G06F 3/0334
Foot operated pointing devices
Official title: {Foot operated pointing devices}
G06F3/0334 (Foot operated pointing devices) appears on 228 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 228
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 488
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020 | 11 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
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| 2023 | 15 | 12 |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Electronic apparatus and method for controlling electronic apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194988 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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