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Four-button trackball

Granted 26 Nov 2002 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Logitech

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Inventors: Peter Shehan, Stephan A. von Ilberg · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/108,104
filed 20 Jul 1999
Publication
Not published
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US D466121
granted 26 Nov 2002

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a left side plan view…

FIG. 1 is a left side plan view of a four button trackball showing the new design.

FIG. 2 is a right side plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front side plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a back side plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line drawing of a portion of a cord in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 5 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
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  • /DRW
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/417

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Pendency
3.4 y
1,225 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
M. H. Tung
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