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Combination stylus and pen

Granted 3 Oct 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ideo Product Development · originally IDEO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC.

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Inventors: Elisha Tal, Edwin W. Thorn, III, Dennis Joseph Boyle, Daniel Sung-hwe Kim +1 · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 21 Sep 1998
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US D431598
granted 3 Oct 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right rear perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right rear perspective view of a combination stylus and pen showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary rear perspective view;

FIG. 8 is a view of FIG. 7 with the writing tip extended;

FIG. 9 is a second enlarged fragmentary rear perspective view;

FIG. 10 is a view of FIG. 9 with the writing tip extended;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged top and side perspective view of the upper portion of the combination stylus and pen; and,

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of FIG. 11.

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