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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
John Ikeda, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Wilson, Chicago, IL (US);
Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Chicago, IL (US);
Brett Christie, Seattle, WA (US);
John Ikeda, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Wilson, Chicago, IL (US);
Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Chicago, IL (US);
Brett Christie, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A controller for a video game is disclosed. The controller may be a generally U-shaped steering wheel including a pair of hand grips attached to and extending from a base connector. The ends of the hand grips may be angled downward. The design of the hand grips together with the downwardly extending ends provides for an ergonomic design of the controller with easy access to controls on the hand grips whether the controller is grasped with a pronated or supinated hand positions.