US PATENT SUBCLASS 359 / 223
.~ By moving a reflective element

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359 /   HD   OPTICS: SYSTEMS (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION) AND ELEMENTS

196  DF  DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) {3}
223.~ By moving a reflective element {3}
224  DF  .~.~> Reflective element moved by deformable support
225  DF  .~.~> Pivoting or moving in circular arc
226  DF  .~.~> Rotating

DEFINITION

Classification: 359/223

By moving a reflective element:

(under subclass 196) Subject matter wherein the direction of at least a portion of an incident light beam is offset or changed by moving a light-reflecting element into or out of the light beam or by changing the orientation of the reflecting element in the light beam.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

196, for light beam deflection by a movable reflective prism.

212+, for light beam deflection by periodically moving reflectors.

291+, for light control by deforming or flexing a reflector.

838+, for reflectors or reflecting systems in general.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

250, Radiant Energy, 230, for reflection-type light valves used in photocell systems.

324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing,

97, for galvanometers of the light beam type.

348, Television,

203+, for mechanical-optical scanning by a moving reflector.