Patent · US Expired

Light ball electronic mouse

US4951034A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateFeb 12, 1987
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20201
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light ball electronic mouse using a ball with a specific gravity between one and four, X and Y shaft encoders of substantially reduced diameter, and a pressure roller of substantially reduced force for controlling the position of a cursor in a video display.

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