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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 27, 2009
Applicants:

Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);

Hiroki Hirano, Fujisawa, JP;

David W. Hill, Cary, NC (US);

Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sagamihara, JP;

Tomoyuki Takahashi, Fujisawa, JP;

Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;

Go Osaki, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);

Hiroki Hirano, Fujisawa, JP;

David W. Hill, Cary, NC (US);

Mitsuo Horiuchi, Sagamihara, JP;

Tomoyuki Takahashi, Fujisawa, JP;

Kazuo Nakada, Sagamihara, JP;

Go Osaki, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides large, vertically elongated keyboard keys strategically chosen and positioned above the alphanumeric section of a standard keyboard (e.g. a laptop PC keyboard) to provide a more ergonomic keyboard arrangement. The invention provides for keys that appropriately address the needs of touch typists when striking frequently used keys located above the alphanumeric section of the keyboard.


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