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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:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
May. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masashi Itoh, Hadaro, JP;
Yasutaka Koga, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345173 ; 345179 ; 178 18 ;
Abstract
A portable electric apparatus includes an LCD panel for displaying and obtaining information by using a pen member. The apparatus provides for a storage portion of the pen member on the surface of the portable electric apparatus. The storage portion provides for a holding member which holds the pen member in a stable manner. The holding member is made of an elastic material and covers the pen member in the storage portion. The pen member has a flat oval shape in cross-section so as to be stable when stored in the storage portion.