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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunio Okazaki, Hadano, JP;
Kiyomitsu Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455606 ; 455603 ; 370-3 ;
Abstract
An optical communication apparatus for motor vehicles comprises a light emitting diode of a rear combination lamp, marker lamp or the like, used as a light emitting element; a light receiving element provided near or at the light emitting element; a transmitter coupled to the light emitting element; and a receiver coupled to the light receiving element.