G02B 27/143
Using macroscopically faceted or segmented reflective surfaces
Official title: {using macroscopically faceted or segmented reflective surfaces}
G02B27/143 (Using macroscopically faceted or segmented reflective surfaces) appears on 522 US grants and 395 published applications in this corpus.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Image combining system for eyeglasses and face masks626US 5,886,822 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 1999
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