Patent · US Expired

Digitizer pen apparatus

US5760347A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1996
Grant dateJun 2, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03545
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus is adapted to receive a mechanism, for example, such as a removable felt tipped marker insert, for use in a graphic input system. The apparatus comprises a housing, retaining mechanism disposed within at least a portion of the housing and which is adapted for holding the mechanism, and an actuating mechanism between the retaining mechanism and the housing for movement of the retaining mechanism relative to the housing so as to actuate the apparatus.

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