Portion of a keyboard
Granted 17 Apr 2007 · no office action yet
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko, Fernd van Engelen, Oliver Grabes, Carl J. Ledbetter +2 · Examiner: Alan P. Douglas · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a keyboard showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a back view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken line showing of the key edges and the remainder of the keyboard is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D540807-S | S1 | 17 Apr 2007 | 4 Jan 2006 | granted | Portion of a keyboard |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-310028-S | S | 15 Sep 2006 | 4 Jul 2006 | published | Portion of a keyboard |
| CA | CA-116496-S | S | 23 Oct 2007 | 4 Jul 2006 | granted | Keyboard |
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