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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:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideki Shigemoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
Abstract
In an operating part located at the center of an elastic board having a first and a second pairs of strain detecting elements, a through hole is provided. The through hole is fitted with an operating rod allowing the up and down movement. Underneath the operating rod, a push button switch is provided. A cursor on a display screen may be moved by horizontal manipulation of the operating rod, and the switch may be put into action for input by vertical manipulation of the operating rod.