Did You Know...
...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130118878 | Input Assembly For A Waterproof Keyboard An input assembly for a human interface device such as a keyboard comprises a first membrane (20) and second membrane (22) each having an electrical circuit provided on a surface thereof. The first and second (20)(22) membranes are arranged s... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130112535 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE OF MICRO SWITCH An electrically conductive structure of a micro switch capable of letting users know about the reciprocal movement of a switch button, comprising a base, having an electrode module installed in a containing groove formed at the top of the base; an axis cylinder slidably... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130112534 | SWITCH DEVICE The present invention relates to a switch device (100) for use in hand-held power tools. The switch device (100) may include at least one chamber (102) whose interior serves as an accommodation space. The chamber (102) may partially encase an... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20120312669 | Overlay for an Electrical Switch A flexible resilient member at least partially overlying an electrical switch, and attached to an external surface of the switch, comprises at least one signalling component operable on operation of the underlying switch. The member may be in the form of a membrane, for... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120300445 | LED TUBE END-CAP HAVING A SWITCH An end cap for a light-emitting-diode (LED) light tube includes an end cap housing having an end surface, an electric circuit and a switch for closing the electric circuit or opening the electric circuit. The switch includes a switch body having a pivot axis. The switch... | 11/29/2012 |
| 20120228101 | SWITCH DEVICE A switch device has a case, an operation knob disposed above the case, and a connector disposed under the case. The connector has connection terminals and a housing supporting the connection terminals, the housing being formed with an opening portion from which the conn... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120199454 | WIRELESS SWITCHING DEVICE The invention relates to a wireless switching device comprising:
| 08/09/2012 |
| 20120193198 | SWITCH DEVICE A switch device is provided for a wall element, such as a door, flap, or window, in particular for a vehicle, having a first housing part, which is positionable or positioned in or on the wall element, having a second housing part, which is particularly disc-shaped or p... | 08/02/2012 |
| 20110198205 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING KEY An electronic device including a main body, a carrying layer disposed at the main body, a waterproof layer stacked on the carrying layer and located between the carrying layer and the main body, a supporting element disposed on the carrying layer, a key disposed on the ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110108401 | KEY SWITCH STRUCTURE A key switch structure is provided whose waterproofing property is improved without affecting a contact of a membrane sheet. The upper surfaces of the membrane sheet, the embossed part and the circumferential bend part of a back plate are formed on one and the same plan... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110079496 | LIQUIDPROOF DOME SWITCH This is directed to a dome switch that may prevent liquid from coming into contact with circuit elements of the switch. A deformable dome may include a conductive inner surface region and may be placed over a conductive contact pad such that the dome may deform and the ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110056813 | SWITCH DEVICES FOR POWER TOOLS A switch device for a power tool includes a switch case and a switch lever. The switch lever extends outwardly from within the switch case. The switch lever has a rotative portion rotatably supported by a support portion of the switch case. A waterproofing member is dis... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110011710 | Electrical Enclosure An enclosure described herein satisfies the requirements of a NEMA 4X enclosure, and is capable of being used in food and beverage plants, and other washdown environments. The enclosure includes a housing and a removable cover coupled to the enclosure. The cover is flus... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100320064 | Electrical Appliance Housing An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314227 | INPUT DEVICE FOR IN-VEHICLE DEVICE A technique of preventing permeation of liquid and dust to electronic parts within a housing of an input device for an in-vehicle device. An input device of an in-vehicle device comprises a housing and a substrate stored in the housing. The... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100307897 | ELECTRIC SWITCH UNIT Disclosed is a switch unit for use with a face plate. The switch unit has a seal connected thereto to facilitate the installation of the switch unit, as well as subsequent reorientation of the switch unit with respect to the face plate. In one form, the seal is connecte... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100258417 | MODULAR KEYBOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A modular keyboard includes an upper casing, a lower casing corresponding to the upper casing, an electric conduction element and a circuit board. The upper casing includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and a plurality of press keys disposed on ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100155205 | Connector structure of waterproof and explosion-proof button A connector structure of waterproof and explosion-proof button is provided. A waterproof element completely covers the connecting part of the connecting element. By pressing a first button bar of the waterproof element, a second button bar is driven to depress the butto... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100147659 | Moisture-proof push-type switch module A moisture-proof push-type switch module includes a first casing unit, a second casing unit, a first movable structure, and a push structure. The first casing unit has a first outer moisture-proof structure disposed around its outer side. The first casing unit has a fir... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100059347 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH A WATERPROOF KEYPAD An electrical device includes a housing, a circuit unit disposed in the housing, a waterproof keypad disposed in the housing at a position above the circuit unit, and a press member. The waterproof keypad includes a rigid layer, a resilient pad body, a waterproofing rin... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100044197 | ELECTRONIC SWITCH MOUNTABLE ON A CIRCUIT BOARD An electronic switch includes a housing having a base with opposite inner and outer sides, and a cover body having a main portion that cooperates with the inner side of the base to define a chamber, and an end portion cooperating with the outer side of the base to defin... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100033907 | Sealed circuit breaker A sealed electrical enclosure used in hazardous locations for enclosing circuit breakers having a bottom housing and a top housing with a labyrinth seal or joint formed therebetween, the bottom housing adapted to receive one or more circuit breakers, a first metal bus e... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100012472 | WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC DEVICE A waterproof electronic device includes an upper shell and a lower shell configured for detachably and hermetically assembling with the upper shell. At least one of the upper shell and lower shell comprising a rubber layer disposed thereon to hermetically assemble with ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090194399 | PRESSURE SWITCH STRUCTURE In an improved pressure switch structure, a metal casing is provided for sealing and covering the exterior of the pressure switch, such that a wire contact point at an end of the pressure switch is sealed and protected from moisture, and a plug cap in a wire through hol... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090175440 | Metallic Panel Assembly Having Multilayer Arrays Of Micropores A metallic panel assembly having multilayer arrays of micropores includes a backlight module and a panel body. The backlight module is constituted of a first and a second light-guiding plate. First and second light-guiding microstructures are provided on the first and s... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090057113 | Waterproof keyboard A waterproof keyboard comprises: keys, an elastic rubber layer, a circuit board layer, a bottom board, and a sealing layer. The keys are mounted on the bottom board on which a plurality of apertures are disposed, and the sealing layer is disposed under the bottom surfac... | 03/05/2009 |
| 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 swit... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080296134 | Electronic apparatus An enclosure has an edge for defining a window opening. A keyboard is set in the window opening. A support member attached to the enclosure from the inside of the enclosure to receive the edge of the enclosure and the keyboard. A wall stands upright from the surface of ... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080237008 | Dust-proof switch A dust-proof switch includes a housing inlayed with a plurality of terminals, an inner lid, an outer lid, a dust-proof cover and a shielding. The housing has a body; an accommodating recess is defined in the body. The accommodating recess includes a first cavity and a s... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080237009 | SEALED SWITCH ASSEMBLY A switch assembly includes a circuit board having at least one circuit and a switch mechanism supported by the circuit board. The switch mechanism is operated to close the circuit. A housing sealingly surrounds the circuit board and the switch mechanism. Optionally, the... | 10/02/2008 |
| 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 t... | 05/29/2008 |
