Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Juel Lutzker
  • Spill resistant keyboard
    Patent number: 6443644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spill resistant keyboard including at least one conduit to permit a spilled liquid to drain through the keyboard without damaging the keyboard's electronics. The conduit is positioned along a sloped surface located along a front edge of a recessed area of the keyboard to promote the drainage of the spilled liquid through the conduit. The keyboard also includes water protection walls positioned around certain elongated keys prevent the spilled liquid from entering the body of the keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshisada Takeda, Nobuyuki Takahashi