Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 04/07

20070089971 - Button assembly: A button assembly includes a bezel, an elastic member, and a button. The bezel defines a through hole. The elastic member forms a locating portion on an end thereof, and a mounting portion on the other end thereof. The locating portion is movably mounted to the bezel. The button is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070089972 - Button assembly of dishwasher: A button assembly of a dishwasher is provided. The button assembly includes a button portion and a front panel. The button portion has a button head for a user to press and a button body extending down from the button head. A button connecting portion connects a plurality of button... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070089973 - Actuator: An actuator includes a movable plate, at least one elastic member supporting the movable plate to allow the movable plate to rock, a support holding the elastic member, a wiring layer extending on the elastic member, and a protective film covering the wiring layer. The protective film is of a... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070089974 - Float switch assembly: A fluid height sensor (10) includes a float (14) with an arm (20) fixed to a shaft (40) that extends into a cavity (30) in a housing (12). A switch assembly (32) in the housing includes a switch (50) formed by a largely stationary blade (52) and by a moveable... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20070089975 - Liquid metal switch employing a switching material containing gallium: A liquid metal switch uses a conductive liquid droplet of a material containing gallium as a substitute for mercury. A secondary fluid surrounding the material containing gallium prevents the formation of oxide on a surface of the conductive liquid droplet.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070089976 - Push button device: Damage to a part when assembling a substrate from behind a casing mounted with push buttons is prevented. When a circuit substrate is mounted in a casing to which a push button is attached, a circuit substrate is inserted along a guide groove of the push button. At this time,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070089977 - Switch device and input device using the same: A switch device includes a operation body, a membrane switch pushed by the operation body, and plural push switches activated by pushing the operation body via the membrane switch. The membrane switch includes plural contact switches electrically connected upon being pushed by the operation body. The switch device is activated... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070084701 - Keyboard: A keyboard includes a main body and a plurality of keys arranged on a top plate of the main body. The main body includes the top plate, a bottom plate with a utility board arranged thereon, and a rear plate. The rear plate is flat so that the main body... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070084702 - Noise reduction key structure: A noise reduction key structure is disclosed. The noise reduction key structure is applied to an electronic device having a housing and a substrate, the substrate being installed in the housing, the housing having a key portion, the noise reduction key structure comprising: a switch element which is installed on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084703 - Switching device for flexible material: A switching device for use on flexible material includes a core member configured to be secured to and extend outwardly from a flexible material, a switch supported by the core member, and a cover. The switch is configured to be operably connected to an electrical device. The resistance required to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070084704 - Smooth keyboard with low key height: A smooth keyboard with low-key height for association with a keyboard control circuit includes a top enclosure having a generally impenetrable surface, the surface comprising a plurality of keys and a seal edge. A pliable webbing surrounded the keys such that there are no gaps between the keys or between... Agent: Jeffrey C Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20070084705 - Apparatus and methods for securing switch devices: Apparatus and methods for lockout of toggle switches, such as those toggle switches that include a captivating switch head (e.g., an enlarged and/or offset switch head) disposed on a cylindrical-shaped switch arm of the toggle switch. In one example, the apparatus and methods may employ a securement housing configured to... Agent: O'keefe, Egan & Peterman, L.L.P. 1101 Capital Of Texas Highway South

20070084706 - Microfluidic cell culture device and method for using same: Microfluidic devices for cell culturing and methods for using the same are disclosed. One device includes a substrate and membrane. The substrate includes a reservoir in fluid communication with a passage. A bio-compatible fluid may be added to the reservoir and passage. The reservoir is configured to receive and retain... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070084707 - Hinge actuator for a wing mirror unit: A hinge actuator comprising a first part which is pivotably connected with a second part, and an electric drive for pivoting the parts relative to each other. The first and the second parts include stops that cooperate in a first pivoting direction for defining a position of the actuator parts.... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070084708 - Rotary electronic component and method of manufacturing the same: The rotary electronic component contains a case for accommodating a functional element section, a rotary shaft supported by a bearing for actuating the functional element section, with the upper portion of the shaft upwardly protruding, and a length-adjusting shaft attached to the upper portion of the rotary shaft. The rotary... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070084709 - Key sheet: Disclosed is a key sheet efficiently diffusing local heat generated by a device mounted on a board. A key sheet has a base sheet formed of a rubber-like elastic material in which a heat conductive filler is mixed. Thus, if a semiconductor device on a board generates heat, it is... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070084710 - Key sheet: Disclosed is a key sheet efficiently diffusing local heat generated by a device mounted on a board. A base sheet of a key sheet is provided with a heat diffusion sheet. The heat diffusion sheet is provided with a graphite sheet and a resin film and, in some cases, a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070084711 - Systems and methods for storing and transferring personal data: A button assembly for exchanging data comprising a button housing assembly, a circuit board, a switch element, and an actuator member. The circuit board is arranged within the button housing assembly. The circuit board stores data. The switch element is mounted on the circuit board. The actuator member is supported... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20070080049 - Self-compensating motion detector: Apparatus and method for activating a passive entry system. The motion detector can include a latch input lever, a switch, and a damper. The damper can provide more resistance to the latch input lever in order to transfer motion to the switch in response to fast movement of the door... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070080050 - Safety switch structure with double protective effects: A safety switch structure with double protective effects. The safety switch includes a base section having a main body formed with a first through hole and a second through hole. A surrounding wall outward protrudes from a first face of the main body from a periphery of the first through... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070080051 - Button structure applicable to a touch unit of an electronic device: A button structure applicable to a touch unit of an electronic device is disclosed. The button structure includes a main body for touching the touch unit, a connecting portion installed on both sides of the main body and having a curved structure, and a fixing portion connected to the connecting... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070074956 - Rotary pull switch: A rotary/pull switch , in particular a light switch for a motor vehicle, includes an actuating element having a base and axle that is guided in a housing. A permanent magnet is associated with the axle and several magnetic field sensors are associated with the base for determining the switching... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070074958 - Method and system for sticky key prevention for keyboard or keypad devices: A method and system of minimizing sticky keys in an electronic device having a body, circuitry, and a plurality of keypads is disclosed. The method and system comprise providing a protectant coating; and applying the protectant coating on surfaces of both the keypad and also the body to prevent sticking... Agent: Lenovo (united States) Inc.

20070074957 - Switch assembly having non-planar surface and activation areas: A switch assembly includes a central first switch with a concave surface, a plurality of second switches adjacent to and surrounding the central switch in an elliptical or circular shape, where the second switches form a convex surface, and a plurality of third switches adjacent to the second switches in... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070074959 - Rubber key device: A rubber key device is provide with a key top member, multiple rubber keys, a click feel generating mechanism and a load transmitting mechanism. When a depression area of the key top member is depressed by a user, the key top member is rotated to depress a top face of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070074960 - Multi-instruction switch: A multi-instruction switch includes a base, a control disk, a plurality of electrodes and a conductive element. The control disk is located above the base and can rotate relative to the base to issue instructions. The conductive element is bent to form a common contact end in the middle portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070074961 - Multiple switch device and electronic device employing the same: A multiple switch device for controlling and linking a plurality of switches (600) disposed on a circuit board (500) comprises an operation button (110), a shaft (120), and at least one fixing base (130). The operation button comprises a handle (112) and a rod (114) fixed to the handle. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070074962 - Safety switch: A safety switch assembly includes a body constructed to be mounted in a support structure and generally enclose the operative structure of the safety switch. The safety switch assembly includes an actuator constructed to pass through one of the support structure or the base to operatively engage the operative structure... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20070074963 - Switching device: An electrical switching device, especially a high-voltage circuit breaker, contains arcing contacts and nominal current contacts. At least one of the nominal current contacts has a surface formed of an arc-resistant material provided with a galvanic coating. In this configuration, the contact points can withstand high mechanical and thermal loads... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070074964 - Telescoping fluid actuator: A telescoping housing for a single acting fluid actuator includes an outer actuator housing section and an inner actuator housing section mounted to reciprocate axially relative to the outer housing section while being surrounded thereby. The housing sections cooperate to form a chamber, and the housing is extended axially by... Agent: Patent Department Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

20070074965 - Electronic device: An electronic device including a circuit board, a substrate, and at least one button unit is provided. The circuit board has a first surface and at least one switch thereon. The substrate has a second surface, a third surface opposite to the second surface, and at least one protrusion on... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070074966 - Slide switch apparatus: In a slide switch apparatus of the present invention, a click spring movable along a side surface portion of a housing includes an engagement portion that is engaged with a switch lever and can be switched in accordance with the movement along the side surface portion of the housing, a... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.