Ergonomic and functionally-efficient one-hand user input interface

Gould Bear , et al. June 21, 2

Patent Grant D506467

U.S. patent number D506,467 [Application Number D/198,091] was granted by the patent office on 2005-06-21 for ergonomic and functionally-efficient one-hand user input interface. This patent grant is currently assigned to Microsoft Corporation. Invention is credited to Eric Justin Gould Bear, Leroy Bertrand Keely, Barbee Eve Teasley, William Hong Vong.


United States Patent D506,467
Gould Bear ,   et al. June 21, 2005

Ergonomic and functionally-efficient one-hand user input interface

Claims

The ornamental design for an ergonomic and functionally-efficient one-hand user input interface, as shown and described.
Inventors: Gould Bear; Eric Justin (Bellevue, WA), Teasley; Barbee Eve (Leavenworth, WA), Keely; Leroy Bertrand (Portola Valley, CA), Vong; William Hong (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Appl. No.: D/198,091
Filed: January 23, 2004

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
180977 May 2, 2003

Current U.S. Class: D14/402
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/402,432,404-406,416,454-456,218,240 ;341/20-22 ;345/161,168,169,156 ;400/484-489,492

References Cited [Referenced By]

U.S. Patent Documents
5059048 October 1991 Sirkin
5332322 July 1994 Gambaro
D355895 February 1995 Soren et al.
5432510 July 1995 Matthews
5745056 April 1998 Takahashi et al.
D435045 December 2000 Treadwell
6164853 December 2000 Foote
D436099 January 2001 Hannig
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D448358 September 2001 Tickle et al.
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Primary Examiner: Nunn; Freda S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Woodcock Washburn LLP

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ergonomic and functionally-efficient one-hand user input interface, in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is an underside view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a is a side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a corresponding side view thereof.

The broken lines showing the environment in the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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