Operation button and operation device
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Aug 6, 2019
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Apr 26, 2018
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Aug 31, 2017
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Abstract
An operation button includes: a body that is in a tubular shape; a top which has a light-transmitting portion and which is attached to the body at its one end; a plurality of legs that are provided at the other end of the body at intervals from each other in the circumferential direction; and a flange arranged between the one end and the other end of the body.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FUJITSU TEN LIMITED | KOBE-SHI HYOGO 652-8510 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ohtani, Masao | Kobe, JP | 2 | 17 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 17 | |||
Shirota, Toshiya | Kobe, JP | 5 | 51 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 51 | |||
Takada, Kengo | Kobe, JP | 5 | 19 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 19 | |||
Tsukada, Takahiro | Kobe, JP | 5 | 11 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 11 |
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