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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Performance Designed Products Llc, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Gerard Lambert Block, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Eric B. Fulghum, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Performance Designed Products LLC, Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
According to various embodiments, an input device attachment is provided and, more specifically, for some embodiments an input device attachment is provided that is combinable with a computer or video game controller. For example, various embodiments provide attachments for handheld video gaming devices configured to control electronic devices, such handheld video gaming devices including without limitation computer controllers, video game console controllers, and handheld video gaming devices. Various embodiments of the invention comprise an attachment comprising an input mechanism that may augment an existing input mechanism of an input device or add an additional input mechanism to the input device. Additionally, some embodiments may augment an exterior structure, or a surface of the input device.