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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:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Applicant:
David Viglione, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventor:
David Viglione, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
VA, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/10 (2006.01); G03B 9/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shutter assembly includes a base having a stop and a central aperture, a permanent magnet rotatably mounted on the base, and a shutter blade directly mounted on the magnet and configured to move between an open position exposing the aperture and a closed position blocking the aperture. The magnet contacts the stop in the open and closed positions.