Pointing device

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a pointing device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399499
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1998
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko (Seattle, WA), Aditha May Adams (Seattle, WA), Christopher Alviar (Seattle, WA), Ferdinand van Engelen (Bellevue, WA), Dana Kim (Redmond, WA), Bridget Cameron Greenberg (Bellevue, WA), Dick C. K. Liu (Bellevue, WA)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Seed and Berry LLP
Application Number: 0/50,267
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/114
International Classification: 1402;