Photo interrupter
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The article is a photo interrupter having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element facing each other; the light-receiving element detects an object blocking light from the light-emitting element, and thus determines a presence and position of the object.
Claims
The ornamental design for a photo interrupter, as shown and described here.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2010
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 2010
Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd. (Yamanashi)
Inventor: Jo Kinoshita (Fujiyoshida)
Primary Examiner: Selina Sikder
Attorney: Browdy and Neimark, PLLC
Application Number: 29/356,304