Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 03/07

20070068777 - Safety switch: A safety switch is a shell and has a base, a cover and two fasteners. The fasteners are detachably mounted on the base and the cover. The fasteners are made of resilient material more resilient than material for the base and the cover so the safety switch can keep the... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20070068778 - Switching hinge: A switching hinge comprises a hinge housing (6) on which a hinge flap (4) is swivellably disposed about an axis (3). A switching element (2) coupled with the hinge flap (4) is provided on the axis (3), which switching element (2) triggers a switching operation at a built-in switch (7)... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070068779 - Analog input device with integrated pressure sensor and electronic apparatus equipped with said input device: In an input device, a control element is operated by a user; a pressure sensor is mechanically coupled to the control element and is provided with a monolithic body of semiconductor material housing a first sensitive element, which detects an actuation of the control element; a supporting element is connected... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070068781 - Safety switch: A safety switch includes a cable having a first end connected to a cable translator moveable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the cable having a second end for connection to a remote lock and power supply switch.... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20070068780 - Switching hinge: A switching hinge comprises a hinge housing (6) at which a hinge flap (4) is swivellably disposed, a switching element (2) coupled with the hinge flap (4) being provided, which switching element (2) triggers a switching operation at a built-in switch (7) in a predetermined position of the hinge flap... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070068782 - Pressure switches: The invention provides an improved pressure switch, i.e. a switch that is opened or closed in response to the presence or absence of a pressure in excess of or less than a predetermined value. The pressure switch comprises a switch body mounted on a printed circuit board, a chamber within... Agent: Melvin I. Stoltz, Esq.

20070068783 - Keypad with phosphor, keypad assembly and portable terminal: A keypad having a phosphor is disclosed. The keypad includes a light guide panel, the interior of which ultraviolet light propagates through; and at least one key top disposed on top of the light guide panel including a phosphor to absorb the ultraviolet light passing out through the light guide... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070068784 - Backlit keyboard: A computer device comprising a keyboard having a lightpipe base plate configured to direct light received from a light source toward at least one keycap of the keyboard.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070068785 - Rocker level assembly: A rocker lever assembly includes a base having a first side formed with a receiving space, a circuit board mounted on the first side of the base, a press cover mounted on a second side of the base, a displacement device mounted in the receiving space of the base, and... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070068786 - Touch pad having integrated lighting feature and touch sensor and method of operating the same: A touch pad having an integrated lighting feature and touch sensor and method of controlling the same. The integrating lighting feature and touch sensor having a common electrical connection. The method of controlling the same including determining activation as a function of influences on the operation of the touch sensor.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070068787 - Pressure actuated switching device and method and system for making same: A pressure actuated switching device is made by applying at least a first layer of fluid conductive polymeric coating material to a surface of a sheet of green rubber material. The conductive polymeric coating is solidified to form an electrode, and the sheet of green rubber material is vulcanized. Two... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070068788 - Multi-direction input device: A multi-direction input device for computers includes a direction wheel, a toggle mechanism and a plurality of electrodes. The direction wheel has one-degree of rotational freedom and two-degree of freedom to perform clicking, forward rolling, backward rolling, leftward moving and rightward moving operations. Thereby mating electrodes are electrically connected to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070068790 - Advanced automotive control switches: An electronic switch for a device in an automotive vehicle comprises an input pad mounted in an interior of the automotive vehicle, the input pad comprising a sensing mechanism operable to generate a plurality of control signals associated with a plurality of sensing positions of the input pad. The electronic... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070068789 - Capacitive contact switch: A detctor for a capactive contact switch comprises a flat material consisting of a transparent carrier foil and a ITO-coating. The ITO coating is embodied in the form of a transparent electric conductor. The flat material can be arranged between a transparent cover and a lighted display in such a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070062787 - Multifuntional switch: A multifunctional switch having a push button placed on an upper surface, and an operating lever protruding laterally from the side thereof. The push button on the upper surface is used to operate a push switch. The operating lever on the side is used to operate a rotary switch.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070062789 - Construction machine comprising a joystick control: The present invention relates to a construction machine such as an excavator, a crawler-type vehicle, a wheeled loader or the like, comprising at least one interchangeable equipment item which is actuable by means of an electronic control, wherein the control has a control handle, preferably movable through multiple axes, in... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070062788 - Switching apparatus: A switching apparatus includes a case, an operation shaft whose one end outwardly projects from inside of the case and which is provided at its central portion with a flange, a support member which supports the flange such that the operation shaft can rock and rotate, an operation knob mounted... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070062790 - Vehicle control switch system using jog shuttle: Disclosed is a control switch system for a vehicle, using a jog shuttle, by which a driver can rapidly and correctly select and control operation of a sound system in the vehicle even during driving of the vehicle. Since the control switch system uses simple members such as springs and... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070062791 - Tamper switch actuator arrangement: A tamper switch actuator is used in combination with a circuit board held between two outer structural members. The tamper switch actuator includes a suspended displacement member moveable to a conducting position after a given amount of compression of a compressing member. The compressing member cooperates with an outer protecting... Agent: Dennison Associates

20070062792 - In-vehicle knob switch device: An in-vehicle knob switch device is provided. The in-vehicle know switch device includes a tubular housing having an opening and defined by a casing and a cover. A holder is disposed inside the housing. A circuit board is disposed on the holder. A first push switch is mounted on the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070062793 - Light guide for illuminating a keypad: A light guide (30) for illuminating a keypad (20) including a plurality of keys (22) includes a plurality of apertures (300) corresponding to the keys, and an accommodating portion. The accommodating portion defines at least one receiving hole (320) for receiving at least one light source. A thickness of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070062794 - Switch panel having at least one switch: A control panel is shown with at least one switch (12) whose actuating button (6) is situated in an opening (3) of a front panel (4), and with a housing (1) arranged in the region of the opening (3) of the front panel (4) and enclosing the switch (12), which... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070062796 - Electric switch: The pre-tension of the contactor (25) causes the contact fingers (26) to be positioned against the contact surfaces (22b) of the first selective contact body (22). Pressure on the sliding curvature (27) elastically deforms the contactor (25), and the actuating area (25c) pivots upward with the contact fingers (26) so... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070062795 - Large actuation area switching device: A large actuation area switching device includes a housing for holding a switch, means for compression and at least three slotted hinges. The slotted hinges create axes of operation such that a force applied to any point on the surface of the housing actuates the switch.... Agent: Jay H. Maioli Cooper & Dunham LLP

20070062797 - Rocking key and electrical switch assembly employing the same: A rocking key includes a keycap and a pair of supporting arms. The keycap includes at least two posts, a rib portion positioned between the two posts for preventing the two posts from being simultaneously depressed downwardly. The supporting arms are arranged at two opposite sides of the keycap for... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070062798 - Switch coupling structure: A switch coupling structure includes a cap and a seat that are coupled to form a housing chamber inside to hold switch elements. The cap and seat have a coupling surface. The cap and seat have respectively a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion formed in a mating... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070056836 - Key structure applicable in an electronic device: A key structure applicable in an electronic device for pressing an electrical button of the electronic device is disclosed. The key structure includes an annulus section for fixing the key structure in the electronic device, and a pair of key sections, each of which extends from the annulus section and... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070056835 - System and method for actuating one or more sliders: A system and method according to which one or more sliders are actuated in order to, for example, operate one or more switches such as, for example, one or more circuit breaker switches.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070056837 - Air blown electric switch device: An air blown electric switch device suitable for an electric device includes a body, a pressure detector, and controlling circuits. The pressure detector is installed inside the body for detecting a pressure and generating a pressure signal according to the pressure. The controlling circuits are installed inside the body and... Agent: Hdsl

20070056838 - Button structure and design method for latching prevention: A latch-free button structure and its design method that can be applied to most electronic devices. The button includes a body, a wing plate, a positioning plate and a contact rod. The top end of the wing plate joins with the side edges of the button body and the positioning... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070051591 - Input device using elastic material: A conventional mouse and keyboard poses great load on the user's finger and hands at key operation, and the material used for its surface is rigid. An input device which can reduce the load on the user's finger, and gives soft touch by avoiding abrupt change in downward pressure at... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070051590 - Keypad device: A keypad device includes a key-mat and a switch assembly. The key-mat has a plurality of spaced key portions. The switch assembly includes a plurality of switches disposed under the respective key portions. A plurality of slots is defined in the key-mat. Each slot is disposed between a pair of... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070051592 - Switch device and steering switch apparatus equipped with the switch device: A switch device is provided. A switch device includes a housing. A circuit board is provided with fixed contacts. A rubber sheet is disposed on the circuit board and has protuberances, a tiltably-supported actuator, a rotatable knob, and a torsional coil spring serving as a restoring spring. The actuator is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070051593 - Joystick: An apparatus for the manual control of remote controlled objects in real or virtual spaces, more specifically a joystick, is equipped with two control mechanisms (8, 9), each of which allowing complementary manual navigation in the x and y direction, coupled with each other in such a manner as to... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20070051594 - Electric rotary switch: The invention relates to an electric rotary switch comprising a switching rotary unit (5) arranged in a housing provided with at least on switching contact (13) acting on switching contact paths (2) associated to socket (1). Said rotary switching unit (5) is coupled with an actuating element (8) and interacts... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070051595 - Method for monitoring contact consumption in multiple contact switches: The invention relates to a method for monitoring contact consumption in multiple contact switches of the load-switching type, wherein the selection and the switching is carried out in one step by the movement of switching contacts and which therefore do not have a separate diverter switch. Every time the multiple... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070051596 - Control module: The control module (100) comprises an ATCU (10), i.e., a control circuit unit, and a wiring unit (20) connecting terminals of the control circuit unit to connectors (28). The control circuit unit (10) and the wiring unit (20) are contained between a cover (30) and a base (40). The wiring... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070051597 - Switch device and steering switch device using the same: A switch device is provided. The switch device includes a circuit substrate having a fixed contact. A rubber sheet having dome-shaped protuberances is disposed on the circuit substrate. A holder is held moveable in the vertical direction. A rotatable knob is axially supported at the holder within a housing. An... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070051598 - Child safety lock system: A series of locks are described for preventing child access to cupboards and the like. The locks are preferably concealed and are opened by a proximity of a remote actuator, for example a magnet actuating a reed switch. An override or master switch may also be used to open all... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20070051599 - Collision detecting system: A collision detecting system for a vehicle has a pressure detecting member for detecting a pressure in a substantially closed space which is arranged at a periphery portion of the vehicle, and a vibration detecting member for detecting a vibration of the vehicle. The pressure in the space is calculated... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070051600 - Slide switch: A slide switch (1) comprises an insulative housing (5), a fixed contact unit (6) embedded in an inner side face of the housing (5) and a moveable contact (7) disposed in the housing against the fixed contact unit (6), an actuator (8) for actuating the moveable contact (7) to slide... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070051601 - Closeable electronics device: A closeable electronics device (100) that includes housing having at least two portions pivotally mounted to each other about a pivotal axis (A) allowing relative movement of the portions between an opened position and closed position. The portions are a first portion (205) having a detector aperture (215) and a... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070051602 - Sealed pushbutton switch: A sealed pushbutton switch (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of fixed contacts (7), an actuator (3) moveably retained in the insulative housing, a moveable contact (6) fastened to the actuator and including a pair of elastic beams (62) each provided with a contact portion (621) contactable to... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070051604 - Illuminated keypad: An illuminated keypad includes a baseboard, a plurality of keys protruded from the baseboard, a plurality of sets of light guiding bars and a plurality of light-emitting components. Each set of light guiding bars is disposed under the baseboard. Each light guiding bar has a portion extending toward one key.... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070051603 - Keyboard with key supporting structure for portable electronics devices: A keyboard assembly (20) has a light guide (23, 31, 33) and a supporting structure (23, 33) arranged to provide an illuminated and integrated keyboard assembly (20). A light guide (23, 31, 33) provides an integrated supporting, protecting and illuminating structure for keyboard assemblies (20). The keyboard assembly (20) has... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070051605 - Cam switch with lost motion lever actuator: A cam switch assembly is actuated by movement of a member, such as a part of a convertible top that is pivoted about a first pivot axis toward and away from a surface that is fixed relative to the pivot. The cam switch comprises a holder for at least one... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20070051606 - Electrical switch: An electrical switch having a plurality of switch positions includes a plurality of first electrical contacts, and a second electrical contact configured to electrically connect at least two of the first contacts. A carrier member is configured to carry the second contact, and a knob is used to facilitate selection... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070051607 - Push-button switch assembly for a vehicle: A push-button assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having at least one housing finger that is defined by a housing opening. A push-button is integrated with the housing finger wherein the housing finger has a push-button stem integrated therewith. Additionally, the push-button assembly may include a light pipe capture... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070051608 - Switch assembly: A switch assembly comprising a body, an actuator, and a base design to provide a device that can actuate various Hall-Effect chip devices in a single design. The switch assembly of the invention may provide a momentary switch connection, such as a single push system, or a maintained switch connection,... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070051609 - Switches and systems employing the same to enhance switch reliability and control: A switch is delineated comprising a first conductive region; a second conductive region aligned with the first conductive region, the second conductive region including a first conductive pattern forming a first switch terminal and a second conductive pattern forming a second switch terminal, the first conductive pattern separated by a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p. Two Renaissance Square

20070051610 - Sensor device: A touch sensor device for a household appliance or the like is disclosed, for producing a signal for controlling the appliance's operation when touched by a user's finger. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor element connected to control circuitry, wherein the sensor is connected to a first side of a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070045088 - Multifunction key assembly: A multifunction key assembly for inputting data to an electronic device. The multifunction key assembly has two major switches operated by a single key cap and at least four minor switches. The key cap can be displaced vertically into three major active positions and horizontally into four minor active positions,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070045089 - Tap sensing lamp switch: An improved startup device for controlling energization of a lamp has a base, stand coupled with the base and an illuminator connected to an electric power source. The base has a sound-collecting element mated with a housing unit so that the sound-collecting element has direct contact with the surface it... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070045090 - Switch for vehicles: A switch for vehicles, which temporarily holds the screw maintaining reliability, can be easily assembled, and is particularly suited for detecting the opening and closure of doors. An insertion hole is formed in a cylindrical portion of a cover covering the upper surface of a mounting plate and an operation... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070045091 - Pressure switch: A water pressure switch employs two pivotable plates and springs to control the activation of the pump. The arrangement of the two pivotably plates, the springs and the activation device reduces the space required so that a small box can accommodate all the parts.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070045092 - Device and method for selectively relieving pressure exerted upon a member: A device for selectively relieving pressure exerted upon a member is disclosed. The device includes at least one housing and an electroactive polymeric material disposed within the at least one housing. The electroactive polymeric material is configured to expand when exposed to an electric field such that at least some... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070045093 - Push button switch with backlight function: It is an object of the present invention to provide a push button switch in which is achieved a light blocking structure that is efficient and permits the button to be pushed in, disposed adjacent to other push button switches on the same substrate in a direction perpendicular to the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070045094 - Unidirectional transmission: A unidirectional transmission includes a driver generating a torque selectively in a first direction and a second direction. A first passive member meshes with the driver and receives the torque from the driver. A second passive member meshes with the first passive member and receives the torque from the driver... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070045095 - Key sheet and manufacturing method for key sheet: As a key sheet for fixing a base sheet and key tops to be arranged on the base sheet using adhesive layers, a key sheet where the key tops and the base sheet are fixed, is obtained by forming printed adhesive layers of the key tops on facing surfaces of... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070045096 - Integrated snap-back noise suppression switch: A button assembly comprising a panel having a hole and a button configured to extend through the hole. The assembly further includes an integral switch pad and gasket member, with the switch pad having a base and a flexible dome including a contact extending from the base. The gasket member... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070045097 - Pushbutton with replaceable mode cam: A pushbutton provides an operator with a replaceable cam ring that converts the operating mode of the operator from push-pull to twist-to-release.... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(qb)