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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:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan F Howell, Austin, TX (US);
Steven D Gluskoter, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
178 1801 ; 178 1803 ; 178 1805 ; 178 1806 ; 178 1807 ;
Abstract
A touchpad assembly capable of providing an operating surface of a touchpad in a plurality of operating positions. The operating assembly can be adjusted by changing the orientation of the operating surface of the touchpad or by changing the form of the operating surface. The touchpad assembly including a supporting device for supporting the operating surface.