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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Behrouz Abedian, Lincoln, MA (US);
Michael C. Swarden, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tufts University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/00 ; A47L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/00 ; A47L 1/00 ;
Abstract
A self-cleaning, rotating mirror includes a compressor assembly mounted to a cylinder of a rotating mirror. As the cylinder and mirror rotate, the compressor assembly also rotates causing a continuous flow of clean air to be passed over the surface of the mirror, thereby preventing particles, such as dust, from depositing on the mirror surface.