Mechanical digitizing arm used to input three dimensional data into a computer
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Description
FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a mechanical digitizing arm used to input three dimensional data into a computer in a rest position in accordance with the present design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the present design in a partially extended position.
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Patent History
Patent number: D377932
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 1997
Assignee: Immersion Human Interface Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Bruce M. Schena (Menlo Park, CA), Louis B. Rosenberg (Pleasanton, CA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Hickman Beyer & Weaver
Application Number: 0/45,857
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 1997
Assignee: Immersion Human Interface Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Bruce M. Schena (Menlo Park, CA), Louis B. Rosenberg (Pleasanton, CA)
Primary Examiner: Freda Nunn
Law Firm: Hickman Beyer & Weaver
Application Number: 0/45,857
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