Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 06/07

20070144876 - Button with multi-functions: A button is applied to an electronic apparatus with a circuit board. The button includes a function part, at least a status switching part, a flexible member and a pressing part. The function part is disposed on the circuit board, and the status switching part is disposed on the circuit... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070144872 - Articulating drill with optical speed control and method of operation: A power tool includes an optical speed control switch for controlling the variable speed of an electrical motor in the tool. The tool includes a moveable member having a reflective surface and the moveable member traversing a distance between a stop position and a full speed position, a biasing member... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070144874 - Method for the optical marking of a touch contact switch and touch contact switch: An elongate contact switch with several partial contact areas has associated illumination means for indicating the actuation mode and also the actuation point to an operator in order to increase operational safety. The illumination means are directly associated with individual partial contact areas or can indicate the progress of movements... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070144873 - Watertight key switch assembly and its fabrication: A bendable, washable, watertight key switch assembly is disclosed to include a polymeric flexible top layer made, which has key caps and a conducting member respectively bonded to the inside wall of each key cap, a polymeric flexible bottom layer defining with the flexible top layer an accommodation space, and... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070144875 - Push button switch: The present invention provides a long-life push button switch having no variations in operation characteristics. A push button switch includes: a housing formed by a base in which fixed contacts are disposed on a bottom face, and a cover assembled to the base; an operating member slidably inserted in the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070144877 - Operating switch unit for use in automotive vehicle: A switch panel including a switch unit is mounted on a dashboard of an automotive vehicle. The switch unit has switches for operating devices mounted on the vehicle and ornamental members disposed between the switches. The ornamental member is composed of a base portion and a portion extending from the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070144879 - Current interrupter for a power network: A current interrupter for use in the power transmission and distribution industry that uses an electrically conductive handle to route current through the current interrupter when the current interrupter shunts current away from opening electrical switch contacts. The electrically conductive handle eliminates the previously used dedicated electrical contacts. The current... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20070144878 - Driving bracket for an electrical switch: A driving bracket for use in the power transmission and distribution industry that uses an electrically conductive portion to route current to a handle of a current interrupter when the current interrupter shunts current away from opening electrical switch contacts. The electrically conductive portion is mounted on a swing arm... Agent: Michael M. Rickin Abb Inc.

20070144880 - Low power consumption lock for appliance latch: A transportation-robust bi-stable latch mechanism preserves low actuation forces by means of an auxiliary mechanism blocking the effects of shock forces during transportation.... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070144881 - Circuit for initiating conductive liquid droplet motion in a switch: A circuit for actuating a switch includes a conductive liquid switch comprising a conductive liquid droplet and a control processor configured to receive a switching signal and configured to provide at least one actuation pulse to the conductive liquid droplet to initiate movement of the conductive liquid droplet based on... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070144882 - Foil-type switching element with multi-layered carrier foil: A foil-type pressure sensor includes a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer, the spacer comprising at least one recess defining an active area of the pressure sensor. At least two electrodes are arranged in the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070144883 - Housing device with fixing member for push button: An exemplary frame assembly (2) includes a frame (21), plural posts (212), a button member (22), and plural push buttons (222). The frame includes a bottom wall (211). The posts are formed at the bottom wall. The button member includes a fixing board (223) having plural fixing holes (225). Plural... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070144884 - Membrane switch: A membrane switch solves the problem of requiring a spacing layer or spacers as in the prior art, and includes an upper membrane, a lower membrane. The upper membrane has an upper elastic tongue, an upper hollow portion formed around the upper elastic tongue, and a first conductive trace printed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144885 - Electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a button. The housing contains a switch. The button is arranged in the housing, opposed to the switch and configured to operate the switch. The switch is positioned off a center of the button.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070137988 - Computer control of audio/video switching: Described are computer-controlled switching mechanisms that couple various audio/visual devices' outputs to the inputs of other audio/visual devices. The user (or some process) selects an audio/visual operating mode via a computer system, and the computer system controls the switching mechanism to couple audio/visual devices in a way that matches the... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20070137989 - Optical components and production therof: The invention relates to a method for making an actuation system for an optical component comprising: etching of a first face of a component, to form pads on it, etching of a second face of the component, to expose a membrane made of the same material as the pads, production... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070137990 - Regulator bypass switch assembly: A bypass blade is pivotably connected to the first terminal pad, and movable between open and closed positions. The bypass blade is electrically connected between the first and third terminal pads when in the closed position. A first disconnect blade is pivotally connected to a second terminal pad and movable... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070137991 - Shutter locking system for draw-out circuit breakers and method of assembly thereof: A cassette for a draw-out circuit breaker apparatus is disclosed. The cassette comprises a base having a front edge and a back edge, the back edge defining a back plane, a set of shutters disposed at the back plane and configured to open and close, and a set of shutter... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070137992 - Time-delay soft switch: There is provided a time-delay soft switch that has one or more first layers (10) of material with first elastomeric properties and one or more second layers of material with second elastomeric properties differing from those of the one or more first layers (10). One or more first layers (10)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070137993 - Multiple switch selection device: The present invention describes a multiple switch selection device where the movement of the first member may be very limited such that the overall construction height of the device may be very shallow, whereby the applications where such a multiple switch selection device can be built in, may be widened.... Agent: James C. Wray

20070137994 - Control device for controlling electrical switchgear: e

20070137995 - System: A system includes a control device including an actuator, a movement of which is adapted to cause a movement of an actuator plunger; and a switching element. The switching element includes a switch slide adapted to follow a movement of the actuator plunger; a first terminal and a second terminal;... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070131525 - Switching signal input device for use with electronic apparatus: A switching signal input device for use with an electronic apparatus is provided. The switching signal input device includes a switch part, an operating part and a resilience element, and is capable of performing four-directional switch control actions in response to the elastic forces generated from the resilience element on... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070131526 - Reverse bias hatchet reset spring: The present invention provides a spring offset device structured to extend between a circuit breaker frame and a trip mechanism. The offset device includes an offset member disposed on a trip device banana link, a spring anchor disposed on the frame assembly, and a spring extending between the offset member... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical Inc.

20070131527 - Electric switch module: An electric switch module has one or more electric switches arranged on a substrate (7) of which at least one is designed as a push-pull rocker switch (2, 3) having an actuator (4) formed by a projection (5) that is asymmetrical to its tilting axis (6). The module 1s characterised... Agent: Rick Martin Patent Law Offices Of Rick Martin, PC

20070131528 - Switching device: A switching device having a frame, in which an actuator adapted to rotate a main shaft of the switching device and rotatable around an axis of rotation, the actuator having a 0 position, an I position and a first dead point between the 0 position and the I position, the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070131529 - Pressure sensor for electronic skin and fabrication method of pressure sensor for electronic skin: Provided is a pressure sensor for electronic skin. The pressure sensor measures pressure levels, and includes conductive rubber, electrodes, and elastic rubber. The conductive rubber has conductivity that increases when a pressure exceeding a predetermined pressure is applied thereto. The electrodes are formed on either side surface of the conductive... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070131530 - Remote function actuator with pressure equalizer: A remote function actuator with pressure equalization. A base or enclosure of the actuator (key fob) has one or more openings covered by a breathable waterproof membrane. The opening allows pressure equalization between the inside of the actuator and the outside environment, and the membrane material maintains the enclosure watertight... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070131531 - Composite switch: A composite switch having a configuration in which: on the upper part of movable contacts of a first switch to a fourth switch disposed in a case, two driving bodies made of an inelastic insulating material such as polyamide are mounted in parallel to a swing center shaft; an upper... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070125627 - Apparatus and method for character input: An apparatus for character input is disclosed. The apparatus includes a keypad and a processing unit. The keypad comprises a plurality of combo keys. Each combo key includes a main contact and at least one sub-contact adjacent to the main contact, the main contact and the sub-contact respectively have at... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070125628 - Input device and mobile terminal having the same: An input device includes a plurality of strip switches radially disposed on a board, and an adjusting stick movably mounted on the board at a central location of the radially disposed strip switches for selectively connecting the strip switches. Selective connection of the strip switches by the adjusting stick inputs... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070125629 - Key sheet: Provided is a stable key sheet in which, even if a key top is operated so as to be shifted sidewise, no excessive change, such as great tottering of the key top or overlapping of key tops each other, is caused. A key sheet including: a key top having a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070125626 - Keyboard apparatus: A keyboard apparatus has a base component arranged under key switches. The base component has an embossed portion. A cooling material is filled into the embossed portion. The embossed portion may be formed continuously between the key switches along the length of key rows over substantially the entire length from... Agent: Venable LLP

20070125630 - Switch configuration: A switch configuration for use with a keyboard comprises a plurality of support structures positioned adjacent each other in spaced relation and a plurality of dome switches, with at least one dome switch being coupled to each of the plurality of support structures. A keyboard and mobile communication device incorporate... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20070125631 - Switch module: The invention relates to a switch module comprising a selector lever that is pivotally mounted in a bearing housing. The selector lever comprises two opposing, projecting trunnions and the bearing housing has receiving openings, at least sections of the latter being configured in polygonal form. A force is exerted on... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20070125632 - Contact sensor and method for making the same: A contact sensor includes a base, a wall device securely attached to the top face of the base and having a hole defined in the wall device to correspond to the top contacts so as to allow the top contacts of the base to be exposed and a chip receiving... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070125633 - Method and system for activating a touchless control: A system (100) and method (160) for activating a touchless control is provided. The method can include detecting (162) a movement of a finger in a touchless sensing field, identifying (164) an activation cue in response to the finger movement, and activating (166) a touchless control of an object in... Agent: Marc Boillot

20070125634 - Keypad and method for fabricating same: Disclosed is a keypad and method for fabricating same. The keypad comprises. at least one key top, a waveguide having an upper surface on which the key top is disposed and a lower surface on which a plurality of reflective patterns are formed to reflect part of light traveling in... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20070125635 - Multi-functional, flush-fitting electrical mechanism: Consisting of a casing (1), affixed to the supporting ring (56), equipped with an external operating key (16), whose hollow interior features interchangeable sets of contacts (22, 23, 24, 30, 32 and 34), in order to fulfil the following applications: single-pole switch, illuminated single-pole switch, single-pole switch with pilot light,... Agent: Striker, Striker& Stenby

20070125636 - Persistent tactile event notification: A method and apparatus for providing tactile event notification for an electronic apparatus is disclosed. When an event is detected in the electronic apparatus, a portion of the electronic apparatus is displaced in response to the event. An event can be any type of occurrence or alert in the electronic... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P. Suite 600