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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462790 | Cushioning means holding member, and slide switch including the same A slide switch includes a slider, a case into which the slider is inserted, performing switching by a sliding operation of the slider, cushioning (an upper part, a left part, and a right part) provided at contacting places in the side of the slider where the slider ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459647 | 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 mou... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7371979 | Electrical interconnection arrangement An electrical busbar arrangement has provision for connecting a single feeder cable to a plurality of branch cables within an insulating housing. A branch port is provided for each branch cable, and a spring-loaded slidable support plate is arranged to receive the b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368672 | Push-on switch A push-on switch includes a movable contact which has a projecting segment permanently connected with an outer contact and which is accommodated in a recess of a switch enclosure. A sheet with a center through hole for the movable contact is placed on the switch enc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362973 | Protecting secret data entry from infrared and audio eavesdropping A method for protecting a data entry device from eavesdropping includes masking a signature of entry resulting from entry of data by a user of the data entry device so as to reduce the detectability of the signature by eavesdropping. The signature may include a temp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355136 | Button device for computer bezel A button device includes a base (11) mounted to a bezel (30) of an electronic device. A plurality of button units (17) are disposed in the base (11), and a plurality of through holes (13) are abreast provided in the base (11... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7332683 | Dimmer switch module A dimmer switch module removably connects to a wiring module mounted within an electrical box and connected to a power source. The dimmer switch module is configured to control electrical current flowing from the power source to a power sink, such as a light. The di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326865 | Switching device An electrical switching device including at least one ingoing conductor at least a first and a second outgoing conductor, and an arrangement for connecting and disconnecting the conductors by means of an axial movement. The arrangement includes an axially movable el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301742 | Method and apparatus for accessing and activating accessory functions of electronic circuit breakers An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a programmed microprocessor and a module plug in removable signal communication with the microprocessor. The module plug includes a program identifier. The microprocessor recognizes the program identifier and ac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291797 | Tuning structure of a sound mixer A tuning structure of a sound mixer is disclosed to include a switch set, formed of sliding switches with a respective switching lever, a face panel, which has sliding slots arranged in parallel for the passing of the switching levers of the switch set, a track set,... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273993 | Keypad for data entry A keypad (102) for entering data in an electronic device (100) is disclosed. The keypad includes a first carrier (302), a key panel (202), and a backlighting module (204). The key panel is coupled to a first side of the first carri... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264509 | Modular connector assembly utilizing a generic lead frame An electrical connector is provided having a housing and multiple contact modules loaded in the housing. Each contact module includes an array of contacts held in a dielectric carrier. Each array of contacts includes multiple contacts formed as part of a generic lea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256362 | Mechanical limiter switch A mechanical limiter switch for use in a medical or surgical device has a substantially cylindrically shaped housing with a perimeter and an opening in an axial direction. The housing has a pattern along the perimeter. A spring is mounted in the opening along the ax... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247807 | Button having stiffer vertical motion and reduced lateral motion One embodiment of the invention is a button for engaging an electrical switch comprising: a button post that transmits a vertical motion of the button to the electrical switch, an alignment post that registers against the electrical switch and reduces lateral motion... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238897 | Contact sensor and method for making the same A contact sensor includes a base, a wall device securely attached to the top face of the base and having a hole defined in the wall device to correspond to the top contacts so as to allow the top contacts of the base to be exposed and a chip receiving space defined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238905 | Single button six-way sunroof switch A single button six-way sunroof switch includes a case; a knob base which has a coupling hole, hooks, and a hinge hole; a knob with coupling grooves, wherein the hooks of the knob base are engaged with the coupling grooves; a light emitting rod having a latching jaw... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227248 | Stacked land grid array package A spring plate may be provided between a bolster plate and a board in order to mount components on the opposite side of the board. In some embodiments, the spring plate may provide additional stack tolerance and forceful bias to hold the stack tightly together. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211759 | Switch coupling structure A switch coupling structure includes a cap and a seat that are coupled to form a housing chamber inside to hold switch elements. The cap and seat have a coupling surface. The cap and seat have respectively a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion for... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205496 | Sub-miniature switch The invention relates to a sub-miniature switch including a housing, an actuator and terminals. The actuator protrudes from the housing at a position offset from the center of the housing. The terminals are electrically conductively coupled with fixed contacts (posi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7157652 | In-line slide switch assembly for hot plugging The present disclosure relates to switches and assemblies configured and adapted to enable “hot plugging” of electrical components and/or elements. According to an embodiment, slide switch assembly includes a body portion configured and adapted to support a firs... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148440 | Stackable switch A stackable switch assembly includes a base switch housing having switch components therein, an intermediate switch housing having second switch components therein, with the intermediate switch housing mechanically engaged with the base switch housing, and a cover m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144261 | Safe connection device and corresponding connection plug A connection device that is capable of receiving a corresponding connection plug comprises a housing, an electronic board connected to at least one cable of a communications network capable of conveying data as well as electrical energy. This device comprises a mova... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132920 | Two-part solenoid and method for the manufacture thereof A solenoid including a substantially cylindrical hollow bobbin made of an insulating material is provided, which is mountable on a housing body and is provided with at least two relay connectors anchored in an end area of the bobbin and projecting axially therefrom,... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122755 | Switch device having operation member which is not easily disengaged from housing even when large amount of load is applied A switch device includes a switch housing having an operation member receiving part and an operation member which is mounted on the operation member receiving part of the switch housing as the main components. The switch housing has a regulation wall between an enga... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115825 | Low cost key actuators and other switching device actuators manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Key actuators and other switching devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7102092 | Power window switch apparatus A power window switch apparatus includes: a switch body; a operating knob pivotally supported by the switch body; a first stopper that is provided to the switch body and restricts a rotation of the operating knob to a first predetermined angle; and a second stopper ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7084361 | High voltage interlock switch A switch device for assembly with a fastener securing an access cover to a high voltage storage device includes a switch connector device connectable to a shroud. The switch connector includes a flange with a bolt hole through which a fastener passes and a first con... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078638 | Inhibitor switch An inhibitor switch is joined to a manual shaft inside a mission case which can be readily positioned. The inhibitor switch in which a movable base is interlocked and linked to a manual shaft of an automatic transmission inside a mission case of the automatic transm... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078641 | Switch Cell A switch cell for use in opening and closing electrical connections, a multiple cell switch having multiple switch cells, and a method of assembling the same. The switch cell preferably includes one or more contactors in a base and an actuator slidable engaged to th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078639 | Switch mechanism with seal A switch mechanism embodying the invention comprises a switch head assembly with at least one stationary contact and at least one movable contact carried by an axially movable contact carrier, a cam head assembly, a plunger assembly with a sealing element and a U-sh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067754 | Bezel-button assembly and method A bezel-button assembly comprising at least one button connected to a bezel. The button is moveable between a first position and at least a second position. An elastic layer connects the bezel to the button and is adapted to provide at least a partial mechanical bia... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060917 | Plunger switch for electric appliances Disclosed herein is a plunger switch for electric appliances, which is mounted to an electric appliance to control a lamp, a motor, a heater, etc. and has enhanced safety and electrical and mechanical properties, thus maintaining the original condition of the switch... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030326 | Digital wake-up signal from analog signal transition A digital wake-up signal is generated from an analog switch output by providing an interruption in a conductive ground or switch trace on a printed circuit board in which the ground trace and multiple conductive switch traces are bridged by a moveable contactor resp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030325 | Electrical switch assembly An apparatus (10) includes a switch assembly (12). The switch assembly (12) includes a housing (16) and a set of contacts (14) supported by the housing. The set of contacts (14) includes a first contact (20) and a sec... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022931 | Slide switch assemblies A slide switch assembly comprises a housing and a slider having traveling contacts which define exposed contact faces. An accommodation section is formed in the housing to receive the slider and allow the slider to be moved slideably therein. A printed circuit board... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019225 | Depression responsive switch unit A pusher formed of a rubber material, a click plate, a membrane switch which serves as a second step switch, a reinforcing plate, a membrane sheet on which a plurality of first step switches are formed, a key operation base and a knob are sequentially assembled into... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012205 | Bezel assembly A bezel assembly includes a bezel (10), a button (20) slidably attached to the bezel from outside, a relaying member (30) resiliently accordingly attached to the bezel from inner side. The bezel is attached on a front plate (80) of an ele... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998546 | Switch assembly for a vehicle A switch assembly for providing control signals to an electrical motor in a vehicle includes a printed circuit board having traces for communicating the control signals to a the electrical motor. A contactor module includes a set of depressible plungers and a set of... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979786 | Contact structures for sliding switches A contact structure for a sliding switch includes a conductive stationary contact disposed on a base and a conductive movable contact for electrically contacting the stationary contact. The movable contact is movable along a path between a non-contact position and a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969812 | Switch device A switch device for rotating and stopping a DC motor includes a first switch element having two moving contacts, two normally open NO contacts and two normally closed NC contacts, a second switch element having one or two normally closed NC contacts, and an operatin... | 11/29/2005 |
