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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Xavier Bich, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Alain Rosenzweig, Saint Maur des Fosses, FR;
Kurt Rath, Herblay, FR;
Inventors:
Xavier Bich, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Alain Rosenzweig, Saint Maur des Fosses, FR;
Kurt Rath, Herblay, FR;
Assignee:
Societe BIC, Clichy Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical proximity sensor adapted to be mounted in a liquid-jet instrument having a spray head for spraying a jet of liquid. The optical sensor evaluates a distance between the sensor and a surface onto which the liquid is to be sprayed.