ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,377, issued on Nov. 25.
"Polyhedral optical conduit" was invented by Fernand Brunschwig (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polyhedral optical conduit having a longitudinal axis, a first transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second transverse axis perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the first transverse axis. The polyhedral optical conduit includes a plurality of parallel sides. Two of the parallel sides define openings (e.g., apertures) that further define a passageway there between. The passageway includes an optical device disposed within it, typically oriented in the plane defined by the...