G06F 3/03541
Mouse/trackball convertible devices, in which the same ball is used to track
Official title: {Mouse/trackball convertible devices, in which the same ball is used to track the 2D relative movement}
G06F3/03541 (Mouse/trackball convertible devices, in which the same ball is used to track) appears on 109 US grants and 93 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 93
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 218
- Latest grant
- 22 Jul 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wireless devices with flexible monitors and keyboards2 Apr 2024US 11,947,716 B2
- Systems and methods for wireless charger docking26 Mar 2024US 11,940,838 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Image display apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0195156 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Interactive event processing method and apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186583 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Input device restriction management for safe remote operation of medical devices25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178770 A1Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Fall-preventing Mouse12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072534 A1Weiyu (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device and smart control method thereof1 Jan 2026US 2026/0003448 A1Acer Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital assistant system including a host computer with a docking bay for the digital assistant wherein a heat sink is moved into contact with a docked digital assistant for cooling the digital assistant263US 5,689,654 AElonex F.P. Holdings, Ltd. · 1997
- Smart phone integration with computer systems179US 5,799,068 AElonex I. P. Holdings, Ltd. · 1998
- Apparatus having dual modes for controlling cursor on display screen161US 5,457,479 APrimax Electronics Ltd. · 1995
- Smart phone integration with computer systems158US 5,799,067 AElonex I. P. Holdings, Ltd. · 1998
- Modular notebook computer having a planar array of module bays and a pivotally attached flat-panel display133US 5,331,509 ACordata, Inc. · 1994