Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 12/07

20070295586 - Switch: A thin switch having a small floor area easy to be manufactured is provided. A switch includes a base including at least one switching fixed contact point exposed from a bottom surface and a concave part having at least one pair of opposing side walls; an operation lever pivotally supported... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070295589 - Camstack timer with momentary start switch: A device enables a camstack in an appliance timer to be rotated without applying electrical power to the switches of the appliance. The device includes a knob having an elongated actuator extending from a lower surface of the knob to an outboard end, the elongated actuator having a shoulder between... Agent: David M. Lockman Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

20070295584 - Control-switch: Various embodiments of the present invention describe a control-switch (100) for an electronic device. This control-switch includes a pivot (102), a receptacle (104), a wire (106), and one or more switches such as (108) and (110). The wire couples data to the receptacle. The receptacle can receive a removable-switch interface.... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070295585 - Limit switch: A limit switch comprises a switching part having an axially displaceable switching plunger for switching at least one switching contact, an actuating part by which the switching plunger is displaceable by a trigger part which runs against an actuating plunger of the actuating part transverse to the longitudinal axis of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070295587 - Device limit switch with low pre-travel and high overtravel: A low-profile robust switch having low pre-travel and high overtravel is provided through the use of telescoping actuator and a housing having holes of different sizes, the larger hole being sized to completely receive a fastener within the housing and the smaller one of the holes being sized to retain... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20070295588 - Half-mirror-ornamented key sheet and keytops: A key sheet and a key top of novel design such that a character or a symbol cannot be recognized visually when not illuminated and can be recognized visually only when illuminated. In the key sheet comprising a key top for pressing a key and a key pad on which... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070289858 - Dome switch assembly and mobile communication terminal having the same: A dome switch assembly that can reduce the SAR value and improve radiation performance of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal having the same are provided. The ground layer of the dome switch assembly is connected to a hinge by a hinge contact unit. The hinge contact... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070289849 - Electro-mechanical programmer and programmable electrical connector comprising one such programmer: The invention relates to an electromechanical programmer which contains a rotary display dial and segments for determining at least one programming range which is supported by the dial such that it can move between two different control positions, and where each of the segments passing from one control position to... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070289850 - Circuit breaker interlock devices, systems, and methods: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a breaker interlock device adapted to mechanically resist switching a handle of a first circuit breaker from an OFF position to an ON position when a handle of a second circuit breaker is in an ON position, wherein the first circuit breaker is adjacent to the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070289851 - Circuit breaker interlock devices, systems, and methods: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a breaker interlock device adapted to mechanically resist switching a handle of a first circuit breaker from an OFF position to an ON position when a handle of a second circuit breaker is in an ON position, wherein the first circuit breaker is adjacent to the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070289852 - Circuit breaker interlock devices, systems, and methods: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a breaker interlock device adapted to mechanically resist switching a handle of a first circuit breaker from an OFF position to an ON position when a handle of a second circuit breaker is in an ON position, wherein the first circuit breaker is adjacent to the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070289853 - Tailoring of switch bubble formation for limms devices: Embodiments of the invention provide for improved separation of switching material by creating a diversion of the activating force. In one embodiment at least one structural element is positioned in close proximity to an inlet for the actuating force to influence the actuating force to fully separate the switching material.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070289854 - Interconnectable 3-way switch system for electric cable wiring: An interconnectable 3-way switch system for electric cable wiring is provided for controlling a fixture. First and second switch enclosures each have an input port and an output port and a toggle switch. Each switch enclosure has a cam having cam arms movable between a first position where the arms... Agent: Thomas R. Shaffer, Esq. Glassmire & Shaffer Law Offices, P.C.

20070289855 - Device for supplying an ignition current from an energy reserve to at least one ignition power module: A device for supplying an ignition current from an energy reserve to at least one ignition power module, a voltage regulator being provided between the energy reserve and the at least one ignition power module, setting a voltage on the at least one ignition power module at a predetermined level.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070289856 - Rotary circuit selection device with crown detent: A rotary circuit selection device (400) having a driving cam (430) and an operating cam (440), each having a series of alternating peaks (442) and valleys (455). A biasing mechanism (420) biases the driving cam toward the stationary cam such that the peaks of one cam are received by the... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP. Hani Z. Sayed

20070289857 - Antistatic component and method of manufacturing the same: The present invention relates to an antistatic component and a method of manufacturing the same. An antistatic component of the present invention comprises buttons each of which includes a push portion 11 or 11′ formed at one end of the button and made of a first resin and a switch... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070289859 - Linear pressure sensor: A linear sensor (101, 201) comprising electrically conductive textile fibres (103, 105, 205, 207) and electrically insulating textile fibres (106, 208). The sensor comprises at least two conductive elements (102, 104, 204, 206) having electrically conductive textile fibres (103,105, 205, 207). The sensor also has electrically insulating textile fibres (106,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070289860 - Force invariant touch screen: A touch dimmer has a three-wire touch sensitive screen that produces an output voltage signal representative of a position of a manual pressure touch along a longitudinal axis of the touch screen. To reduce the occurrence of erroneous position indications due to low-pressure touches of the touch screen, a filter... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070284235 - Method and apparatus for masking keystroke sounds from computer keyboards: Disclosed herein is a method of masking audible sounds emanating from a keyboard in response to a stroking of keys on the keyboard, the method comprising, selecting components from a plurality of components with various masses, building the keyboard with the selected components, moving a movable mass within the keyboard,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Tuscon Division

20070284236 - Push switch: A push switch is arranged to be mounted on a board. The push switch includes a case, plural contacts provided in the case, an operation body for activating the plurality of contacts upon being pushed in an operation direction parallel to the surface of the board, first and second terminals... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070284233 - Switch device: A switch device including a switch operation shaft movable between a plurality of operation positions for setting a control amount for an apparatus. A follower is driven to follow the movement of the switch operation shaft. An attraction member generates magnetic force to attract the follower so that the follower... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070284229 - Dustproof cover and electronic apparatus: A dustproof cover is used in conjunction with a casing, which at least has a first opening, a second opening, a first engaging part and a first connecting part. The dustproof cover includes a first dustproof part, a second dustproof part, a second engaging part and a second connecting part.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070284237 - Remotely configurable control lever: A remotely configurable control lever is disclosed for operating an electrical switch on the control panel of an agricultural vehicle. A cam plate 22 rotatable with the control lever has a cam track 23 defining at least one notch, which is selectively engaged by a resiliently biased detent 24 to... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070284228 - Circuit breaker interlock devices, systems, and methods: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a breaker interlock device adapted to mechanically resist switching a handle of a first circuit breaker from an OFF position to an ON position when a handle of a second circuit breaker is in an ON position, wherein the first circuit breaker is adjacent to the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070284230 - Reservoir assembly: A reservoir assembly is disclosed including a one-piece integrally formed fluid level switch housing and outlet wherein the switch housing can be rotated 360 degrees about its longitudinal axis to locate the outlet at any desired position. A conventional fitting may be integrally formed at the outlet. The orientation of... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070284231 - Lever switch mounting structure: To provide a structure in which a rotary connector, a turning signal switch and a wiper switch can be combined into a sub-assembly, and besides even when an unduly-large force acts on the turning signal switch or the wiper switch after the rotary connector and the two switches are mounted... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070284232 - Switch with low pre-travel and high overtravel: A low-profile robust switch having low pre-travel and high overtravel is provided through the use of counteracting biasing elements that operate upon the actuating area of the switch in the absence of externally applied forces. These biasing elements set the switch very close to its actuation point. In the disclosed... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20070284234 - Electromagnetic switch of starter: An electromagnetic switch has a shaft and a movable contact member slidably supported by the shaft. The shaft is moved with a plunger when an electromagnet is formed of an electromagnetic coil receiving an electric current and attracts the plunger. The movable contact member is moved with the plunger and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070284238 - Switch for vehicle: A switch for a vehicle used to control the on-off operation of a stop lamp for an automobile ensures electrical contact and separation with a simple structure. The switch includes an input terminal and an output terminal each protruded outside the case at one end and is disposed in the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070278069 - Jerking-initiated switch: A jerking-initiated switch includes two first shank members and two second shank members secured to first and second lateral sides of a base wall of an insulating frame to define a rolling path for rolling of an electrically conductive ball therealong. Two limb members are respectively and integrally formed with,... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070278070 - Jerking-initiated switch: A jerking-initiated switch includes first and third shank members secured to an insulating frame and spaced apart from each other, and at least one second shank member interposed therebetween. Each of the shank members has a contact terminal extending outwardly of the frame to electrically contact a substrate. Two limb... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070278071 - Electrical panel input interlock assembly: A system and method of interlocking a plurality of electrical panel switches includes an interlock assembly having an interlock. The interlock has a first position that allows connection of one of utility power and power from an alternate power supply, such as a generator, to the electrical panel and prevents... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070278072 - Turn signal switch for vehicle: A turn signal switch for a vehicle includes: a resiliently urging means provided between a switch operating element and a switch case so as to urge the switch operating element toward a neutral position and a returned position. The resiliently urging means includes: a return plate having a guide recess... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070278073 - Lever switch: A lever switch is provided, in which an arrangement of a push button is fixed with respect to an operation of a rotary ring to realize improvement in operation. A lever switch includes: a first shaft projecting from a base of a control means of a mobile unit; a plurality... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070278074 - Power hand tool: A power hand tool includes a rotary adjustment knob for adjusting maximum output torque, which has a plurality of radial ribs, radial locating grooves alternatively arranged on the inner sidewall thereof, and a locating member for supporting the rotary adjustment knob in position, which has a mounting base coupled to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070278075 - Capacitance type mems device, manufacturing method thereof, and high frequency device: A capacitance type MEMS device capable of obtaining favorable switching characteristics relative to high frequency signals, a manufacturing method thereof, and a high performance high frequency device mounting the capacitance type MEMS device are provided. A typical example of the device of the present invention has a conductor layer formed... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070278076 - Switching element, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same: A switching element includes a first electrode having a first surface; a second electrode having a second surface which stands off from the first surface; and a channel region constituted by a plurality of unit channels, each unit channel having opposite ends thereof being in contact with the first electrode... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070278077 - Auxiliary contact configuration for switching device: An auxiliary contact configuration for a switching device, the switching device comprising a frame part (2) and the auxiliary contact configuration comprising a first auxiliary contact position (5) provided in the frame part (2) and arranged to receive an auxiliary contact (8), and a movable auxiliary contact control device (10)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070278078 - Push switch: In a push switch, a keytop 40, a keytop returning coil spring 110 which upward urges the keytop 40, a slider 30 which is press-operated via the keytop 40, a slider returning coil spring 100 which upward urges the slider 30, and switch contacts 80, 81 which are contacted with... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070278079 - Key: A key. A scissors linking mechanism is disposed on a base plate and includes a first linking member and a second linking member. The first linking member pivots on the second linking member and includes a first end and a second end. The second linking member includes a third end... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070278080 - Spindle drive for a switch disconnector and/or grounding switch: A circuit breaker and/or earthing switch are disclosed wherein a rotatable spindle nut, which is mounted in a spindle housing, displaces a spindle in a translatory manner, thus displacing contact elements of the switching device. The spindle actuates a contact pin that is configured in a contact carrier by a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070278081 - Door plunger switch: A plunger switch comprises a switch body housing a first contact element, a second contact element and an elongate plunger. The first contact element is partially housed in the switch body and extends out for operative communication with a circuit. The second contact element is movable along a longitudinal axis... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070278083 - Membrane switch, keyboard, and electronic apparatus having keyboard: According to one embodiment, a membrane switch includes an insulating sheet provided with a first sheet portion having a first contact, a second sheet portion having a second contact, and a fold-back portion having a fold line. The fold-back portion has a conductor pattern which crosses the fold line. A... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070278082 - Switch arrays and systems employing the same to enhance system reliability: An input system is delineated comprising an array of touch regions. At least one touch region is aligned with a sensing structure. The sensing structure comprises a first conductive region; a second conductive region aligned with the first conductive region, the second conductive region including a first conductive pattern forming... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070278084 - Slide switch: A case is defining a chamber. A slider is disposed in the chamber and being movable between a first position and a second position. A first contact member is disposed in the chamber and being movable in conjunction with the slider. A second contact member is disposed in the chamber.... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070278085 - Connector with improved electrical contacts: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (14); a plurality of contacts (2, 3) disposed in the housing, each contact comprising a contact beam (21, 31) with a contact portion (210, 310) exposed to the receiving cavity and a pivot beam (22, 32) extending opposite... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.