G06F 3/0317
In co-operation with a patterned surface
Official title: {in co-operation with a patterned surface, e.g. absolute position or relative movement detection for an optical mouse or pen positioned with respect to a coded surface}
G06F3/0317 (In co-operation with a patterned surface) appears on 2,010 US grants and 2,423 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Optical tracking device and a method of operation thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236087 A1EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
- Eye imaging in head worn computing30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219495 A1Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
- Integrated circuit that controls transmission of uplink signals from sensor controller25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178136 A1Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Method, system, and one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media28 May 2026US 2026/0145055 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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By later US patents
- Absolute optical position determination1,082US 5,852,434 A1998
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- Optical stylus and passive digitizing tablet data input system1,000US 5,051,736 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1991
- Pen and paper information recording system982US 5,652,412 ASIA Technology Corporation · 1997
- Control interface facility management system847US 10,034,344 B22018