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Apparatus for detecting the presence and location of at least one object in a field

US5805288A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1997
Grant dateSep 8, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41J5/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting the presence of at least one object in a field having at least one through-beam detection device with at least one transmitter and at least one opposing detector to create a detection beam that overlaps the field.

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