Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 02/08

20080047808 - Electrical switch: An electrical switch includes a housing (1) with a cavity, a plurality of stationary contacts (2) embedded in the housing, a metal dome (3) received in the cavity, a handle (4) disposed onto the metal dome, and a cover (5) mounted onto the housing. The stationary contacts include a central... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080047814 - Keypad and compact video device equipped therewith, provided with a screen: The pocket video player comprises a screen 1 and a keypad 2. The keypad 2 is composed of rocking keys each controlling two antinomic functions which cannot be activated simultaneously. Three of the adjacent keys (4c, 4d, 4e) constitute a navigator with rocking keys. The central key (4d) controls two... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080047815 - Five-way directional push button on a rotary knob: A rotary knob and push button assembly comprising a rotary knob being configured to rotate, a rotary actuated potentiometer actuated by rotation of the rotary knob, and at least four actuators within the rotary knob. Each actuator is configured to selectively activate a selected circuit. The actuators do not rotate... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080047813 - Rack gear for electrical circuit breaker: The disclosure relates to an electrical breaker device with double movement of its contact systems. An auxiliary gear is designed for driving the second contact systems such that the holding means for holding the rack and pinion gear and the guiding means for slide guiding and slide contacting the auxiliary-gear-driven... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080047818 - Actuator system for a power modifier such as a light switch: The invention relates to an actuator system for a power modifier of the kind having a power modifier body that is secured to a wall, first and second terminals over which a voltage is applied, a power-modifying portion that modifies electric power from the first terminal to the second terminal,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080047821 - One time high fill pressure switch: A one time high fill pressure switch providing energy savings operation for use in a commercial or consumer appliance such as a clothes washing machine is provided. The one time high fill pressure switch provides multiple water level settings that may be selected by a user, including a maximum fill... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080047807 - Plug connector for cable television network and method of use: A telecommunications apparatus for use with a plug having at least first, second and third pins. The telecommunications apparatus includes a plug connector for receiving the plug. The plug connector includes at least first, second and third electrical contacts for electrically contacting the first, second and third pins, respectively, when... Agent: Attn: Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080047810 - Mechanically actuated nanotube switches: Some embodiments of the present invention include apparatuses and methods relating to nanotube switches that are mechanically actuated.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080047809 - Micromechanical hf switching element and method for the production thereof: The present invention relates to a micromechanical HF switching element, in which a freestanding movable element (5) is situated above a metallic surface (2) on a substrate (1) in such way that it is drawn to the metallic surface (2), to which a dielectric layer (3) is applied, by applying... Agent: Venable LLP

20080047811 - Input device: An input device of the invention includes a body formed with an accommodating part; an operation member having a basal end accommodated in the accommodating part and a distal end projected in a swinging operable manner to either side in a width direction and in a pushing operable manner from... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080047812 - Cradle stop assembly, and operating mechanism and electrical switching apparatus employing the same: A cradle stop assembly is provided for a circuit breaker including an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism includes a pivotable movable contact arm and a cradle member which is movable between a latched position corresponding to separable contacts of the circuit breaker being closeable and an unlatched position corresponding to... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080047816 - Mems switch: A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) switch includes: a substrate; a fixed electrode provided on the substrate; and a beam fixed to the substrate and including a movable electrode disposed to face the fixed electrode. The beam is capable of being bent and displaced in a direction of the substrate to allow... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080047817 - Keyboards: A keyboard. A membrane circuit board includes a plurality of switches. At least one keycap is disposed on the membrane circuit board and includes a plurality of activating pillars respectively corresponding to and separated from the switches. When the keycap is moved toward the membrane circuit board, one of the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080047819 - Switchgear apparatus: The switchgear apparatus includes a switching unit 3 that is composed of a fixed electrode 1 and a movable electrode 2; a movable shaft 4 that is extended from the movable electrode 2; an operating mechanism 5 that produces driving force and transfers the driving force to the movable shaft... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080047820 - Switch: A control knob is supported on a switch base via a first pivotal shaft. A movable contact holder holds a movable contact, faces an inner side face of the control knob, and is supported on the switch base via a second pivotal shaft. The movable contact holder is provided with... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080041709 - Compound operation input device: The compound operation input device of the invention includes a case; a flexible substrate mounted on a bottom plate section of the case a first operation body moving operable in a direction orthogonal to the flexible substrate a second operation body tilting operable and rotating operable, the second operation body... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080041708 - Dual mode switch: A switching apparatus has a normally-open switching device comprising first and second normally-open switches and a normally-closed switching device comprising first and second normally-closed switches. The switching apparatus also has an actuator operable in conjunction with the switching devices such that: (a) in a neutral actuator mode the first and... Agent: Michael Zarrabian, Esq. Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20080041710 - Position transducer of water level in machine basin: A position transducer of water level in a machine basin, preferably in a drum-type washing machine or a dishwasher and the like, transforms information relating to the water level in the flood basin of the machine into an electric signal to activate an execution organ. The circuit realizing the transformation... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080041711 - Toilet illumination system: A toilet illumination system has a pad that is formed in the shape of a mat for placement on the floor in the near proximity of the toilet. The pad includes an activation mechanism for activating and de-activating an illumination unit. When pressure is applied to the pad, such as... Agent: Jessica W. Smith

20080041703 - System and apparatus for adjustable keyboard arrangements: Some embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and system for keyboard arrangements where one or more of the keys are adjustable. In some embodiments, the arrangement includes one or more keys and a moving mechanism for controlling the position of the keys. The keys may be adjusted in terms... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080041704 - Tie bar for two pole switching device: A multipole switching device for selectively switching electrical power from an electrical power source to a load circuit. The switching device comprises a first control device comprising a housing, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a movable plunger, and an electrical switch. A pin operatively connects the plunger to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080041705 - Method for activation of temperature time monitors and temperature time monitors operating therewith: The invention relates to an activation of temperature time monitors (1), particularly for perishable products, such as medications, vaccines, stored blood, or food products, wherein the monitor (1) contains at least one electrical circuit (4-6), which is mechanically activateable/changeable, characterized in that the monitor (1) is activatable by means of... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080041706 - Operating button device: An operating button device of the present invention is adapted for use with an electronic apparatus, and includes first and second operating button sets and an elastic component. The first operating button set includes a mounting seat and a pair of press buttons disposed on the mounting seat. The second... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080041707 - Sealing assembly for a moveable shaft and switch having same: A sealing assembly for a moveable shaft is provided. The sealing assembly includes a housing with a recess disposed therein. A resilient member with an inner diameter and an outer diameter is provided that is disposed within the recess. The outer diameter of the resilient member is greater than an... Agent: Eaton Electrical, Inc. Technology & Quality Center

20080035456 - Method and apparatus for control contacts of an automatic transfer switch: An automatic transfer switch includes a solenoid control contacts assembly, an auxiliary contacts assembly, a dual purpose cam attached to a cylindrical shaped weight, and a solenoid actuator. When energized, the solenoid actuator rotates the cylindrical weight and the dual purpose cam actuates both the solenoid control contacts assembly and... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080035457 - Automatically reset switch: A control knob is supported on a switch base via a first pivotal shaft. A movable contact holder holds a movable contact and is supported on the switch base via a second pivotal shaft substantially parallel with the first pivotal shaft. The movable contact holder is formed with first and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080035458 - Mems switch and manufacturing method thereof: A micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) switch includes a fixed electrode formed on a substrate, and a movable electric resistor formed on the substrate, the movable electric resistor serving as an electric resistor that divides an electric potential where the MEMS switch is set to a conduction state.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080035459 - Rocker switch: A switch having a rocker paddle pivotally coupled to a cam driver composed, in part, of a rigid member which causes a cam to rotate first in a clockwise direction and then in a counter clockwise direction each time the rocker paddle is depressed. Alternate rotation of the cam drives... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080035460 - Manufacturing method of keypad for mobile phone and keypad manufactured thereby: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a keypad for a mobile phone and the keypad manufactured thereby, in which a vacuum deposition layer and a cellophane paper are attached to a lower surface of a key in the keypad. The keypad for a mobile phone includes a plurality of keys,... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080035461 - Key switch and keyboard having the same: A gear-link type key switch including a pair of link members on a base panel, wherein the key switch has a constitution in that the pair of link members are not disengaged when a key top is attached to the link members. Furthermore, the key switch alleviates the need for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080035462 - Push switch: A push switch which includes a switch case, a first movable contact, and a second movable contact. The switch case has a central fixed contact on an inner bottom face of its recess that has an open top, and a peripheral fixed contact. The first movable contact is curved protruding... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080035463 - Key button structure: A key button is provided for pressing against a metal dome to trigger a signal. The key button structure includes a button cap and a button stem. One tip end of the button stem is in a shape of spherical camber which is in point contact with the metal dome,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080035464 - Switching device: A switching device is disclosed which includes a working shaft and a control shaft installed in a frame part, the control shaft being rotatable and adapted to turn the working shaft, and the working shaft being adapted to change the position of poles of the switching device. One of the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080035465 - Switch device and assembly method thereof: A switch device, comprising: a switch base plate that includes a sliding surface on one side thereof, a sliding member that is provided with a first claw portion and a second claw portion, the sliding member being latched by the first and second claw portions, and the sliding member also... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080029369 - Control device for an electrical appliance: An operator control device for an electric heating apparatus comprises a control element, which rotatably and removably rests on a mounting surface and is held by a magnetic retaining force. The control element has a bottom side facing the mounting surface while the mounting surface has a planar top side... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080029370 - Steering column switch: A steering column switch, especially for a motor vehicle, contains a switch lever, which is activated transversely and which has a magnetic signal transmitter, to which several stationary magnetic-field sensors coupled to an evaluation unit are allocated for determining the switch positions of the switch lever. The switch lever supports... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080029371 - Transistor and its method of manufacture: An embodiment includes a transistor and a method of manufacturing the transistor that includes carbon nano-tubes. The physical behavior of the carbon nano-tubes, particularly a bending action that alters a normally linear configuration, is affected by elements of the transistor, such as a space between the carbon nano-tube and a... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080029372 - Microfluidic switching devices having reduced control inputs: Advantage is taken of the fact that each switching state change (i.e., each throw) of a double throw switch requires a pair of controlled input signals to be applied to the switching element that controls that throw. By sharing input leads among several switches and by arranging the leads with... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080029373 - El sheet and member for lighting push-button switch: A laminated EL sheet is formed that comprises a counter electrode layer 15, dielectric layer 14, light-emitting layer 13, transparent electrode layer 11. An adhesive layer 12 made of adhesive having excellent adhesiveness to the electroconductive polymer is disposed between the transparent electrode layer 11 made of an electroconductive polymer... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080029374 - Switch and method for operation thereof: A combination sliding push button switch is disclosed. The combination switch comprises a sliding button switch (101) coupled to a housing (102). The sliding switch button includes a finger (202) that slideably couples the sliding switch button to the housing and the finger has an actuator portion that selectively engages... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080029375 - Key button: A key button comprising an inscription surface, a base part and a cap part which can be releasably placed onto the base part, characterized in that the inscription surface is divided into a first partial surface for an interchangeable inscription and a second partial surface for a permanent inscription, wherein... Agent: Raymond R. Ferrera

20080029376 - Electric control switch with push-button: An electric control switch with a push-button comprises an electric contact having a first and a second electric state and an operating push-button having a first operating means designed to move due to the action of the external operating force. The operating push-button comprises a second operating means moving due... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080029377 - Lateral pushig type push switch: A small and thin lateral pushing type push switch of the one- or two-step operation type in which excellent operation properties of a dome-like metal plate serving as a movable contact can be obtained is provided. The push switch has a presser having: an inclined portion 9a which converts an... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080029378 - Plunger switch: A switch is disclosed having a switch housing defining a housing interior and an access opening that extends through a wall of the housing to the housing exterior. An actuator assembly including a shaft constrained by said housing moves along a path from a normal position to an actuated position... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080029379 - Slide button and casing using the same: An electronic device includes a cover with a housing therein, a base coupled to the cover so as to form a receiving space, a circuit board received in the receiving space, and a slide button mounted to the cover. A bottom of the housing defines a first cutout and a... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation