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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:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Kok Hing Fo, Penang, MY;
Yee Loong Chin, Perak, MY;
Hoo Chong Wong, Perak, MY;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M011/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device comprising a fixed light source, a plurality of light detectors surrounding the light source, and a member comprising reflective surface portions slidably mounted above the light source. When the member is slid from a neutral position to one of a plurality of activating position, light from the light source is reflected by one of the reflective surface portions directly from the light source to an associated light detector.