Granted Patent
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US 1,085,099 · App. 29/864,119 · Granted Jul 22, 2025
Thumb support for a mouse
Inventors:
John Helmes (Limburg, NL); Aditha May Adams (Seattle, WA); Simon Cameron Dearsley (Bellevue, WA); Go Osaki (Shenzhen, CN); Hongshan Sun (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a thumb support for a mouse as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 13, 2022
From: HELMES, JOHN; ADAMS, ADITHA MAY; DEARSLEY, SIMON CAMERON; OSAKI, GO; SUN, HONGSHAN
To: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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