ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,868, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ITPHOTONICS S.R.L. (Breganze, Italy).
"Optical device" was invented by Alessandro Menon (Ponte San Niccolo', Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical device includes an emitting apparatus and an optical guide. The emitting apparatus includes a first aperture for emitting an excitation radiation therethrough, the excitation radiation includes at least one light radiation having a wavelength included in a predefined spectral range. The optical guide extends longitudinally between first and second ends thereof and is internally provided with a core which is suitable for propagating radiatio...