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Keyboard

Granted 22 May 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Microsoft Corporation

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Inventors: Kennard E. Nielsen, I-Chiang Sun, Carl J. Ledbetter, Hugh E. McLoone +1 · Examiner: Freda Nunn · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
120942
filed 30 Mar 2000
Publication
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US D442589
granted 22 May 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is another perspective view thereof.

The bottom of the keyboard forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line disclosure in all views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D14/393

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