Patent · US Expired

Mouth-operated control device

US4929826A · kind A · utility

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3References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1988
Grant dateMay 29, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/0553
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A light-sensitive device is placed so as to receive a portion of the ambient light energy present within the mouth of the operator. The amount of ambient light impinging upon the sensing device is then modulated by movement of the lips and teeth of the operator, controlling some external process.

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