Composite desktop on a computer display screen

- Apple
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Description

The File of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a composite desktop on a computer display screen;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third embodiment thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D427607
Type: Grant
Filed: May 7, 1998
Date of Patent: Jul 4, 2000
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: James P. Faris (Santa Cruz, CA), Jeffrey E. Tycz (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: Helene Plotka Workman
Application Number: 0/87,660
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Drop Down Menu Or Full Screen Menu Type (D14/486)
International Classification: 1402;