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Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2012
Applicants:

Christopher E. Cox, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Raleigh L. Cox, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher E. Cox, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Raleigh L. Cox, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3514 (2013.01); G02B 6/3512 (2013.01); G02B 6/3538 (2013.01); G02B 6/3572 (2013.01); G02B 6/3574 (2013.01); G02B 6/3576 (2013.01); G02B 6/3582 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second light guide. The first and second light guides have distal ends coupled to the activation, and a part of the activator housing or movable member is a glowable diffuse reflector. The switch moveable member moves in a path in the switch body between an optical path present state and an optical path absent state.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cox, Christopher. (2016). Optical switch activator (U.S. Patent No. 9383518). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9383518

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