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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:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael O'Reilly, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cole Hersee Company, South Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200 6154 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for use with a vehicle includes an optical switch configured to furnish an electrical output. A mechanical control has a selectable position for controlling a function of the vehicle. The mechanical control has a shutter constructed and arranged to control the electrical output of the optical switch based on the position of the control.