Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions 02/09

20090050461 - Apparatus and method for providing a control panel that reduces overall size while providing integrated button protection for functional advantage: An apparatus and method for providing a control panel that reduces overall size while providing integrated button protection for functional advantage. The control panel includes a function activator disposed at a fixed position on panel face of a device and a moveable cover, disposed over the panel face, the moveable... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20090050464 - Key switch, input device, contact pattern: A key switch comprises: a plurality of conductive portions which are respectively positioned in dispersed directions from a center of a key top; and contact patterns provided on a print substrate, which respectively face the conductive portions. The contact patterns each have, in a conductive portion facing area thereof, at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090050465 - Switch: A switch for detecting a tilting operation is constructed easy to assemble. A tilt detecting section A is provided on an upper surface of an intermediate wall portion 12B of an upper case 12, a depression detecting section B is provided in a central position of an upper surface of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090050458 - Timer for operating electric appliances at saturday and holyday accordind to jewish religious law: A control device (timer) enabling activation of electric appliances for a required time period at Saturday and Holyday within the frame of Jewish religious law is disclosed. The timer comprises a first timing device, activating the appliance from time to time for a short period, and then deactivating it, and... Agent: Tukachinsky Ezra

20090050450 - Computer device with keyboard lock function, and method of performing keyboard lock in the computer device: A computer device includes a keyboard connected electrically to a main module. The keyboard is operable between a lock mode, where the keyboard is inhibited from outputting a scan code signal, and an unlock mode, where the keyboard is enabled to output a scan code signal corresponding to a pressed... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090050451 - Actuator assembly and bed: Actuator system comprising at least one actuator, a control unit, a power supply and an operations panel, where the actuator in a transmission between an activation element (4) and a reversible electric motor is inserted a quick release unit (13) for release of the activation element (4) from the electric... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090050466 - Non-contact pressure switch assembly: A non-contact pressure switch assembly for sensing pressure in, e.g., a vehicle. A piston with integrated magnet in a housing is moved under fluid pressure to change a magnetic field in which a Hall sensor is disposed inside the housing. The field changes polarity at the Hall sensor at a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090050452 - Switching device having welding tabs for securing sensing structures to the device housing: A switching device includes a housing having an exterior surface with at least one opening in the surface. An inner edge of the opening is for receiving and securing solid bodies. At least a portion of the inner edge of the opening includes an integral weld tab which is raised... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090050453 - Explosion proof safety switch apparatus: A safety switch apparatus includes one or more switching elements in association with an operating head. A housing and a cover are provided for maintaining the switching element(s) therein. A switch cavity is formed between the housing and the cover to maintain the switching element(s) in the switch cavity between... Agent: Bryan Anderson Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20090050454 - Capacitance type light-emitting switch and light-emitting switch element used for such capacitance type light-emitting switch: A capacitance type light-emitting switch and a light-emitting switch element are provided that operate properly by preventing failure in entry and for which a small number of parts are used. A light-emitting switch 61 has a light-emitting switch element 51 and a control element 31. A light-emitting switch element 51... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090050455 - Electrical circuit breaker: In order to increase an ease of operation of a circuit breaker it is provided that, as an operating device for manual actuation of a switching element of the circuit breaker, a touch-sensitive control board is integrated in a housing of the circuit breaker. The touch-sensitive control board provides improved... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090050456 - Light emitting keypad comprising light guide film and light guide: The present invention provides a light emitting keypad having a very slim light guide film, and a light guide film for a keypad backlight. Particularly, a reflection layer is formed on a lower portion of the light guide film, resulting in more improved luminance. According to the present invention, the... Agent: Wilson & Ham

20090050457 - Network protector retrofit handle assembly: A retrofit operating handle assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to be operatively coupled to a MG 8 or 9 type circuit breaker tank is provided. The operating handle assembly includes a tank assembly, which is coupled to the MG 8 or 9 type circuit breaker tank,... Agent: Martin J. Moran

20090050460 - Circuit breaker having automatic release linkage: A circuit breaker having an automatic release linkage is disclosed that is capable of preventing damage and deformation of elements by automatic linkage release before electro-impulsive force generated from within the circuit breaker by a large short-circuit current causes the damage and deformation of open/close linkage.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090050459 - Motor of spring charging device in air circuit breaker: Disclosed is a motor of spring charging device in air circuit breaker wherein first and second frames are formed with glass fiber-added plastic material to facilitate the tight-fitting of a bearing and a manufacturing cost of driving motor is reduced by removing a brush holder isolator which was an essential... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090050463 - Button apparatus with automatic reset function: A button apparatus includes a button, a cover pivotally engaged with the button, and a chassis secured to the cover. The chassis includes a frame, an opening defined in the frame, and an elastic element connected between two opposite sides of the frame. The elastic element includes a first contact... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090050462 - Integrated conductive radio button: An integrated conductive button, includes a housing and a printed circuit board mounted in proximity to the housing. The printed circuit board includes at least one electric contact portion disposed thereon and a button member is supported by the housing and includes at least one elongated post having a conductive... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20090045038 - Digital multimeter having improved rotary switch assembly: A multimeter includes a case having a rotary selector knob for selecting a multimeter function. A circuit board defining multiple switching terminals thereon is located in the case. A rotary switch assembly is operatively coupled to the selector knob. The rotary switch assembly has a plurality of contact pairs which... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20090045037 - Safety switch: A lockable safety switch mechanism having a lockable switch mechanism that cooperates in an offset or skewed manner with an electrical switch. The lockable switch mechanism includes a switch plunger that is displaceable along a predetermined axis between a first position and a second position. A contour is formed along... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20090045039 - Switch array: A first wiring layer 16 is disposed on an insulating film 14 on the lower surface of an upper substrate 15, while a second wiring layer 13 three-dimensionally crossing the first wiring layer 16 is provided on the insulating film 12 on a lower substrate 11. A cantilever 17 has... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090045040 - Microswitch with push-in wire connector: A microswitch with push-in wire connectors is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the microswitch may include a plunger for activating the switch, a first stationary contact, a second stationary contact, a movable contact, and a snap-spring assembly reactive to the plunger for switching the movable contact between making electrical contact... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090045041 - Electronic device and power switching unit thereof: An electronic device and power switching unit thereof includes a shaft, a rotating member and a moving member. The rotating member, connected with the shaft, includes a first tooth portion and a second tooth portion. The moving member includes a rack an arm and a stopper. The rack interlocks with... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090038926 - Double-shot molded button and method for making the same: A double-shot molded button includes a main portion including an operation surface and at least one inserted portion embedded in the main portion. The inserted portion includes an exposed surface exposed from the operation surface to configure a symbol for denoting an operation function and being pressed. An orthographic projection... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090038929 - Switch apparatus: A pair of engaging projections 25 is provided on a periphery of a knob mounting section 20 projecting from an upper case 13. A substantially octagonal annular joint member 21 is engaged with the engaging projections 25 and has a pair of engaging projections 23 provided in the direction of... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090038918 - Ganged power circuit switches for on-board electrical system in motor vehicles: This current invention is about a switching implement (1) enabled to perform the remote-controlled switching of electric consumers, consisting of multiple electro-mechanical bistable 25versa, plus at least one actuating element (3) allocated to the bistable switches (2) such that it can selectively change the state of any of the bistable... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090038924 - Automatic timing switch device: An automatic timing switch device includes a switch control wheel, a driving assembly, and a plurality of push switches. The switch control wheel includes a plurality of wheel-shaped structures stacked sequentially, wherein each of the wheel-shaped structures has at least one notch formed on an outer periphery of the switch... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090038919 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes plural operation buttons, through which each switch on a board can be compressed, and a connection part configured to connect two operation buttons out of the plural operation buttons with each other while maintaining the two operation buttons apart from each other, and to return a... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20090038927 - Power cable: An exemplary power cable includes a power plug comprising a first prong and a second prong for being plugged into an electric outlet; a cable comprising a live line and a neutral line each having an end connected to the first and second prongs of the power plug respectively; and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090038930 - Foil-type switching element with enhanced carrier foil: A pressure sensor comprises at least one first carrier foil, which is mounted on a supporting element so as to span an active area of said pressure sensor. According to the invention said first carrier foil comprises a material chosen from the group consisting of polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, polysulfone, polycarbonate,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090038920 - Switching device: In a switching device (1), in particular a line circuit breaker and/or a residual current circuit breaker, having a housing (2) and having switching contacts for closing and/or opening at least one circuit, wherein a tripping apparatus for automatically disconnecting the switching contacts is provided, wherein the housing (2) has... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090038921 - Rotary selector: A rotary selector forms a control element for inputting a setting value to an electronic control system, in particular for a control device of an electronic domestic appliance, such as a washing machine, a dishwasher, or the like. The rotary selector has a rotatably mounted control portion and an adapter... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090038923 - Keyboard: A keyboard includes a keycap, a pivot structure, a base and an X-structure. The keycap includes a bottom surface, a first edge and a second edge. The pivot structure includes two first engaging portions and two second engaging portions. The first engaging portions are disposed on the bottom surface and... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090038922 - Press-key structure: A press-key structure is disclosed, which comprises: a keycap, configured with a bottom surface; a substrate, being disposed under the keycap; and a pressing part, being arranged between the keycap and the substrate. In an exemplary embodiment, the pressing part further comprising: a frame, disposed on the bottom surface to... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090038925 - Movable contact and push switch using the same: A movable contact includes a dome portion having substantially a dome shape and a periphery, and four projections provided on a concave surface of the dome portion. The periphery of the dome portion has substantially an oval shape having a longitudinal direction. The periphery having two linear peripheries in parallel... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090038928 - Spring loaded contact for rotary interface: An electrical contact member for use with a rotary interface within a connector assembly is provided. The electrical contact member includes a lower portion adapted to receive an electrical wire; and a laterally deflectable upper portion connected to or formed integrally with the lower portion. The upper portion further includes... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090032378 - Movable contact point: A movable contact point according to the present invention includes a dome-shaped portion protruded upwardly at its center portion and at least three protrusions formed, on the dome-shaped portion, to protrude downwardly at positions which are evenly spaced apart from the center position of the dome-shaped portion, wherein the protrusions... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090032377 - Trigger switch: Disclosed a trigger switch having a trigger to be locked stably when it is pulled in. The trigger has wall surfaces disposed oppositely leaving a space therebetween. Pivotal holes are formed in the wall surfaces and a pivotal shaft is inserted in said holes. Rotary shaft holes are formed in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090032379 - Automated control module for electrical cut-off apparatus and electrical cut-off apparatus equipped with such a control module: An automated control module for an electrical cut-off apparatus including an automated actuation mechanism (30) having two electromagnets (31) aligned in opposition on a slide (34) bearing a rack (35) which meshes with a driving pinion (40). The driving pinion (40) can rotate about a drive spindle (50) which is... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090032380 - Membrane switch circuit and keyswitch using such membrane switch circuit: The invention discloses a membrane switch circuit and a keyswitch using such membrane switch circuit. The keyswitch comprises a deformable member, which is disposed on the membrane switch circuit. The membrane switch circuit according to the invention comprises a membrane circuit, an adhering layer, and an insulating layer. The membrane... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090032381 - Switch with electrical member supported in elastic folded contact: A switch at least comprises a housing, an electrical member, a terminal and a connecting contact. The housing defining a cavity that includes two opposite sidewalls, and a pair of fixing grooves each defined by said sidewall and an extension wall spaced from said sidewall. The electrical member having a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.