KR101356592B1 - 광학 스위치 - Google Patents

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KR101356592B1
KR101356592B1 KR1020097027585A KR20097027585A KR101356592B1 KR 101356592 B1 KR101356592 B1 KR 101356592B1 KR 1020097027585 A KR1020097027585 A KR 1020097027585A KR 20097027585 A KR20097027585 A KR 20097027585A KR 101356592 B1 KR101356592 B1 KR 101356592B1
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라레이 엘. 콕스
크리스토퍼 이. 콕스
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H35/00—Switches operated by change of a physical condition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D9/00—Level control, e.g. controlling quantity of material stored in vessel
    • G05D9/12—Level control, e.g. controlling quantity of material stored in vessel characterised by the use of electric means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/30—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats
    • G01F23/40—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using bands or wires as transmission elements
    • G01F23/44—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using bands or wires as transmission elements using electrically actuated indicating means
    • G01F23/446—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using bands or wires as transmission elements using electrically actuated indicating means using opto-electrically actuated indicating means

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  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Switches Operated By Changes In Physical Conditions (AREA)
KR1020097027585A 2007-05-31 2007-05-31 광학 스위치 KR101356592B1 (ko)

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PCT/US2007/070122 WO2008147415A1 (en) 2007-05-31 2007-05-31 An optical switch

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CN (1) CN101680646B (es)
BR (1) BRPI0721740A2 (es)
CA (1) CA2687514A1 (es)
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MX2009012915A (es) 2010-03-03
KR20100030636A (ko) 2010-03-18
BRPI0721740A2 (pt) 2013-02-13
EP2165115A1 (en) 2010-03-24
CN101680646A (zh) 2010-03-24
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CN101680646B (zh) 2013-08-14

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