G06F 3/03549
Trackballs
Official title: {Trackballs (G06F3/03541 takes precedence)}
G06F3/03549 (Trackballs) appears on 468 US grants and 444 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 468
- Published applications
- 444
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 893
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 10 |
| 2002 | 27 | 36 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 |
| 2004 | 16 | 19 |
| 2005 | 13 | 32 |
| 2006 | 13 | 31 |
| 2007 | 7 | 47 |
| 2008 | 10 | 25 |
| 2009 | 14 | 18 |
| 2010 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 24 | 11 |
| 2014 | 17 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- HID report rate increase while keeping a low power consumption18 Aug 2026US 12,710,835 B2Logitech Europe S. A.
- Virtual reality control device and virtual reality system23 Jun 2026US 12,663,880 B2Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device21 Apr 2026US 12,608,088 B2Logitech Europe S. A.
- Mouse and replacement support kit21 Apr 2026US 12,608,095 B2Elecom Co., Ltd.
- System and method for obtaining user input with magnetic sensing using a track ball7 Apr 2026US 12,596,443 B2Dell Products L. P.
- Virtual reality control device and virtual reality system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288258 A1Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.
- Hid report rate increase while keeping a low power consumption2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186590 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Method and system for controlling an aircraft display11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159246 A1Airbus Helicopters
- System and method for obtaining user input with magnetic sensing using a track ball5 Feb 2026US 2026/0037082 A1Dell Products L. P.
- Glasses, instruction obtaining method, and related device25 Dec 2025US 2025/0390206 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Image controller575US 9,081,426 B2Anascape, Ltd. · 2015
- Hand held remote control device with trigger button470US 5,724,106 AGateway 2000, Inc. · 1998
- Pointing device with biometric sensor385US 6,148,094 A2000
- Actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness375US 5,220,260 ALex Computer and Management Corporation · 1993
- Actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness337US 5,414,337 ALex Computer and Management Corporation · 1995