Electricity: circuit makers and breakers inventions

20090277761 - Waterproof rotary switch: A waterproof rotary switch includes a holder base that has hooks extending from the periphery, a switching component set that is mounted on the holder base and has a fixed metal terminal with a fixed contact, a movable metal terminal with a movable contact, and two conductors respectively connected to... Agent: Guice Patents PLLC

20090277762 - Micromachine switch, filter circuit, duplexer circuit, and communication device: A micromachine switch of the present invention is a micromachine switch for switching an electrical connection between signal electrodes in accordance with control signals from outside which include: a first control signal for electrically connecting the signal electrodes between which a signal is to be passed; and a second control... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090277759 - Toggle switch lock: A toggle switch lock includes a main body portion, a pair of switch lock mounting holes, and a switch position aperture. The main body portion is adapted to attach to a toggle switch faceplate having a pair of faceplate mounting holes, such that a first portion of the toggle switch... Agent: Glenn Eldon Squires

20090277760 - Electrical switching device in a motor vehicle having an anti-esd device: An electrical switching device in a motor vehicle includes an anti-ESD device which is formed by a metallic or metal-coated element on a surface of the switching device, with which an earth connection is associated via a defined air gap.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090277768 - Low oil trip assembly for a fault interrupter and load break switch: A fault interrupter and load break switch includes a trip assembly configured to automatically open a transformer circuit electrically coupled to stationary contacts of the switch upon the occurrence of a fault condition. The fault condition causes a Curie metal element electrically coupled to at least one of the stationary... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090277763 - Backlighted key for a keypad of an electronic device: The disclosure relates to a key plunger and a key assembly for a key of an electronic device. The plunger comprises: a stalk made of a first material allowing light to pass through and a body section connected to the top of the plinth. In the plunger, the body section... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20090277764 - Resetting mechanism for lamp switch with overcurrent protection: A resetting mechanism for lamp switch with overcurrent protection. The resetting mechanism includes a pull switch having a rotary shaft, an overcurrent protection member positioned on one side of the pull switch and a resetting section having a push rod. At least one ratchet is formed on the rotary shaft.... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090277765 - Switch for seesaw key: A switch comprises a key top to be pushed down; an operation knob pushed down by the key top to rotate around a pivot point, having a working portion; and a contact rubber switch pushed down by the working portion of the operation knob. The rubber switch is provided with... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090277766 - Elastic member for pushbutton switch: An elastic member for a pushbutton switch with which a soft tactile sensation can be gained when the pushbutton is pressed down is provided. The elastic member for a pushbutton switch is provided with a base portion, a connection portion which extends from the base portion, a pressing portion which... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090277767 - Keypad assembly: A keypad assembly (10) is described. The keypad assembly (10) includes a press layer (11) made of transparent material and a pattern layer (12) arranged under the transparent press layer (11). The transparent press layer (11) forms a plurality of buttons (111). The pattern layer (12) is aligned with and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090272635 - Mems switch provided with movable electrode member supported through springs on substrate having bump: In a MEMS switch including a movable electrode member, a substrate, a transmission line electrode, and a fixed electrode, the substrate includes a bump formed at a predetermined position to support the movable electrode member at application of a driving voltage. The transmission line electrode is formed on the substrate,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090272634 - Power diverter having a mems switch and a mems protection switch: A power diverter has a first terminal for interposition between a signal input and a signal output. A MEMS switch is coupled to the first terminal and has a MEMS switch control input. A MEMS protection switch is coupled to the MEMS switch and has a protection switch control input.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090272636 - Contactor: A contactor has two contact elements (1, 2) each having a contact member (3, 4) adapted to bear with the contact side (5, 6) thereof against a said contact side of the other contact member for enabling an electric current to flow between said to contact elements. The contact sides... Agent: David M. Carter Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt

20090272637 - Electrical switch: The invention relates to an electrical switch, in particular in the form of a microswitch and/or snap-action switch, having a housing which comprises a base and a cover. The switch has a contact system, which comprises a movable switching contact and at least one stationary contact. Furthermore, the switch has... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090272638 - Keyboard with integrated electroluminescent illumination: An electroluminescent switch membrane for use in a keyboard associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The electroluminescent switch membrane may include a first and a second sheet of film configured as opposing electrodes of a capacitor. The switch membrane may include an electroluminescent material disposed between the two... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090272639 - Button assembly with inverted dome switch: A portable electronic device may have an inverted dome switch assembly. The switch assembly may have an inverted dome that has a base and a conductive underside. The base may be attached to a button member. Two electrical contacts in the button member may face the conductive underside. Corresponding conductive... Agent: Treyz Law Group

20090272640 - Electrical switch with detection and an assembly comprising such a detecting switch: An electrical switch including a supporting base, a top button mounted to the supporting base wherein the top button has a top face configured to receive a first force for actuating the electrical switch, and a detecting interrupter mounted to the top button configured to detect contact on the top... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090266697 - Handheld device: A pair of side keys disposed on a lateral plate casing of a stationary-side rear case in a cellular phone is coupled with a film sheet that is fabricated in a substantially identical length to the length of the pair of side keys. The pair of side keys is coupled... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090266696 - Sheet-switch module: A sheet-switch module includes a substrate; a plurality of switches formed on the substrate; a light guiding sheet disposed above the plurality of switches and having a plurality of protruding portions formed on a surface thereof facing each of the switches, each of the protruding portions being disposed to face... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090266687 - Ignition switch: A three-position, single-pole, double-throw, rotary ignition switch is disclosed that is water-tight and provides qualitative and quantifiable durability in the presence of high-current loads, even after long use. It withstands a continuous 20 A load, plus an additional occasional 20 A load, when in the “run” position. It withstands an... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090266695 - Switch for a switchgear assembly for power supply and distribution: A switch for a switching unit for energy supply and distribution includes a first connection and a second connection, each with a cylindrical bolt. The bolts are axially adjacent one another and spaced apart. An annular sleeve with an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the bolts, is arranged... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090266688 - Collapsible contact switch: Embodiments of the invention describe a contact switch, which may include a bottom electrode structure including a bottom actuation electrode and a top electrode structure including a top actuation electrode and one or more stoppers able to maintain a predetermined gap between the top electrode and the bottom electrode when... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090266689 - Electronic device: An electronic device adapted to be mounted on a circuit board is disclosed. A housing is made of an insulative material. The housing includes a first face adapted to oppose the circuit board, a second face and a third face which respectively intersect with the first face. A cover covers... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090266690 - Pushbutton for a hearing device: A pushbutton for a hearing device is provided. The pushbutton includes a probe guided into a housing shell and includes a locking element. The locking element produces a first snap-on connection between the housing shell and the probe when inserted into the probe. As a result, the pushbutton is fixedly... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090266691 - Mobile terminal device: A mobile terminal device includes a movable side housing and a fixed side housing connected to the movable side housing with a connection part. The fixed side housing includes an operation panel in which a plurality of numeric keys are arranged, a light emitting elements that are provided at one... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090266692 - Portable electronic device: The present invention has a configuration is one example in which a second body is connected to be rotatable around a rotational axis to a first body. A light emitting element that emits light and a first light guiding member, which propagates light emitted from the light emitting element as... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090266693 - Switching apparatus: A switching apparatus has a frame with a circular notch in its operating surface; a operating handle disposed in the notch, said handle can change from a lower position corresponding to automatic mode to a upper position corresponding to manual mode, and the handle are rotatable in said circular notch... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090266694 - Keypad module for portable electronic devices: A keypad module including at least one key (30) is described. The key (30) includes a keycap (32), a base (34), a supporting member (36), a resisting member (40) and a dome (42). The base includes a pressed portion (341) and a carrier portion (342) connected to the pressed portion.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090266698 - Electronic device: A switch-type electronic device adapted to be mounted on a circuit board is disclosed. A housing is made of an insulative material. The housing includes a first face adapted to oppose the circuit board and a second face intersecting with the first face and formed with a projection. A cover... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20090266699 - Switch structures for use on printed circuit boards: An electrical contact area on a printed circuit board (“PCB”), that would otherwise be subject to abrasion and possibly also corrosion, can be protected by covering it with another, more durable contact structure that is bonded to the first-mentioned contact area using an anistropic conductive adhesive (“ACA”). The more durable... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090266701 - Operating device for an electric appliance comprising contact switches and method for switching on a supplementary heating device: The design and evaluation of sensor elements, such as used in an electric hob, of an operating device is simplified. For this purpose, the sensor elements are configured in such a manner so as to have differently sized sub-area regions. When a finger is placed on a cover above the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090266700 - Switch for a brush wear recording circuit: A switch for a brush wear monitoring recording circuit for monitoring wear of at least one brush, the switch having an open and a closed state, comprises a fixed part including a switch plate having a switch face and a moving part including a capacitive flag disposed on a brush... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090260970 - Keyswitch and keyboard: The invention discloses a keyswitch and a keyboard which applies the keyswitch. The keyswitch includes a scissors-like supporting structure and a keycap. The scissors-like supporting structure includes a first arm member. The first arm member has a first axle. A retaining member is formed at the bottom of the keycap.... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090260969 - Operating device, information processing terminal including the operating device, and assembly method for the operating device and the information processing terminal: An operating device of the present invention has a stacked structure of a contact terminal sheet formed in accordance with a plurality of exposed operation parts and including a plurality of contact terminals for detecting an operation state of each of the operation parts, a flexible cable including a plurality... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090260959 - Electro-mechanical pulse generator: An electromechanical pulse generator and a method of generating electrical pulses are disclosed. The electromechanical pulse generator comprises very few parts and includes an effective mechanism to prevent contact rebound. An upper, user-actuable and rotatable part has a surface with a plurality of projections. A lower part has an electrical... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090260961 - Mems switches with reduced switching voltage and methods of manufacture: MEMS switches and methods of manufacturing MEMS switches is provided. The MEMS switch having at least two cantilevered electrodes having ends which overlap and which are structured and operable to contact one another upon an application of a voltage by at least one fixed electrode.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090260960 - Switch for use in microelectromechanical systems (mems) and mems devices incorporating same: Embodiments of the present invention provide microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switching methods and apparatus having improved performance and lifetime as compared to conventional MEMS switches. In some embodiments, a MEMS switch may include a resilient contact element comprising a beam and a tip configured to wipe a contact surface; and a... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20090260962 - Self-monitoring switch: Methods and apparatus for switching electrical signals are provided herein. In some embodiments a smart switch is provided, the smart switch may include a switch having a wipe capability; a monitor coupled to the switch for monitoring a performance characteristic thereof; and a controller configured to provide a stepped change... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20090260963 - Vehicle switch: A vehicle switch includes a switch unit formed of a wiring board and an operating unit placed over the wiring board, a housing accommodating the wiring board, and a supporting member elastically deformable and placed in the housing for supporting the wiring board. This structure allows preventing switch contacts and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090260964 - Electrical service device: The invention relates to an electric installation device comprising a housing (11) that contains current conductive components, said components being accessible via openings (27; 60, 61) in the housing (11) of the installation device. At least one partition-type insulation barrier consisting of electrically insulating material can be allocated to at... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090260965 - Light-emitting module and keyboard: A keyboard and a light-emitting module therefore are provided. The light-emitting module includes a first light source, a first light guide element, a first reflecting element and a second light source. The first light guide element has a first cavity, and the first light source is disposed in the first... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090260966 - Electrical control device: An electrical device is disclosed for use in a wall box having a series of buttons that can either be rocker buttons or push buttons. These buttons can be supported by springboards formed integral with a support board. The springboards are for biasing the series of buttons. Much of the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090260967 - Switching device: A switching device has an input terminal and an output terminal for connection to electrical conductors, and two switching contacts which, when closed, close a current path between the input terminal and the output terminal. A disconnect device for disconnecting the two switching contacts is operatively connected to a short-circuit... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090260968 - Operation panel and electronic device provided therewith: An operation key 3 is fitted in a guide hole 4 of an operation section cover 2 while making contact with support pieces 12 of a film member 10a. Thus, the support pieces 12 are pressed, widened, and then bent by an operation section 3b, thus sandwiching the operation section... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell