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US 5,621,196 · App. 08/515,079

Rotary operation switch and multidirection input apparatus

Inventors: Akio Nishijima, Takashi Asagawa
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Granted: Apr 15, 1997 Filed: Aug 14, 1995
Inventors
Akio Nishijima
Takashi Asagawa
Assignee (at issue)
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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Patent No.
US 5,621,196
App. No.
08/515,079
Filed
1995-08-14
Granted
1997-04-15
Kind
A