Patents by Inventor Frank W. Camps

Frank W. Camps has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multiple station through beam photoelectric sensor
    Patent number: 5256873
    Abstract: Light emitting diodes of a through beam photoelectric detector are positioned in a door hinged to a sensor body in which the photodetector diodes are located. The light emitting diodes and photodetector diodes are aligned to establish photoelectric sensors when the door is closed upon the body. A base provides a receptacle for attachment of the sensor, the base having a plug-in electrical terminal half for receiving the connector prongs of a second half of the connector carried by the body. The connector is symmetrical so that the sensor unit may be installed to the base in either of two operating positions spaced 180 degrees apart to enable the hinge to be located at either the right-hand or left-hand side of the sensor unit and of the stations to be sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Charles J. Turner, Frank W. Camps, Akbar Saffari, Gregory L. Nadolski