USD378517S - Pointing device - Google Patents

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USD378517S
USD378517S US29/037,502 US3750295F USD378517S US D378517 S USD378517 S US D378517S US 3750295 F US3750295 F US 3750295F US D378517 S USD378517 S US D378517S
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Steven T. Kaneko
Aditha M. Adams
Christopher Alviar
Ferdinand van Engelen
Dana Kim
Bridget C. Greenberg
Dick C. K. Liu
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FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a pointing device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken line drawing of a button in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a pointing device, as shown and described.
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US6664947B1 (en) 1999-02-24 2003-12-16 Gueorgui K. Vinogradov Safe and handy pointing device
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USD866553S1 (en) * 2016-02-04 2019-11-12 Douzen, Inc. Input device

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