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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Acco Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventor:
Yu-Chia Huang, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
ACCO Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03549 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer input device includes a housing having an opening, a ball holder supported relative to the housing and being concentric with the opening, a ball positioned within the ball holder and extending through the opening in the housing, and a scroll ring concentric with and rotatable relative to the ball holder. The ball is movable relative to the ball holder. The ball holder has a track, and the scroll ring has at least one projection received in the track of the ball holder to guide the scroll ring.