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Patent US8094121 - Multi-axis joystick and transducer means therefore - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention relates to improved multi-axis joysticks and associated multi-axis optical displacement measurement means. The joystick may comprise elements movable with respect to each other in at least, e.g., three degrees of freedom and comprise ionically conductive elements that are utilized to generate...http://www.google.com/patents/US8094121?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8094121 - Multi-axis joystick and transducer means thereforeAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8094121 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/349,359Publication dateJan 10, 2012Filing dateJan 6, 2009Priority dateApr 12, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1692401A, CN1692401B, EP1514257A1, US7474296, US8816962, US20050162389, US20090213073, US20120162076, US20130265233, US20150153842, WO2003088204A1Publication number12349359, 349359, US 8094121 B2, US 8094121B2, US-B2-8094121, US8094121 B2, US8094121B2InventorsHenry K. Obermeyer, Fritz H. Obermeyer, Leslie ObermeyerOriginal AssigneeHenry K. Obermeyer, Fritz H. ObermeyerExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (149), Non-Patent Citations (173), Referenced by (17), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMulti-axis joystick and transducer means therefore
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