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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Kudoh, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 9/47 ; G05G 1/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 9/47 ; G05G 1/10 ;
Abstract
A knob mounted on one end of a stick included in a stick switch and selectively sinkable in the axial direction of the stick or tiltable in any one of preselected directions. The knob further includes a concave surface formed on an end opposite to an end to be mounted to the stick. At least one projection protrudes from the concave surface. The knob is easy to operate and promotes the small size, miniature configuration of a mobile terminal.