ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,239, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to PIXART IMAGING INC. (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan).

"Optical engine with multiple light sources" was invented by Hung-Yu Lai (Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an optical engine for a navigation device including a first light source, a second light source, a lens, a barrier structure and an image sensor. The barrier structure has a first space for containing the first light source, a second space for containing the lens and a third space for containing the second light source and the image sensor. The reflected light associated with the first light source propa...