Actuator for a portable electronic device
Granted 8 May 2007 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
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Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Carl J. Ledbetter, Daniel G. O'Neil · Examiner: Jeffrey Asch · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of an actuator for a portable electronic device with a portion of a portable electronic device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the actuator in isolation; and,
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the actuator in isolation.
The broken line showing of a portion of a portable electronic device in FIGS. 1 and 2 is included for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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