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`U.S. NON-PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VIEW SCREENS
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`INVENTOR(S): Walter G. Mayfield
`Daniel M. Valdez
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`Assignee:
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[0001]
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`15/597005, filed May 16, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. Application Serial No.:
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`14/343665, filed July 14, 2014, which is a national stage entry of PCT application No.:
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`PCT/US2012/049562, filed, August 3, 2012, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional
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`Application Serial No.: 61/661090, filed June 18, 2012, and U.S. Provisional Application
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`Serial No.: 61/619,229; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/592344, filed
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`January 30, 2012; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/576834, filed December
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`16, 2011; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/569093, filed December 9, 2011;
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`and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/568031, filed December 7, 2011; and U.S.
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`Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/561087, filed November 17, 2011; and U.S.
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`Provisional Application Serial No.: 61/555310, filed November 3, 2011; and U.S. Provisional
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`Application Serial No.: 61/515752, filed August 5, 2011, the entire disclosure of which is
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`incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1.
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`Field of the Invention
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`[0002]
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`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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`Back2round of the Art
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`[0003]
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`Cleaning lenses has long been an issue for the users of devices employing them.
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`For example, telescopes, glasses, binoculars, and cameras have long been used and keeping
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`the lenses of such devices clean has been the subject of many creative efforts.
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`[0004]
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`More recently, there are new devices to clean. With the advent of portable
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`electronic devices, it has become common to observe such devices being used in many public
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`venues. Such venues include coffee shops, restaurants, shopping malls, and the like. These
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`devices can be seen in just about any public setting.
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`[0005]
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`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 movies.
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`The newest of these devices display photographs and movies in high definition.
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`[0006] 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, environmental
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`liquids and powders, and even airborne aerosols and dust can collect on a view screen and
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`make it difficult to use.
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`[0007]
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`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. For
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`example, paper towels and paper napkins or sometimes composed of materials that may
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`scratch and thereby damage a view screen.
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`[0008]
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`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 the
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`morning, it is easy for users of electronic devices to forget or overlook such preparations for
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`their day.
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`[0009]
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`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 of
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`providing accessories for portable electronic devices to provide a cleaning component that
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`can be carried on an electronic device case.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[00010]
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`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 component
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`wherein the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to the at least one case
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`using a magnetic attractive force.
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`[00011]
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`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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`[00012]
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`In still another aspect, the invention is a small electronic device comprising a case,
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`a view screen, and internal electronic components wherein the view screen and internal
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`electronic components are mounted within the case and the view screen is externally visible
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`in at least one configuration of the case. Also, the case has a surface that is substantially
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`diamagnetic and at least a part of the surface of the case has been configured to receive a
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`cleaning component wherein: the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to
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`the at least one part of the surface of the case that has been configured to receive the cleaning
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`component; the at least one part of the surface of the case that has been configured to receive
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`the cleaning component is ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or overlays a ferromagnetic or
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`ferrimagnetic material; and the cleaning component comprises a cleaning material covering at
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`least one surface of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate.
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`[00013] 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 least
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`one part of the surface of the second case that has been configured to receive the cleaning
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`component; the at least one part of the surface of the second case that has been configured to
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`receive the cleaning component is ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic or overlays a ferromagnetic
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`or ferrimagnetic material; and the cleaning component comprises a cleaning material
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`covering at least one surface of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate.
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`[00014]
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`In still another aspect, the invention is a method of cleaning a view screen or a
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`lens for use with a mechanical or non-electronic device having a view screen or a lens
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`comprising wiping the view screen or lens with a cleaning component wherein the cleaning
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`component is configured to selectively couple to the at least one part of the mechanical or
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`non-electrical device using a magnetic attractive force.
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`[00015]
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`In yet another aspect, the invention is a method of cleaning a view screen or a lens
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`using a cleaning component wherein the cleaning component is configured to adhere to
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`portable object different from the object having the view screen or lens.
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`[00016] Another aspect of the invention is employing a cleaning component having a
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`magnet element to activate or deactivate a magnetic switch.
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`[00017]
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`In still another aspect, the invention is a cleaning component having a cleaning
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`surface that is replaceable and held in place within the cleaning component with a tacky
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`adhesive wherein the tacky adhesive is directly on the surface of the non-cleaning surface or
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`the tacky adhesive is in the form of a double sided tape.
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`[00018]
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`In yet another aspect, the invention is a cleaning component having an external
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`cover for protecting one both sides of a cleaning material wherein the external cover is
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`reversible so that it may be folded over to expose the cleaning surface.
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`[00019]
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`In still another aspect, the invention is a case for an electronic device having a
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`magnetic switch, and in the area of the case over the magnetic switch, a recessed area that
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`functions to facilitate a cleaning component having a magnet moving past the switch in order
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`to activate or deactivate the switch.
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`[00020] Another aspect of the invention is a cleaning system having at least one element
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`being a piece of clothing selected from the group consisting of a hat, helmet, sweatband or
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`other headgear; a jacket or coat; a shirt or top; a skirt or pants; and a shoe or boot, wherein
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`the piece of clothing is configured to accept a cleaning component and the cleaning
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`component is held in place, at least in part, using a magnet.
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`[00021]
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`In yet another aspect, the invention may be cleaning system comprising a cleaning
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`component and an area on a device case configured to receive the cleaning component
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`wherein the area of the device case configured to receive the cleaning component and the
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`cleaning component may be used as a game wherein the cleaning component is tossed at the
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`device case configured to receive the cleaning component.
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`[00022]
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`In still another aspect, the invention is a stylus configured to receive a cleaning
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`component.
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`[00023] Another aspect of the invention is a cleaning system having at least one element
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`being an accessory selected from the group consisting of a purse, wallet, computer case, gun
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`case, glasses strap, gloves, backpack, and a belt, wherein the piece of clothing is configured
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`to accept a cleaning component and the cleaning component is held in place, at least in part,
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`using a magnet.
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`[00024]
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`Yet another aspect of 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 surface of
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`a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic substrate wherein the cleaning component also includes a
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`tab. In one embodiment, the tab is elongated so that it can function as a stand to hold the
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`electronic device upright.
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`[00025] Another aspect of the invention is a cleaning device having a hard surface and
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`cleaning surface and including at least one ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material within the
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`cleaning device wherein the at least one ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material may function
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`to actuate a power switch or sensor that is capable of being actuated