ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,634,567, issued on May 19, was assigned to PIXART IMAGING INC. (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan).

"Cover of optical system with guiding structures" was invented by Hung-Yu Lai (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan), Yen-Hung Wang (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan), Wen-Yen Su (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan) and Hui-Hsuan Chen (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a bottom cover for being covered on an optical system. The bottom cover is attached in front of the optical engine. The bottom cover has a bottom surface for facing a working surface when the optical system is moving on the working surface, a first opening for emission light of t...