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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2009
Carles Flotats Villagrasa, Barcelona, ES;
Jordi Ferran Cases, Cerdanyola del Valles, ES;
Oscar Martinez Bailac, Castelldefels, ES;
David A. Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Stephan R. Clark, Albany, OR (US);
Carles Flotats Villagrasa, Barcelona, ES;
Jordi Ferran Cases, Cerdanyola del Valles, ES;
Oscar Martinez Bailac, Castelldefels, ES;
David A. Champion, Lebanon, OR (US);
Stephan R. Clark, Albany, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A shuttering and sealing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes an aperture through which light may pass to an optical sensor, a seal surrounding the aperture, and a shutter movable between an open position in which the shutter does not cover the aperture and a closed position in which the shutter covers the aperture and the seal seals the shutter around the aperture.