Controller unit for video game
Patent 4469330 Issued on September 4, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 7, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 7, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3604866 3745966 3918021 Device for simultaneously controlling a plurality of variable resistors Programmable calculator Digital joystick control Joystick controller Lighted telephone dial Interactive game and control therefor Patent #: 4357014 InventorApplicationNo. 06/337881 filed on 01/07/1982US Classes:463/38, Pivotally-translatable handle (e.g., joystick, etc.)200/6A, Universally pivoted handle338/128, Plural341/22, Including keyboard or keypad74/471XYControl moves in two planesExaminersPrimary: Pinkham, Richard C.Assistant: Stoll, MaryAnn Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG05G 9/00 (20060101)G05G 9/047 (20060101) A63F 13/06 (20060101) A63F 13/02 (20060101) AbstractA combination keyboard/joystick controller is provided in which a joystick shaft is pivotally mounted on one end. The shaft passes through elongated apertures in two parallel plates. Each plate is capable of moving along an axis in response to joystick movement along that axis, and each plate is coupled to a potentiometer which therefore provides an analog output indicative of joystick movement along the two axes.Also provided is a keyboard mounted on a flex circuit. An array of keys including a conductive material cooperate to cause electrical contact between traces on the flex circuit.Field of SearchAll video game accessories | |
