ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,487, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to PixArt Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan).

"Optical detection device including case having rugged structure" was invented by Wan Piang Lim (Penang, Malaysia) and Sai Mun Lee (Penang, Malaysia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical detection device with enhanced electrostatic discharge immunity includes a circuit board, a lens component and a case. The circuit board has a plurality of electrodes. The lens component is disposed on the circuit board. The case includes an accommodating chamber and an opening structure. The accommodating chamber is adapted to accommodate the circuit board and...