TRACKBALL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - Patent 1542856

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EP 1 542 856 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.02.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/25

(21)	Application number: 03758092.5

(22)	Date of filing: 02.09.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B29C 65/44, B29C 65/46, G06F 3/033

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2003/050605

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/024423 (25.03.2004 Gazette 2004/13)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

13.09.2002 FR 0211394

(71)	Applicant: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
	Wilmington,Delaware 19801 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BRICAUD, Hervé F-39100 DOLE (FR) FERRATON, David F-39100 CRISSEY (FR) PIZARD, Yves F-39100 DOLE (FR)

(74)	Representative: Kohn, Philippe
	Cabinet Philippe Kohn,30, rue Hoche 93500 Pantin 93500 Pantin (FR)

(54)	TRACKBALL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PRODUCTION PROCESS