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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. 23, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Marshall Thomas Depue, San Jose, CA (US);
Tong Xie, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marshall Thomas Depue, San Jose, CA (US);
Tong Xie, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M 7/00 (2006.01); H01J 40/14 (2006.01); G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical mouse comprises a housing, an optics module, and a replaceable contaminant barrier. The housing has a surface with an optical window. The optics module includes a light source disposed within the housing and configured to direct light out of, and receive light in, through the optical window. The replaceable contaminant barrier is transparent and is removably secured across the optical window.