Rear portion of a pointing device
Kaneko , et al. August 19, 1
Patent Grant D382550
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 |
Rear portion of a pointing device
Claims
The ornamental design for a rear portion of a pointing device, as shown and described.
| 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 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Primary Examiner: Nunn; Freda
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seed and Berry LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a rear isometric view of a rear portion of a pointing device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of an alternative embodiment of the rear portion of a pointing device of FIG. 1.
The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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