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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. 15, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric A Bunn, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronald L Hensley, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
PenWare Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345179 ; 345173 ;
Abstract
A writing instrument for use with trackpad type of navigational devices for computers is described. The writing instrument includes a standard grip as typically found in a pen so that a human can move the instrument about the surface as desired. The instrument also includes a contact end simulating a fingertip, and the grip is electrically coupled to the contact end.