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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norman L. Krantz, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald D. Kook, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zircon Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/900 ;
Abstract
An improved hand-held sensor having a recessed LED array for indicating the location of an object behind a wall surface. The array displays in an arrow shaped format the location of the sensor relative to the object. The LED's can be offset both laterally and in depth from the surface of the sensor exterior case and are recessed from the surface. The sensor includes a soft feeling slip-resistant gripping surface for the user. One form of the sensor includes a slide switch actuator, which is retained in one wall of the sensor case to enable actuation of a switch mechanism without physical loading on the switch mechanism.