Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,184,865 · App. 08/735,482
Capacitive pointing stick apparatus for symbol manipulation in a graphical user interface
Inventors:
Thomas G. Zimmerman, Barton A. Smith
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 6, 2001
Filed: Oct 23, 1996
Inventors
Thomas G. Zimmerman
Barton A. Smith
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation
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