Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 03/08

20080073189 - Load tap changer position sensor: An on-load tap changer position sensor includes a series of radially spaced reed switches and a magnetic indicator that is rotated by a shaft that is coupled directly or indirectly to a load tap changer. As the position of the magnetic indicator changes, the location of the magnetic field created... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080073187 - Side-mounted lock-off accessory for a circuit breaker: A circuit breaker lock-off device is side-mounted to a circuit breaker case in a tenacious engagement. The lock-off device has a generally planar body carrying a lock-off arm pivotable in a plane parallel to the body to place an engagement tab extending therefrom into a position for preventing movement of... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group

20080073188 - External operation handle device: An external operation handle device for a circuit breaker includes a rotary handle equipped with a handle lock lever, a drive mechanism linking the rotary handle and the locker handle of the circuit breaker, and a door lock lever for interlocking between the rotary handle and a door of the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080073194 - Rolling-ball switch: A rolling-ball switch includes a housing defining a chamber and having a bottom wall provided with four spaced-apart through holes, and two conducting units respectively having plate-like connecting members disposed in parallel below the bottom wall. Each connecting member has at least one abutment surface in abutment with the bottom... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080073186 - Thin key sheet and thin key unit incorporating the thin key sheet: Mobile phones are in a trend of having thinner configuration due to emphasis on the design. Thus, in order to meet this demand, the present invention aims to thin the key sheet portion as much as possible. A thin key sheet and a thin key unit incorporating the thin key... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080073190 - Push button assembly: A push button assembly comprises a button (1) with an actuating structure (5) movably mounted within a housing (2) for operation of a switch (20). The housing (2) provides a frame (18) comprising side wall structures (16), with a flange structure (15) mounted at a top open end thereof, The... Agent: Pearson & Pearson, LLP

20080073191 - Slide operating device: A slide operating device (e.g., fader device of a mixer) has a moving block 5 which is slidable along a moving guide 3 and a secondary moving guide 4. The moving guide 3 is composed of a non-magnetic stainless shank 31 and a scale portion 32 formed by magnetizing a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080073192 - Method and device for preventing unintentional key input in a wireless mobile terminal with a removable case: A device for preventing an unintentional key input in a mobile terminal with a removable outer case is provided. The device includes a connection section to which the outer case is connected, a sensing unit for sensing whether the outer case is opened or closed, and a control unit for... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080073193 - Detect switch having an improved moveable contact: A detect switch (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a first, a second, a third and a fourth fixed terminals (11, 12, 13, 14), a moveable contact (3) electrically connecting with the third and the fourth fixed terminals, a driving mechanism depressing the moveable contact. The moveable contact has four... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080073195 - Switch: A switch (100) comprises a dielectric housing (1), a number of stationary contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), a moveable contact (3) and a slide element (4) movably mounted in the housing (1), a spring (5) disposed in the housing (1), and a cover (6) attached to the housing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080073196 - Sliding mechanism and portable electronic device using the same: A sliding mechanism (100) for use in a portable electronic device (500) is provided. The sliding mechanism includes a first plate (10), a second plate (20), a plurality of limiting structures (17), and a linkage module (30). The second plate is longitudinally slidably connected with the first plate. The limiting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080073197 - Rotary switch: A rotary switch, which is used to detect a state of a stand with respect to a body of a motorcycle, for example, comprises a housing having a ring-shaped outer wall so that an annular recess is formed; a rotor which is rotatably supported on the housing around a center... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080067047 - Circuit breaker mechanism to facilitate automated assembly: A layered mechanism for use in a circuit breaker fabricated by automated assembly operations includes a movable electrical contact mounted on a blade for movement relative to a stationary electrical contact. The major portion of the blade is substantially flat, and a handle is coupled to the blade to move... Agent: Kareem Irfan Square D Company

20080067042 - Gassing insulator, and arc chute assembly and electrical switching apparatus employing the same: A gassing insulator for the arc chute assembly of a circuit breaker includes a number of insulating members. The arc chute assembly includes first and second opposing sidewalls, and arc plates having first and second ends and first and second legs. Each insulating member includes a first side coupled to... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080067043 - Switch lockout device: A lockout device for a switch assembly includes a body and first and second laterally extending pins and a cam member assembled with the body. The laterally extending pins are laterally movable between hole engaging and hole disengaging positions. The cam member is pivotable with respect to the body between... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20080067044 - Electrical interconnection having magnetic conductive elements: An electrical interconnection comprises a first magnetic conductor and a second magnetic conductor. The second magnetic conductor is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic conductor to establish an electrical conductive path between the first and second magnetic conductors.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080067045 - Portable integrated device and a method of controlling power thereof: A portable integrated device and a method of controlling power thereof. The method of controlling power to a digital integrated device which includes a first body and a second body slidingly attached to each other and a first mode and a second mode including sliding the first body relative to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080067046 - Footswitch assembly with position memory: A footswitch assembly with a position memory includes adjustable mounting mechanisms. A first adjustable mounting mechanism moves the heel cup portion on the treadle pedal assembly to a predetermined position to accommodate the length of a user's foot. A second adjustable mounting mechanism moves the side wing assembly to predetermined... Agent: Alcon

20080067041 - Electronic apparatus: Electronic apparatus that can be disposed in a small space and allows multidirectional input without impairment of a click feeling. A cross key including a plurality of pins is elastically held by an operating member holding mat including a plurality of holes into which the respective pins are insertable. An... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080067048 - Electrical switching device having at least one contact point: The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a thermal relay having at least one contact point in which, in a first position, the contact point is open and, in a second position, the contact point is closed, having a swivelling contact carrier on which the at least... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080067049 - Light assembly for vehicle interiors: A light assembly for interiors of motor vehicles and the like includes a three-way sliding switch having a switch member that is movable to at least three positions corresponding to operating states of the switch. The switch includes an electrically conductive movable contact member that selectively engages conductive members to... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080067050 - Switch device: As sensor means for sensing an operation input of a user, a switch device X comprises a first electrode 11 that is an elastic plate member, and a second electrode 12 that is opposed to the first electrode 11. The first electrode 11 is provided so as to be switchable... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080067051 - Resin molded body, receiving jig and method for manufacturing push button switch member: To separate resin molded parts that are used for a push button switch member with less light leakage from the side faces and less trouble in key operation, easily, a resin molded body comprises one or more resin molded parts for a push button switch member, a frame surrounding the... Agent: Patent Docket Clerk Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C.

20080067052 - Switch: A switch adapted to make and/or break a connection in an electric circuit to operate a device has a front to face the user and a rear to face away from the user, a housing, and switch mechanism. The switch mechanism includes in operative connection, a lens facing the front,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080060928 - Enhanced key structure with combined keycap for a mobile computing device: A key structure assembly is provided for a mobile computing device. The key structure assembly includes a keycap having at least a first segment and a second segment. A first actuation member extends inward into the housing from the first segment of the keycap, and a second actuation member extends... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20080060917 - Lighting device with a magnetic switch: A lighting device with a magnetic switch is disclosed, wherein plural magnetic fields are produced by utilizing a magnetic piece and a magnetic induction element together with a ring structure to form circuits equivalent to functional keys and make a lighting element produce plural induction effects under the control of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080060918 - Non- contact button system: A non-contact button system for controlling an electronic device comprising a substantially rigid front plate having a front surface and an inner housing located inner or outward from the front surface having an open spacing suitable for a finger or finger-sized object to insert into without physical contact with said... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080060919 - Electro-mechanical switch: The present invention provides an electromechanical switch enabled to achieve a high-speed switching response at a low driving voltage. An electromechanical switch body 10, which is an MEMS switch, has a first movable electrode 14 and a second movable electrode 16, both ends of each of which are respectively fixed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080060920 - Mechanical switch with a curved bilayer: An apparatus includes a mechanical switch. The mechanical switch includes a bilayer with first and second stable curved states. A transformation of the bilayer from the first state to the second state closes the switch.... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator

20080060921 - Keypad for an electronic device: A keypad (200) including one or more keys and an illumination system (300) is provided. The one or more keys, such as a key (212), have a transparent side element (306). The light from the illumination system can be transferred to an opaque housing (202), adjacent to each of the... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080060922 - Modularized push button switch: A modularized push button switch of which a main body has a plurality of exposed metallic pins in a front and a rear line, each of the pins is connected with a signal line; a unitary insertion connecting module is provided on a connecting end of the signal lines, the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080060923 - Switch stalk device: A thin film magnetic head includes a recording and playback element, a lead conductor layer for feeding a power to the recording and playback element, an electrically conductive bump for conductively connecting the lead conductor layer to an electrode pad for external connection, and an insulating protective layer filling between... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080060924 - Non-touching limit switch: A non-touching limit switch comprises: an electronic sensor base having an upper housing, an aligning chip, an electronic sensor unit, and a lower housing; wherein the electronic sensor unit and the aligning chip are embedded within a hollow housing resulted from joining the upper housing with the lower housing, and... Agent: Chi, Yu-tsang

20080060927 - A compression ring button assembly: A button assembly for selectively actuating a switch. The button assembly (10) includes a button member (16) for being mounted in an opening of a housing. The button member (16) is fabricated of a resilient material and defines an outer surface (38) that can be depressed to bring the button... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080060926 - Actuator assembly: The present invention can include a mechanical actuator having an interface region and an actuation region that is thicker than the interface region. The interface region can provide an interface for a user to move the actuator. The actuation region can incorporate a feature that mates with an electronic component... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080060925 - Hybrid button: A hybrid button according to the invention is provided. In one embodiment, the button can be implemented in an electronic device such as a media player. The button can include a metal or other non-plastic portion having a reverse flange and a plastic portion including anti-rotation legs. The legs can... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080060929 - Operating piece unit for switch and electronic apparatus: A switch element is enclosed in the enclosure. The switch element includes a movable piece designed to move along a straight line between a switch-on position and a switch-off position. An operating piece is located along the outer surface of the enclosure. A connecting piece is located along the inner... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080053801 - Drive unit: The disclosure relates to a drive unit for a circuit breaker, which comprises a drive for actuating the circuit breaker and a position signalling device for detecting the ON position of the circuit breaker, the drive actuating the position signalling device by means of a mechanical gear mechanism. The gear... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080053797 - Door interlock for rotary actuated circuit breaker: A rotary circuit breaker door safety interlock for use with a power switch actuated by a rotating shaft installed in a enclosure with a hinged door is disclosed. The door safety rotary circuit breaker interlock functions both to prevent the enclosure door from being opened unless the power switch has... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20080053798 - Seating detection switch: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080053799 - Contact switch: A contact switch includes a case, a first contact provided in the case, a second contact provided in the case, an actuator for causing the first contact to contact the second contact, and an oil-repellent agent applied to at least one of an outer edge of the first contact or... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080053800 - Keypad light guide: A light guide for lighting keys of a keypad in handheld devices. The light guide includes a film and a light emitting diode optically coupled to it. The film provides for substantial total internal reflection of light. A surface of the film opposite the keys includes a plurality of discrete... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080053802 - Enclosure for electronic device: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a base having an outwardly extending peripheral wall which forms a compartment for receiving the electronic device. A caseplate is mounted to the peripheral wall for enclosing the electronic device. The caseplate has an access opening extending completely through the caseplate and located... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080053803 - Switching instrument: A switching instrument, in particular circuit breaker and/or ground fault circuit interrupter, includes a switch lever for manual closing and/or opening of switching contacts, and a tripping unit for automatically separating the switching contacts. The switch lever has an actuating projection and a separate grip which is attached onto the... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20080053804 - Electrical switch: An electrical switch has at least two fixed contacts and a moving contact lever movable between an ON position making contact with one of the fixed contacts and an OFF position breaking contact with one of the fixed contacts. A rocker pivots in opposite directions between a first position, moving... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080053805 - Power tool: The invention describes a power tool having at least one contactless switch element that includes at least one sensor element and at least one signal transducer, and having an actuating means for actuating the switch element; the sensor element or the signal transducer can be connected rigidly to the actuating... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080053806 - Rocker switch: A rocker switch (10) is provided with a mechanical switch unit consisting of a switch housing (11) made of plastic, a switching element (14) supported in spring-loaded manner on said switch housing so as to be capable of moving back and forth, and an actuating rocker (16) connected to the... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080053807 - Simplified pushbutton switch: A simplified pushbutton switch includes a circuit board which has a signal circuit consisting of a common contact and at least one signal contact, a main bracket which has an anchor end on one end to couple with the circuit board and a force receiving end on another end formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080053808 - Spring return worm gear drive actuator and method: A worm gear drive actuator having an output gear for controlling movement of a component between a default position and an activation position. The actuator includes a spring return connected to a return gear mounted in meshing engagement with a spur gear coaxially mounted to one end of the worm.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080053809 - Switch and contact modules therefor: Switches for a variety of circuits for different purposes are formed by using similarly designed contact modules each having a module case incorporating a normally closed or normally open contact mechanism and a plunger for operating this contact mechanism, a single actuator having two end parts and being biased so... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080053810 - Solid-insulated switch pole with an end moving contact connection: A circuit breaker pole for interrupting the electric current is insulated by a solid material and has a dimensionally stable and electrically non-conducting insulating material housing, a switching tube fastened in the insulating material housing and having a stationary fixed contact and a movable mobile contact. An input connection piece... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080053811 - Ball holding, latching and locking applications using radial and axial springs by incorporating electrical conductivity and electrical switchings: A latching and electrical switch mechanism includes an insulated housing having a cavity therein with an opening thereto along with an electrically conductive ball disposed therein. The ball includes a stem with a smaller diameter than the ball and extends therefrom with a ball being sized for rotational and translational... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080053812 - Leaf switch and ice making device using leaf switch: A leaf switch may include a cam body formed with a plurality of cam parts in a multistage shape and a plurality of leaf contact pieces which are extended toward the cam body and whose tip end sides of the plurality of leaf contact pieces are respectively abutted with the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP