ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,238, issued on March 11, was assigned to Crea IP B.V. (Vierpolders, Netherlands).
"Light source for ophthalmic applications" was invented by Adriaantje Coliene Dam-Huisman (Delfgauw, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light source for providing a light beam to an ophthalmic instrument with a predetermined spectral content, with a first light source device (1) for providing a first beam of light (9a) along a first optical axis and with a radiation opening angle (Alpha). A mirror body (6) has a mirror aperture (6a) aligned with the first optical axis for allowing the first beam of light (9a) to partially pass, and a mirror s...