Mark David Carder

US Patent:

D520387, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Feb 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/198662

Inventors:

Mark David Carder - Birmingham AL, US

Assignee:

Carder Method, LLC - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 64

US Patent:

20100220057, Sep 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/394436

Inventors:

Mark D. Carder - Birmingham AL, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/033

US Classification:

345163

Abstract:

A finger operated computer mouse comprising a housing, a sensor located within the housing for sensing movement of the computer mouse, and a transmitter located within the housing for communicating data from the computer mouse to a remote computer. The top of the housing comprises a recessed portion for receiving a finger tip of a user and a channel connecting the recessed portion to a proximal end of the housing. The recessed portion and the channel preferably have converging sidewalls for engaging opposing sides of the user's finger. The recessed portion comprises a primary push button such that the computer mouse is operable to transmit data to the computer when the primary push button is pressed. The computer mouse is capable of supporting the end of only one finger of the user.