Avago Technologies Ecbu IP (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Pixart Imaging Incorporated

Avago Technologies Fiber IP (singapore) Pte. Ltd

Avago Technologies Ecbu IP Pte. Ltd.

Paul Michael Welch

Mark Melvin Butterworth

Michael John Brosnan

Tong Xie

Vincent C Moyer

Roopinder Singh Grewal

Marshall T Depue

Paul Kessler Rosenberg

Jonah Alexander Harley

Gary Richard Trott

Jacques L Gagne

Sai-Mun Lee

George Janour

Guillermo Andres

Shizunori S Kobara

Ak-Wing Leong

Gurbir Singh A/l Balwant Singh

Steven Swenson

Don Chiu

A contaminant-neutralizing cradle comprises a base and a support surface configured to removably receive a coherently-illuminated mouse. A neutralizing element is disposed on the support surface for alignment with at least one exposed surface of an optics module of the mouse and is configured to neutralize the optical effect of a contaminant on the at least one exposed surface. A method of neutralizing contaminants for an optical mouse comprises providing a mouse containing an optics module having at least one surface exposed to an opening of the mouse and interposing a barrier in the mouse between a contaminant and the at least one exposed surface. A method of detecting contaminants comprises aligning an optics module of a mouse with an imaging surface, obtaining a first image of the imaging surface, via application of coherent illumination from the optics module to the imaging surface, analyzing the first image to identify an interference pattern associated with a contaminant, alerting a user if a parameter of the interference pattern exceeds a threshold value.

Contaminant-resistant optical mouse and cradle

A computing device mounting system is described comprising a housing defining a volume and at least one throughhole extending through the housing from a first side of the housing to a second side of the housing; and at least one fastener comprising a first connection mechanism at a first end and a second connection mechanism at a second end, wherein the first connection mechanism of the at least one fastener is arranged to protrude through the at least one throughhole and interfit with a third connection mechanism of a display and wherein the second connection mechanism of the at least one fastener is arranged to interfit with a fourth connection mechanism of a mount.

Computing device mounting system

A slide pad membrane is provided. The slide pad membrane comprises an annular ring having an inner edge, a center portion having an outer edge, and a plurality of concentric annular ripples including an outer annular ripple connected to the inner edge of the annular ring and an inner annular ripple connected to the outer edge of the center portion.

Slide pad membrane

An optical tracking assembly for an optical mouse includes a light source, an optical sensor chip, and an integral optics assembly. The integral optics assembly includes lenses and alignment features receiving the light source. The alignment features center the light source to the lenses and control a distance the light source is placed away from a navigation surface that reflects light onto the optical sensor chip. The lenses may include (1) collimating lenses for collimating light from the light source along a first optical axis to the navigation surface, and (2) imaging lenses for imaging reflected light from the navigation surface along a second optical axis to the optical sensor chip.

Method for locating a light source relative to optics in an optical mouse

A device for storing and deploying cable, including but not limited to optical fiber cable. The device includes a substantially planar bottom support surface having juxtaposed thumb segments and an intervening finger segment. An outer wall is affixed to the bottom surface about its perimeter and extends upwardly therefrom. A substantially circular guide wall is disposed on the bottom surface extending upwardly therefrom. A substantially circular inner wall is concentrically arranged with respect to the guide wall. A top flange is joined to the support surface by the outer wall and, together with the thumb segments, form entry and exit ports for the cable. The guide wall and the inner wall define a guide track that is dimensioned so as to enable continuous adjustment of variable lengths of cable in an area of the device bounded by the guide track, the outer wall and a transverse barrier that extends the length of the finger segment. The guide track operates to secure the cable in the device once an appropriate length has been accumulated or deployed.

Cable storage device providing continuous adjustability with controlled bend radius

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Paul Michael Welch