US Patent 7428143 Tablet computer palette with extended bezel

Patent 7428143 was granted and assigned to Motion Computing on September, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Motion Computing

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74281430

Patent Inventor Names

Ronnie L. Jones0

David C. Collier0

Date of Patent

September 23, 2008

Patent Application Number

110617000

Date Filed

February 18, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Jayprakash N. Gandhi

Patent abstract

A palette for a pen tablet computer that facilitates secure gripping of the computer by the user and operation thereof. One edge of the palette includes a palm swell on one side, function buttons on the opposing side, and a thumb hole extending between the two sides. A support arm engagement region extends from the one edge diagonally to the opposite, parallel edge. In one form, the computer can be selectively attached and detached from the palette.