Keyboard of a mobile computing device

Lam , et al. April 24, 2

Patent Grant D541288

U.S. patent number D541,288 [Application Number D/235,835] was granted by the patent office on 2007-04-24 for keyboard of a mobile computing device. This patent grant is currently assigned to PALM, Inc.. Invention is credited to Richard Gioscia, Lawrence Lam, Cathal Loughnane, Michael Yurochko.


United States Patent D541,288
Lam ,   et al. April 24, 2007

Keyboard of a mobile computing device

Claims

CLAIM An ornamental design for a keyboard of a mobile computing device, as shown and described.
Inventors: Lam; Lawrence (San Jose, CA), Loughnane; Cathal (Bray, IE), Gioscia; Richard (Santa Clara, CA), Yurochko; Michael (Los Gatos, CA)
Assignee: PALM, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Appl. No.: D/235,835
Filed: August 5, 2005

Current U.S. Class: D14/455
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/137-8,217-218,247,320,333,338,341,346,383,387,390-2,395-6,398-9,426,432,454-456 ;D13/171,174 ;D18/1,7,12.2 ;178/17A,17C ;200/5A ;341/22 ;345/160,168-9 ;379/368,433.07 ;382/187 ;400/472,485-490,493 ;455/553.1,575.1 ;710/67

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Primary Examiner: Douglas; Alan P.
Assistant Examiner: Lee; Angela J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

Description



FIG. 1 is a frontal view of a keyboard row for a keyboard of a mobile computing device, under a first embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the keyboard row of the first embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a first isometric view of the keyboard row of the first embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a frontal view of a keyboard row for a keyboard of a mobile computing device, under a second embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the keyboard row of the second embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a first isometric view of the keyboard row of the second embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a frontal view of a keyboard row for a keyboard of a mobile computing device, under a third embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the third embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention; and,

FIG. 9 is a first isometric view of the third embodiment, with the mobile computing device shown in phantom forming no part of the invention.

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