"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6958183 | Key top plate and a method for manufacturing the same A first film plate 20 and a second film plate 40, each made of flexible resin film, are attached to a top surface and a bottom surface of a key top 30 made of mold-resin, respectively, so as to cover the key top 30. The first film plate | 10/25/2005 |
| 6262500 | Vibration generator A vibration generator which is durable, provides strong thrust and is capable of being reduced in size, cost and weight includes a movable element (50) having a permanent magnet (60) attached thereto; a stationary element (10) having end faces (23), (25) ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5909068 | Vibration generating device A small-size, thin-profile vibration generating device capable of functioning with improved durability and reliability and with less consumption of power includes a yoke constituting an electromagnet on which a coil has been wound, and a movable element h... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5589121 | Method of enlarging design provided on a synthetic resin film A method of enlarging a design possessed by a synthetic resin film includes a printing step of printing the design on the top side of the synthetic resin film, and an enlarging deformation step of providing a curved portion by stretching a prescribed surf... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5475192 | Keytop sheet for push-button switches A keytop sheet of a push-button switch includes a keytop, which is made of synthetic resin, molded on a sheet of resin film. A portion of the film sheet surrounding the portion thereof on which the keytop is molded is provided with a curved projection pro... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5399821 | Keytop for push-button switches, and method of manufacturing same A push-button switch keytop includes a flexible resin film deformed in such a manner that the resin film bulges upwardly to form a curved portion that is filled with a molding resin while the resin film is being deformed. The molding resin is allowed to h... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5362932 | Push-button switch, keytop, and method of manufacturing the keytop The keytop of a push-button switch includes a keytop portion situated on the top of a resin film, and a retaining portion situated on the underside of the resin film. The keytop portion and retaining portion are formed into a unitary body by a resin-moldi... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5309316 | Terminal structure of flexible printed circuit board A terminal structure includes a portion of a flexible printed circuit board and a plurality of metal terminals each consisting of a slender, elongate metal plate. The circuit board has a plurality of electrically conductive patterns provided on a resin fi... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5280146 | Push-button switch, keytop, and method of manufacturing the keytop The keytop of a push-button switch includes a keytop portion situated on the top of a resin film, and a retaining portion situated on the underside of the resin film. The keytop portion and retaining portion are formed into a unitary body by a resin-moldi... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5111363 | Mount for electronic parts A mount for electronic parts includes a flexible board made of a thermoplastic resin film and having electrically conductive patterns formed thereon, and an electrically conductive bonding agent for bonding terminals of the electronic parts to the conduct... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5071611 | Method of making molded resin casing of electronic part with flat cable A molded resin casing of an electronic part equipped with a flat cable and internally accommodating a board on which are formed electric conductor patterns slidingly contacted by contacts of a slider of the electronic part. A flexible board having various... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4935718 | Molded resin casing of electronic part incorporating flexible board A molded resin casing of a rotary- or sliding-type electronic part internally accommodating a board on which are formed electric conductor patterns slidingly contacted by contacts of a slider of the electronic part, wherein a flexible board having the ele... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4928082 | Molded resin casing of electronic part with flexible flat cable A molded resin casing of an electronic part equipped with a flexible flat cable and internally accommodating a board on which are formed electric conductor patterns slidingly contacted by contacts of a slider of the electronic part, includes a flexible bo... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4815981 | Flexible printed circuit board terminal structure A flexible printed circuit board terminal structure includes a flexible printed circuit board composed of electrically conductive patterns formed on a flexible insulative film of a thermoplastic synthetic resin by the screen-printing of an electrically co... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4658101 | Sliding-type dip switch A switch section of a sliding-type DIP switch includes a slider and a pair of opposing contacts each consisting of a resilient metal plate member and having a V-shaped urged portion and a linear portion connected to the urged portion. When the slider is s... | 04/14/1987 |