Illumination device for providing continuous diffuse light on and off an observing axis

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PATENT NO 5539485
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08331882

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An illumination device for illuminating an object to be observed, by a machine vision camera of the like for example, with a continuous diffuse wide angle light which is supplied both along the viewing axis of the machine vision camera and off axis. The diffuser of the present invention is tilted with respect to the observation axis so that the diffuser is not viewable by the object to be observed. This provides better uniformity of the light which illuminates the object. A second diffuser may be utilized to provide illumination of the object with light of reduced intensity.

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MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INC1201 SW 7TH STREET RENTON WA 98057

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White, Timothy P 146 Lull Rd., New Boston, NH 03070 24 556

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