Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 02/07

20070039806 - Safety lock for interlock switch: A safety lock as taught herein comprises first and second members and is configured to lockably mount to an interlock switch. In one or more embodiments, the second member slidably couples to the first member and slides between a disengaged position that allows for mounting and an engaged position that... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070039807 - Panel unit, and switch-mounting assembly having the same: A switch-mounting assembly includes a switch-mounting frame installed with a switch unit and formed with a first through hole. A panel unit includes a cover for covering the switch-mounting frame and formed with a switch-mounting hole for extension of the switch unit. A screw fastener extends through a second through... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20070039808 - Automotive air conditioning switch system: Light projected from a light source is reflected to a pointer side by a reflecting portion in such a state that a dial is rotated to a FOOT position position. Due to this, since light projected from the light source can be emitted to the pointer by bypassing an inside... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070039809 - Sheet switch, sheet switch module and panel switch: A sheet switch module including a sheet switch (21) having a central contact (32) disposed on a circuit board (33), a circumferential contact (20) disposed circumferentially of the central contact (32), a spring (22) disposed above the central contact (32), and a transparent sheet member (23) configured to cover the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070039810 - Multi-stage button switch: A multi-stage button switch includes a body, an elastic element and a compression element. The compression element has an integrated flexible harness arm. The body has a track zone and a harness portion which is formed with a selected geometric shape to define the moving path of the compression element... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039811 - Push-on switch: There is provided a multistage push-on switch used in input operation sections in various electronic apparatuses. In particular, there is provided a push-on switch in which a first-stage switch turns on with an operation force lower than conventionally achievable and the resultant on-state is easily retained. The push-on switch is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070039812 - Switch element: A switch element for surface mounting onto a printed circuit board which has a bearer element (2) and a contact element (1). Both the bearer element and the contact element are formed from an electrically conductive material and the contact element being formed from a resilient material. The bearer element... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070034489 - Operation mechanism for electric apparatus: The operation mechanism for electric apparatus is provided. An operation mechanism includes a switch element mounted on a circuit board, an upper housing formed with an opening and covering the circuit board, and an operation grip that has an operation shaft hanging therefrom and which is rotatably supported by the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070034490 - Kinetic energy transferring element applied to a button structure: A kinetic energy transferring element applied to a button structure for pressing an electric switch has a curved portion, a first extended portion and a second extended portion, in which the curved portion is bridged between the first extended portion and the second extended portion. The first extended portion is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070034491 - Housing and and a conducting rail for disconnecting a battery: The invention relates to a device for pyromechanical separation comprising a housing (4) and a conducting rail (2) which is arranged therein and embodied in such a way that it is separable at a separation point (13) by a separating tool (6) which is actuated by a propulsion pyrotechnical charge... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070034492 - Switch actuation method and mechanism: A mechanism is provided for actuating a switch that transmits motion from a first component, which moves along a first path, to a system that is attached to the mechanism. The mechanism includes a second component that moves transverse to the first path and a third component having a switch... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070034493 - Waterproof structure of push button switch: A waterproof structure with a simple structure and a good assemble workability is provided. A recess portion is formed on a side of an inner casing, and a through hole is formed at the bottom of the recess portion. The through hole runs to a housing recess portion, and a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070034494 - Lighting and usability features for key structures and keypads on computing devices: A keypad is provided for a computing device. The keypad includes one or more lighting devices or mechanisms for illuminating a plurality of keys structures. In an embodiment, the plurality of key structures are formed from a milky material.... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070034495 - Miniature circuit breaker: A miniature circuit breaker is disclosed with a latch for continuously opening and closing a contact point with a contact lever on which the moving contact member is molded. A toggle lever gear with a link connected to a switching handle and a coupling element are provided, the coupling element... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070023261 - Switching arrangement: A switching arrangement capable of preventing water from passing through an opening of a cylinder from outside to enter into a casing is disclosed. A switching arrangement includes a switch, a casing in which the switch is accommodated, a cylinder provided on the casing to be opened up and down... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070023262 - Keypad and manufacturing method thereof: A method for manufacturing a keypad is provided. First, a patterned metallic sheet is provided. This patterned metallic sheet has a front surface and a rear surface and includes a plurality of key units that can be operated independently. These key units have a plurality of hollow structures thereon. Then,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070023263 - Safety switch operating mechanism: A safety switch operating mechanism having an engagement mechanism mechanically linked to a plunger and arranged to receive an actuator such that insertion of the actuator into the engagement mechanism moves the plunger to a first position and removal of the actuator from the engagement mechanism moves the plunger to... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20070023265 - Capacitive lock switch: A capacitive lock can include various circuits that allow it to operate more efficiently and with greater accuracy. For example, when a user continuously touches a door handle for a certain time duration, a sensor can be configured to retain a variation in capacitance. When the door handle is continuously... Agent: Cermak & Kenealy, LLP

20070023264 - Roller structure and electronic device using the same: A roller structure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The roller structure includes a bearing element, an axis element, a sliding element and a seal element. The bearing element has a fillister and a passage. The axis element is rotatably plugged into the fillister and has a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070023266 - Fluid-based switch, and method of making same: In one embodiment, a switch includes first and second mated substrates defining therebetween a number of cavities. A plurality of electrically conductive elements extends to near at least a first of the cavities. A switching fluid, held within at least the first of the cavities, serves to electrically, but not... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070023267 - Diving suit: A diving suit made of a rubber material comprising HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber) is disclosed, as well as a process for the production of the diving suit and the use of HNBR in a rubber material of a diving suit for use in contaminated water.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070023268 - Electronic device and key assembly thereof: A key assembly (B) mounted on a circuit board (200) includes a frame (23), a keytop (24), a switch (21), and a light emitting component (22). The frame includes a protrusion (230) formed a front thereof. The keytop defines a slot (241) shaped to correspond to a shape of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070023269 - Switching device: A switching device has a switch, a case within which the switch is accommodated, a cylinder which is provided on an upper surface of the case and open to above and below to communicate with the inside of the case an operation knob which covers an opening of the cylinder... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070023272 - Low cost key actuators and other switching device actuators manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials: Key actuators and other switching devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio of the weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s),... Agent: Douglas R. Schnabel

20070023270 - Push button mechanism, operation panel, and image forming apparatus: A push button mechanism that includes plural push button members and one or more positioning members. The plural push button members have push portions for receiving an external force. The positioning member includes plural positioning portions corresponding to each shape of the plural push button members. The positioning member prevents... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070023271 - Spherical bistable mechanism: A spherical bi-stable mechanism includes a planar bi-stable compliant member including an input and an output, and a spherical mechanism member coupled to the output of the first planar bi-stable compliant component. An actuation of the first planar bi-stable compliant member in a first plane is configured to cause the... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC