007/020539 US2007020539W WO2008036414A3 WO 2008036414 A3 WO2008036414 A3 WO 2008036414A3 US 2007020539 W US2007020539 W US 2007020539W WO 2008036414 A3 WO2008036414 A3 WO 2008036414A3
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camera lens
lighting elements
lens
protecting
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Timothy Michael Pastore
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Siemens Energy & Automat
Timothy Michael Pastore
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B15/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
    • G03B15/02—Illuminating scene
    • G03B15/03—Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a light pipe adapted to: substantially encircle at least a portion of a camera lens that is adapted to focus an image representing an object of photographic interest; extend from a proximal region of said light pipe located substantially adjacent a plurality of lighting elements and toward the object of photographic interest, the plurality of lighting elements located, relative to the object of photographic interest, substantially adjacent a base of the camera lens and substantially behind a face of the camera lens; and convey light from the plurality of lighting elements and toward the object of photographic interest.
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