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`Walter
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`APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VIEW SCREENS AND METHOD FOR THE
`USE THEREOF
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`2011-08-05
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`ABSTRACT
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`A view screen of an electronic device having at least one case can be cleaned by wiping
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`the view screen with a cleaning component wherein the cleaning component is
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`configured to selectively couple to the at least one case using a magnetic attractive force.
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`PROVISIONAL APPLICATION FOR
`UNITED STATES LETTERS PATENT
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`FOR
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`APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VIEW SCREENS
`AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF
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`Inventor: Walter G. Mayfield
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`I.
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`Field of the Invention
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`[0001] The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning view screens. The invention
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`particularly relates to such an apparatus used with electrical devices.
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`2.
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`Background of the Art
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`[0002] With the advent of portable electronic devices, it has become common to observe
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`such devices being used in many public venues. Such venues include coffee shops,
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`restaurants, shopping malls, and the like. These devices can be seen in just about any
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`public setting.
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`[0003] Many of the portable electronic devices have a view screen for displaying text.
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`Some of these devices also are used for displaying photographs and in some cases
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`movies. The newest of these devices display photographs and movies in high definition.
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`[0004] While the view screens are usually rugged, and often covered with a protective
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`film or screen, they are still subject to becoming dirty. Oils from human skin,
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`environmental liquids and powders, and even airborne aerosols and dust can collect on a
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`view screen and make it difficult to use.
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`[0005] Cleaning the view screen of a portable electronic device can be problematic. It is
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`often not desirable to use materials that are readily available to clean the view screen.
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`For example, paper towels and paper napkins or sometimes composed of materials that
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`may scratch and thereby damage a view screen.
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`[0006] Carrying appropriate cleaning materials is sometimes a problem. Cleaning
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`devices are sometimes too bulky to be comfortably carried. In their rush to get ready in
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`the morning, it is easy for users of electronic devices to forget or overlook such
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`preparations for their day.
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`[0007] It would be desirable in the art of manufacturing portable electronic devices to
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`incorporate into such devices the cleaning apparatus. It would also be desirable in the art
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`of providing accessories for portable electronic devices to provide a cleaning component
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`that can be carried on an electronic device case.
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0008] In one aspect, the invention is a method of cleaning a view screen of an electronic
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`device having at least one case comprising wiping the view screen with a cleaning
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`component wherein the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to the at
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`least one case using a magnetic attractive force.
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`[0009] In another aspect, the invention is a cleaning component for use on an electronic
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`device view screen comprising a cleaning material covering at least one surface of a
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate wherein the cleaning component has a maximum
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`thickness of 1.5 cm.
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`[0010] In still another aspect, the invention is a small electronic device comprising a
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`case, a view screen, and internal electronic components wherein the view screen and
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`internal electronic components are mounted within the case and the view screen is
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`externally visible in at least one configuration of the case. Also, the case has a surface
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`that is substantially diamagnetic and at least a part of the surface of the case has been
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`configured to receive a cleaning component wherein: the cleaning component is
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`configured to selectively couple to the at least one part of the surface of the case that has
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`been configured to receive the cleaning component; the at least one part of the surface of
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`the case that has been configured to receive the cleaning component is ferromagnetic or
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`ferrimagnetic or overlays a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material; and the cleaning
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`component comprises a cleaning material covering at least one surface of a ferromagnetic
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`or ferrimagnetic substrate.
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`[0011] Another aspect of the invention is a second case, that functions to protect an
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`electronic device's primary case, and has a surface that is substantially diamagnetic and at
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`least a part of the surface of the second case has been configured to receive a cleaning
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`component wherein: the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to the at
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`least one part of the surface of the second case that has been configured to receive the
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`cleaning component; the at least one part of the surface of the second case that has been
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`configured to receive the cleaning component is ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or
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`overlays a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material; and the cleaning component
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`comprises a cleaning material covering at least one surface of a ferromagnetic or
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`ferrimagnetic substrate.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0012] The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become
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`more apparent by describing in detail embodiments thereof with reference to the attached
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`drawings in which:
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`[0013] FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate the top and side view of an embodiment of a cleaning
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`component;
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`[0014] FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate the top and side view of a second embodiment of a
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`cleaning component; and FIG 2C illustrates an embodiment similar to FIG. 2B, but
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`having a tab.
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`[0015] FIG 3 illustrates a computer case configured to receive a cleaning component.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`[0016] One embodiment of the invention is a method of cleaning a view screen of an
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`electronic device having at least one case comprising wiping the view screen with a
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`cleaning component wherein: the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple
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`to the at least one case using a magnetic attractive force. For the purposes of this
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`application, the term "at least one case" means the primary case used by a manufacturer
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`to hold and protect the individual electronic components of which an electronic device is
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`composed, but it can also mean a protective case that functions to protect the primary
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`case. For example, a smartphone generally comprises electronics disposed within a rigid
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`shell like case. This would be the primary case. There are available protective cases,
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`often made of leather, rubber, and/or rigid are flexible plastic, that serve to prevent
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`scratches and blemishes on the primary case and sometimes to impart a bit of shock
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`resistance as well.
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`[0017] The term electronic device means such devices having a view screen including,
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`but not limited to cell phones, smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, DVD
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`players, and the like. Other examples include computer monitors, televisions, laboratory
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`apparatus (both portable and non portable), and the like. The method of this application
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`may be used with any electronic device having a view screen.
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`[0018] The term "selectively couple" describes the process wherein a cleaning
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`component of the disclosure is applied to an electronic device and adheres to it because
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`of a magnetic force. In one embodiment of the disclosure, there is sufficient magnetic
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`force to allow the cleaning component to remain in place despite casual movements of
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`the electronic device, but to still be easily removed by a human operator.
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`[0019] Turning to Figs. 1A and 1B, a top and side view of a round cleaning component
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`(100) are shown. As can be observed, the cleaning component is covered with a cleaner
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`material (101). Cleaner materials useful with the method and apparatus of the application
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`include, but are not limited to fabrics. Exemplary fabrics include microfiber cloths, open-
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`end weave microfiber cloths, double layer cloths wherein the outer layer which would
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`make contact with a view screen is a microfiber cloth, and combinations thereof. Any
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`cleaning material that can be used to clean a view screen that does not cause excessive
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`wear or abrasions may be used with the method and apparatus of the application. A
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate (102) is also shown.
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`[0020] Turning to Figs 2A and 2 B, a side view of the cleaning component, it can be
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`seen that disposed within the cleaner material (201) is a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic
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`substrate (202). The ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate may be made of iron or
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`other conventional ferrimagnetic and ferrimagnetic materials.
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`In may also be a
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`composite. Exemplary composites include combinations of aluminum, nickel, and cobalt
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`compound with iron. Such composites may be made by sintering metals or by mixing the
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`metallic components with a resin and injection molding. Mixtures of iron oxide and
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`ceramic components such as barium and strontium carbonate may be used to make
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`ceramic magnets for use as the Ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrates useful with the
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`application. For the purposes of this application, rare earth magnets, such as but not
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`limited to samarian and neodymium based magnets, are ferrimagnetic and ferrimagnetic
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`materials and may be used to prepare the Ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrates
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`useful with the application. Any magnetic material or material that is attracted to
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`magnets may be used to prepare the Ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrates useful
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`with the application.
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`[0021] In another embodiment, the invention is a cleaning component for use on an
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`electronic device view screen comprising a cleaning material covering at least one
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`surface of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate wherein the cleaning component has
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`a maximum thickness of 1.5 cm. Turning to Figs. 2 A and B, a top and side view of a
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`rectangular cleaning component is shown. In this embodiment, a cleaner material (201)
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`is shown surrounding, on both sides, a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate (202) that
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`is rectangular in shape.
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`[0022] In some embodiments, the cleaning material is present only on one side of the
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`substrate. On the other side of the substrate is a different material that is selected to
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`facilitate movement of the cleaning component on a view screen. This material may be
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`textured or it may be one that has a higher coefficient of friction than the cleaning
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`material. In a variation of this embodiment, the cleaning component may include a tab
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`that can be pinched to facilitate moving the cleaning component.
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`In still another
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`variation, in this latter embodiment, the tab may be constructed such that it can lay down
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`in order to lower the profile of the cleaning component. Turning to Fig. 2C, a cleaning
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`component otherwise identical to that of Figs. 2A and 2B is shown, except that a tab
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`(203) is shown in the raised position.
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`[0023] The dimensions of the cleaning component may vary according to its intended
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`use. For example, one class of small electronic devices upon which the cleaning
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`components may be employed is cell phones. The cell phone class includes both cell
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`phones and devices combining cell phone functionality with computing power such as the
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`so called smart phones. When the cleaning component will be used with a cell phone, it
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`may have dimensions ranging as follows. Length may range from about 2.1 cm to about
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`0.5 cm. In one embodiment, the length may be about 1.7 cm. Width may range from 1.9
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`cm to about 0.5 cm. In one embodiment, the width may be about 1.7 cm.
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`[0024] Another class of small electronic devices is the so called tablet computers. When
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`the cleaning component will be used with a tablet computer, it may have dimensions
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`ranging as follows. Length may range from about 7.5 cm to about 0.6 cm.
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`In one
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`embodiment, the length may be about 2.5 cm. Width may range from 3 cm to about 0.5
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`cm. In one embodiment, the width may be about 2.5 cm.
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`[0025] In embodiments of the disclosure wherein the cleaning component will be
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`employed on a cell phone or tablet computer, it may be desirable to make the cleaning
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`component as thin as possible. This is of course the subject the caveat that the cleaning
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`component is thick enough to be easily manipulated during the cleaning process. While
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`in some embodiments the cleaning component may be as thin as a sheet of paper, but in
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`most embodiments it will have a thickness of from about 0.5 cm to about 1 mm.
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`[0026] The overall shape of the cleaning component when used with cell phones and
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`tablet computers may be round, oval, rectangular, or square. In some embodiments, in
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`order to avoid overlapping with a view screen, the cleaning component may be shaped to
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`fit available space.
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`[0027] The cleaning components of the disclosure may be used with another class of
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`small electronic devices, commonly referred to as laptop computers. They may also be
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`used with televisions, laboratory instruments, and the like. Because these devices are
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`larger it may be desirable in some embodiments to increase the dimensions of the
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`cleaning component. For example, the length of cleaning component used with these
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`devices may range from about 10 cm to about 1 cm. The optimum length may range
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`from about five cm to about 8 cm. The width may range from about 0.5 cm to about 5
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`cm. The optimum width may be from about 0.5 to about 5 cm. Similar to the other
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`classes, the cleaning component may be as thin as a sheet of paper, but in most
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`embodiments it will have a thickness of from about 0.5 cm to about 1 mm.
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`[0028] For the larger devices, shape is generally not as critical. There are often larger
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`areas to which the cleaning component can be coupled. For these applications, it is often
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`desirable to make the cleaning component rectangular in shape. Still, other shapes would
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`be within the scope of the claims of this application.
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`[0029] Another embodiment of the application invention is a small electronic device
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`comprising a case, a view screen, and internal electronic components wherein the view
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`screen and internal electronic components are mounted within the case.
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`In this
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`embodiment, the view screen is externally visible in at least one configuration of the case
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`and the case has a surface that is substantially diamagnetic. At least a part of the surface
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`of the case has been configured to receive a cleaning component. Further, the cleaning
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`component is configured to selectively couple to the at least one part of the surface of the
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`case that has been configured to receive the cleaning component; the at least one part of
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`the surface of the case that has been configured to receive the cleaning component is
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or overlays a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material; and
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`the cleaning component comprises a cleaning material covering at least one surface of a
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate.
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`[0030] Some electronic devices have view screens that are always visible. Exemplary of
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`this are some cell phones and tablet computers that do not have covers. Other devices
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`such as laptops have view screens that may be seen only when the cover is lifted.
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`[0031] In embodiments of the disclosure where a case has been configured to receive a
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`cleaning component, it may be so configured in several ways. In one embodiment, such a
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`case is configured by placing a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material onto the surface
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`of the case where the cleaning component is received. In another embodiment, the case
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`is prepared such that the case itself is composed of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic
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`material at the point where the cleaning component is received.
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`In still another
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`embodiment, the case is prepared by placing a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material
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`underneath where the cleaning component is received. Additionally, the case may be
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`fabricated such that the cleaning component is received into a groove, slot, or other
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`indented geometrical shape to lower the profile of the cleaning component to facilitate
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`closing a cover or prevent snagging a cleaning component. Another reason to lower the
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`profile that the cleaning component may be to enhance the aesthetics of the device.
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`[0032] Turning to Fig. 3, the base of a laptop computer (300) is shown. Above and to the
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`right of the keyboard (301) is a rectangular indention (302) having dimensions and all
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`three directions that are slightly larger than those of a cleaning component (303). In one
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`embodiment of the disclosure, the cleaning component has a ferromagnetic or
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`ferrimagnetic substrate that is a permanent magnet. The case, at the base of the
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`invention, is prepared using a ferromagnetic material.
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`[0033] In employing the method of the disclosure, the cleaning component is coupled to
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`the base of the laptop computer by placing it within the invention. The magnetic
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`attractive force between the permanent magnet and the ferromagnetic material holds the
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`cleaning component in place as a laptop computer is moved. The cleaning component is
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`decoupled from the laptop computer base by lifting it to overcome the magnetic force.
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`The cleaning component is then placed on the view screen (not shown) and is then moved
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`across the view screen using one or more fingers. After the view screen has been
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`cleaned, the cleaning component may be recoupled to the computer base.
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`[0034] Similarly, the method and apparatus of this disclosure may apply to a second
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`case.
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`In this embodiment, a case constructed to protect the primary case of a small
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`electronic device may be similarly configured to receive a cleaning component. Such
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`cases which are sometime manufactured by ,r party providers generally serve to protect
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`the finish of the primary case and/or provide additional impact protection for the
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`electrical components of the small electronic devices.
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`[0035] In practicing the method of the disclosure, there are three basic embodiments
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`regarding the source of magnetic force used.
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`In one embodiment, the cleaning
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`component may include a magnet and the case may include an unmagnetized
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material. In a second embodiment, the cleaning device
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`may have only an unmagnetized ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material and the magnet
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`may be in or on the case. In the third embodiment, both the cleaning component and the
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`case may include a magnet.
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`[0036] When a magnet or a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material is applied to a case,
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`in one embodiment, it may be adhered using a tacky adhesive. One such embodiment
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`includes using double sided gaffer's tape as the source of the tacky adhesive. Any tacky
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`adhesive can be used with the method of the application.
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`[0037] In one embodiment, the cleaning component of the application may be used as a
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`source of advertising. For example, in one embodiment of the application, a cleaning
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`component may have imprinted upon it a logo, trademark, slogan, or the like.
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`[0038] In this application, the term diamagnetic is used to delineate materials that are not
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`ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic. From a practical perspective, the materials that are
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`paramagnetic have such a weak attraction to magnets that they would not be effective if
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`utilized and thus are to be treated as if they are diamagnetic.
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`[0039] While, generally speaking, the cleaning components are meant to be unitary, in
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`some embodiments, the cleaning material may be removed and replaced with new
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`cleaning material. Also, the cleaning components may be configured such that they have
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`a thinner center to allow a user to employ lateral force to the cleaning component to more
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`easily slide it across the surface of a view screen. In some embodiments, the cleaning
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`component may have a profile such that the cleaning component is thinner in the middle
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`and near the of the cleaning component.
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`EFS ID:
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`Application Number:
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`10680741
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`61515752
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`1063
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`Title of Invention:
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`APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VIEW SCREENS AND METHOD FOR THE USE
`THEREOF
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Walter G. Mayfield
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`Customer Number:
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`87884
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`Filer:
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`Gene Tyler/Margaret A. Pruitt
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`Filer Authorized By:
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`Gene Tyler
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`MAY-1001-US-P1
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`05-AUG-2011
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