Optical sensor array

Muehlemann , et al. August 16, 2

Patent Grant D763938

U.S. patent number D763,938 [Application Number D/486,801] was granted by the patent office on 2016-08-16 for optical sensor array. This patent grant is currently assigned to Cephalogics, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Cephalogics, LLC. Invention is credited to Michel Bruehwiler, Jeffery J. Caputo, Karim Haroud, Russell L. Herrig, Azadeh Khanicheh, Thomas Muehlemann, Catherine Pace, Stefan Troller.


United States Patent D763,938
Muehlemann ,   et al. August 16, 2016

Optical sensor array

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an optical sensor array, as shown and described.
Inventors: Muehlemann; Thomas (Zurich, CH), Pace; Catherine (Lausanne, CH), Haroud; Karim (Chavannes sur Moudon, CH), Troller; Stefan (Sissach, CH), Khanicheh; Azadeh (Wakefield, MA), Bruehwiler; Michel (Newton, MA), Herrig; Russell L. (Lexington, MA), Caputo; Jeffery J. (Winchester, MA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Cephalogics, LLC

Boston

MA

US
Assignee: Cephalogics, LLC (Boston, MA)
Appl. No.: D/486,801
Filed: April 2, 2014

Current U.S. Class: D16/130; D24/187
Current International Class: 2401
Field of Search: ;D10/46,64 ;D16/130,134,136 ;D24/107,167,168,185,186,187,200,206,207,232,233 ;600/310,324,384,391,393,425 ;607/142,148,152

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Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Assistant Examiner: Was; Leanne
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a front, right perspective view of the optical sensor array;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front, left perspective view of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a back perspective view of FIG. 1.

The evenly spaced dashed lines depict unclaimed environment. Features shown in dashed-dot lines, such as appears, for example, in FIGS. 3 and 9, represent boundary lines.

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