Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 05/08

20080121502 - Rotary switch device: A rotary switch device is provided that includes first and second switch mechanisms each formed from a movable contact point that pivots in response to pivoting of a pivoting shaft and a fixed contact point that comes into contact with the movable contact point at a set pivot position of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080121499 - Safety switch: A safety switch capable of detecting withdrawal of an actuator from a switch main unit in a sure and reliable manner even when the safety switch, including a lock mechanism, is in a locked condition and an attempt is made to forcibly withdraw the actuator from the switch main unit.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080121500 - Vehicular lever switch apparatus: A slider operated to slide by a lever for light is constructed by an arrangement capable of being integrated by inserting a portion thereof to a cylindrical portion of a slide guide portion provided at an insulator. Thereby, an integrating performance can be promoted in comparison with that of a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080121501 - Switch structure having integrated damper for lighting glove box lamp: A switch structure having an integrated damper for lighting a glove box lamp includes a damper cylinder with a hollow space therein assembled to a glove box housing, a piston rod slides in response to opening and closing of the glove box with one end thereof fixed at a predetermined... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080121511 - Load sensor: A load sensor is provided as a seat sensor that includes a first film formed in a linear shape, a second film formed in the same shape as the first film and arranged facing the first film, sensor electrodes arranged between the first film and the second film facing each... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080121503 - Compatible mems switch architecture: A method of fabricating a display device includes forming a switch and forming a plurality of display elements in parallel electrical communication with the switch. The switch includes an electrode, a first contact, and a second contact. The switch is responsive to voltages applied to the electrode to selectively place... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080121504 - Electrical contact system for an electrical switching device: An electrical contact system for an electrical switching device is proposed, which has two contact units and in which a contact force acts between the contact unit and the contact unit when an electrical contact is made, wherein means are provided to exert the contact force, and wherein the first... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080121505 - Switch apparatus: In an arrangement of carrying out a switch operation of operating a driven mechanism by an operating member operated by a user and bringing and detaching contacts provided to movable contact pieces into contact with and from fixed contacts by deforming and recovering the movable contact by the operated driven... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080121506 - Thin touch switch: The present invention relates to an improved thin touch switch that includes a penetrating hole disposed on a plastic body and proximate to an exposed end of a metal component of a terminal and a high heat resisting and waterproof plastic material filled and sealed at the penetrating hole, such... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080121507 - Key structure: A key structure comprises a base, a key support structure consisting of a first frame and a second frame, and a key cap, characterized in which a paired pivots are disposed on the first frame, and a paired duplex bearing members are configured beneath the key cap for jointing the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080121508 - Key structure of a computer keyboard: A key structure, which comprises a key cap, a linkage mechanism, a fixed base, a resilient assembly and a membrane circuit board, of a computer keyboard is provided, The key cap has a top and a bottom. The fixed base, formed with a receiving space, has a top and a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080121509 - Key switch with exhaust structure: The present invention provides a key switch with an exhaust structure, which includes a keycap having a top surface and an inner surface with a cavity and an elastic member. The elastic member includes a protrusion and an elastic body. The protrusion is coupled with the inner surface of the... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Attn: Juan Carlos A. Marquez

20080121510 - Switchable blower motor resistor for hvac application: A low voltage range power switch is provided. The power switch includes a contact pin and at least two contact bushes. The contact pin has a longitudinal axis L and is arranged so as to be displaceable along a displacement path W in the direction of the longitudinal axis L.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080116044 - Seat belt apparatus: In a seat belt apparatus, a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion which are capable of being brought into abutment with each other so that a switch lever is shifted from a switch OFF position to a switch ON position are provided on a side of a drive... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080116045 - Power switch attachment structure of thin display device: A switch body is mounted on a sub-board, the sub-board is held, by fastening it with screws together with a protective plate that protects a surface of the sub-board on the opposite side of a mounting surface of the sub-board, in a holding wall formed integrally with a jack holder... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080116046 - Electrical switching apparatus, and case and terminal shield therefor: A terminal shield is provided for an electrical switching apparatus including a case having a first housing member, a second housing member coupled to and disposed opposite from the first housing member, a first end, a second end, a number of terminals, and a number of terminal openings. Each of... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080116047 - Two-way key of portable terminal: A two-way key of a portable terminal is provided. The two-way terminal includes a fixed member mounted on the portable terminal, a driving member rotatably assembled with the fixed member, and an operating member pivotably assembled with the fixed member, wherein, as the driving member rotates, the driving member comes... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080116048 - Switch unit operable with rocker switches for control units: A switch unit operable with help of rocker switches for control units is disclosed herein. The switch unit is provided with a compact unit for actuating electrical contacts on circuit boards by moving push-button switches by means of push-button caps. The caps are each connected to a swiveling lever which... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080116049 - Capacitor switch including a bi-directional toggle mechanism and linearly opposing opening and closing spring latches: An electric power switch suitable for use as a capacitor switch that includes a drive unit having a bi-directional toggle mechanism and linearly opposing opening and closing spring latches. The opening and closing spring latches are located on opposing sides of the toggle mechanism, which includes an open-cage spring mechanism... Agent: Mehrman Law Office, P.c.

20080116050 - Capacitive touch switch and control device: A capacitive touch switch and control device is provided. The capacitive touch switch and control device in one embodiment includes one or more capacitive sensor elements, one or more resistors, a capacitor, a capacitance/frequency converter, and an antenna including a positive branch and a negative branch. The positive branch and... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080110740 - Selectively configurable relay: A relay, in particular for radio-frequency applications, has at least one first contact electrically connected with a first conductor trace, the first contact in a contact position can be selectively electrically connected by a mechanical actuator with at least two second contacts electrically connected with at least one second conductor... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080110739 - Touch-sensor device having electronic component situated at least partially within sensor element perimeter: A touch-sensor device including a substrate, a plurality of sensor elements, an active electronic component, and a plurality of traces is described. The plurality of sensor elements are non-linearly disposed upon the substrate and can define a perimeter. The active electronic component can be disposed upon the substrate and situated... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080110742 - Rotary control device: The invention relates to a rotary control device intended, in particular, for being fixed to a handle of a remote control of a heavy-construction machine, comprising: a housing to be fastened to the handgrip in a fixed manner; a moving actuating part that rotates relative to the housing about an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080110732 - Method and device for the secure operation of a switching device: A method and a device are disclosed for the secure operation of a switching device including at least one main contact which can be switched on and off and which includes contact pieces and a displaceable contact bridge, and at least one control magnet which includes a displaceable anchor. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080110738 - Three-pole apparatus for a medium or high voltage cubicle and associated cubicle comprising such a three-pole apparatus: m

20080110733 - Tilt responsive circuit controller utilizing conductive particles: A tilt-responsive circuit controller includes a casing defining a vacuum-sealed interior region, the casing having a first end, a second end, and a tubular portion disposed there between. A first set of conductive contacts are coupled to the first end and partially disposed within the interior region. A plurality of... Agent: Directed Electronics, Inc.

20080110734 - Switch for vehicle: In the switch, a terminal section and a contact section of a fixed contact are separately formed and the two sections are connected via a coil made of a conductive metal wire. After electrical connection is established between a movable contact and fixed contacts, a weak current with no arc... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080110735 - Electrical switch element, in particular a relay, for the simultaneous switching of a plurality of circuits: An electrical switch element for a relay includes a base, a compensating element, and an actuating device. The base is provided with fixed contacts. The compensating element includes first and second switch contact carriers provided with switch contacts that correspond to the fixed contacts. The first and second switch contact... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080110736 - Switch and method of manufacturing the same: A switch to be used mainly for controlling a variety of electronic devices in automobiles, and a method of manufacturing the same switch are disclosed for providing a switch free from positional deviation in its display section and easy to manufacture. Operating units having no display sections are mounted to... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080110737 - Trigger device used in a palmtop computer: A trigger device includes a retaining frame, a swing arm, a toggle switch, a resilient member and a touch component. An end of the swing arm is connected to the middle of the retaining frame, and another end of the swing arm is connected to a magnetic sensor, and an... Agent: Hdsl

20080110741 - Battery grip: A battery grip for diagnostic units comprises a grip sleeve for accommodating batteries, at the upper end of which a metal sleeve for accommodating a consumer load, such as an electric bulb, is mounted, a guide opening formed in the wall of the grip sleeve, a switching slide being guided... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080105526 - Keypad coupling apparatus for portable terminal: Disclosed is a keypad coupling apparatus for a portable terminal which has a laminated keypad unit arranged on an upper surface of a front case. The keypad coupling apparatus includes a front case provided with a latch; a flexible circuit disposed on the front case and including a plurality of... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080105522 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, and a plurality of terminals arranged in the insulative housing. Each of the terminals has a first set and a second set of contacts. The first set of contacts is made of resilient materials, and the second set of contacts is made from... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080105521 - 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 & Enders LLP

20080105523 - Push button doorbell switch apparatus: The push button doorbell switch is used interchangeably within the decorative plates of a doorbell button assembly. Each insert of the push button doorbell switch is capable of being interchanged in a congruent aperture of a variety of decorative plates. These doorbell switch assemblies allow for the user to interchange... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080105524 - Apparatus for monitoring the state of an electrical switching device: An electrical switching device has a state indicator which is covered or uncovered in accordance with the state of the switching device. In order to reduce the amount of moved masses, the state indicator remains in a resting position during a switching process of the electrical switching device. The state... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080105525 - Electrical socket with latching mechanism: An electrical socket includes a pair of terminal units and a latching mechanism. Each of the terminal units includes resilient first and second clamping arms. The latching mechanism includes a pair of engaging projections, each of which is provided on the second clamping arm of a respective one of the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080105527 - Switches and devices for integrated soft component systems: Switches and devices suitable for use in soft articles such as textiles are provided, which can be used to create integrated soft component systems. According to one embodiment, a conductor carrier (2) containing two parallel electrically conductive tracks (1) is disposed adjacent to a flexible contact maker (4). The flexible... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080105528 - Key for an electronic keyboard: A conductive tracing for a keyboard including a pair of electrically conductive paths that are electrically isolated from each other. The pair of electrically conductive paths may each include conductive surfaces that are electrically coupled together. Each of the plurality of conductive surfaces of the pair of electrically conductive paths... Agent: Thorne & Halajian Applied Technology Center

20080099313 - Illuminated cable: A power cable has LEDs embedded the connectors at both ends. Switches at both ends are used to selectively energize the LEDs. Actuating a switch on one end of the cable will light up an identifying LED on the other end of that same cable and optionally at both ends... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080099314 - Appliance lock using a motor driven linear actuator with helical spring drive: An electrical linear actuator employs a reversible motor driving a helical wire spring. The coils of the spring engage a follower that moves along the axis of the spring with rotation of the motor to provide linear motion. This actuator may be used as a linear drive in an appliance... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080099315 - Watertight switch: A watertight switch comprises a cover and a base assembled together to form an accommodating space for mounting a switching module therein. The cover and the base, at the combination interface therebetween, respectively have a first junction interface and a second junction interface, which are inwardly shrunk to form a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080099316 - Electrical switch: An electrical switch includes a dielectric casing, first and second terminal units, and an actuating unit. The dielectric casing includes a cover and a, mounting seat. The mounting seat is disposed in and attached to the cover. Each of front and rear ends of the mounting seat is formed with... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080099317 - Service switching device and connection terminal for a service switching device: A service switching device is disclosed which includes a housing. The housing includes a face side, a fastening side and a narrow side lying therebetween. A connection terminal is held in a terminal accommodating area of the housing which is located in the vicinity of the narrow side. The connection... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080099318 - Circuit breaker operator: Apparatus for providing an accelerated linear motion to a circuit breaker operating handle during ON or OFF operation of the circuit breaker. The accelerated linear motion being applied to the operating handle at a particular point during its movement such that the moveable contacts of the circuit breaker are not... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group

20080099319 - Sensory perception type power switch for a vehicle: The present invention relates to a sensory perception type power switch for a vehicle perceiving the amount of change according to the respective operational state tactilely rather than visually for operating equipment such as various lamps, an air-conditioner or, a lumbar support installed in a seat back.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080099320 - Switch: A low-cost switch includes a base, an operation lever, a movable contact piece, and a coil spring. In the base, fixed contact terminals are insert-molded, and fixed contact portions of the fixed contact terminals are exposed in a concentric manner to an upper surface. The operation lever is turnably supported... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080099321 - Switch: A long-life switch includes a base in which fixed contact portions are exposed in a concentric manner in an upper surface thereof; an operation lever whose turning shaft center is disposed on a shaft center of a lever portion, and turnably supported along the upper surface of the base; a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080099322 - Capacitive proximity and/or touch-sensitive switch: A capacitive and/or touch-sensitive switch has an electroconductive body which is disposed between an electrically insulating covering plate and a carrier plate disposed at a distance from the covering plate, and can be elastically deformed in the spacing direction. The electroconductive body is applied to the lower side of the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP