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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2017
Applicant:

Ams Ag, Unterpremstaetten, AT;

Inventors:

Dan Jacobs, McKinney, TX (US);

Bernhard Greimel-Längauer, Hofstaetten An Der Raab, AT;

Assignee:

ams AG, Unterpremstaetten, AT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/02 (2020.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 17/87 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4868 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical proximity sensor arrangement comprises a first sensor unit with a first emitter and a first detector and a second sensor unit with a second emitter and/or a second detector. The first detector is configured to detect light being emitted by the first emitter and, if applicable, by the second emitter, and being at least partially reflected. If applicable, the second detector is configured to detect light being emitted by the first emitter and being at least partially reflected. A distance between the first emitter and the first detector is, if applicable, less than a distance between the first detector and the second emitter and, if applicable, less than a distance between the first emitter and the second detector.


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