U.S. patent number D382,550 [Application Number D/048,728] was granted by the patent office on 1997-08-19 for rear portion of a pointing device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Microsoft Corporation. Invention is credited to Edie Adams, Steven T. Kaneko, Carl J. Ledbetter, Kabir Siddiqui.
United States Patent | D382,550 |
Kaneko , et al. | August 19, 1997 |
Inventors: | Kaneko; Steven T. (Seattle, WA), Ledbetter; Carl J. (Lynnwood, WA), Adams; Edie (Seattle, WA), Siddiqui; Kabir (Redmond, WA) |
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Assignee: | Microsoft Corporation (Redmond,
WA) |
Appl. No.: | D/048,728 |
Filed: | January 16, 1996 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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49616 | Jan 5, 1996 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | D14/454 |
Current International Class: | 1402 |
Field of Search: | ;D14/100,114 ;D13/158 ;D21/13,48 ;74/471XY ;178/18,19 ;200/341,5A,5R,6A,6R ;273/148B ;345/156-166 |
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