Electrical wiring device having a bidirectional light pipe for use in an ambient environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9746167
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14757847

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A light pipe device having a first light pipe branch including a first light flux interface at a first-first end thereof and a second light flux interface disposed at a first-second end thereof; a second light pipe branch including a third light flux interface at a second-first end thereof and a fourth light flux interface disposed at a second-second end thereof a bidirectional lens disposed at one of the ends; and an interface region coupled between the first and second light pipe branch, the interface region being further coupled to the bidirectional lens, the interface region being configured to direct light propagating in the first light pipe branch out of the bidirectional lens and into an ambient environment, the bidirectional element being configured to direct ambient light from the ambient environment into the interface region, the interface region being configured to further direct the ambient light into the second light pipe branch.

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PASS & SEYMOUR INC50 BOYD AVENUE SYRACUSE NY 13221

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haines, Joshua Marcellus, US 9 87
Weeks, Richard Little York, US 84 2009

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