Track ball and glow ring for a computer input device
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Description
FIG. 1 is a left-front perspective view of a track ball and glow ring for a computer input device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right front perspective view thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is a left-front perspective view of the track ball and glow ring of FIGS. 1-3 shown in an alternative environmental structure of a computer input device.
The lines extending away from the ring depict that the ring is illuminated. The broken line showing of the remainder of the computer input device is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D432131
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Gregory G. Jones (Seattle, WA), Carl J. Ledbetter (Lynnwood, WA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/115,578
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 17, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Gregory G. Jones (Seattle, WA), Carl J. Ledbetter (Lynnwood, WA)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/115,578
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