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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. 20, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Manfred Boldy, Horb a. N., DE;
Inventor:
Manfred Boldy, Horb a. N., DE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns a simple and user-friendly actuating device () for miniature keyboards or miniature input tablets. The device has of a dome-shaped body () which is adapted to the curve of the fingertip and fitted to the fingertip by means of a removable adhesive bond. The dome-shaped body has a pin-shaped projection () on its convex side which serves as the actuating element. The dome-shaped body is made of a soft plastic material which molds to the fingertip. On the concave side of the dome is an adhesive layer () which permits repeated fitting and removal of the dome to and from the fingertip.