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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419297 | Control device for a push-piece, in particular for time piece, and portable electronic instrument comprising same There is disclosed a control device including (i) a support (4, 4.1), (ii) an electronic module (6, 60) arranged in or on the support, (iii) a push-button (2.1 to 2.5) mounted to be mobile on the support so as to have a travel in translat... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7366561 | Robotic trajectory guide A surgical alignment device is shown that is controlled remotely through the use of an actuator, where the actuator in turn controls at least one local adjustment device. The alignment device is suited for neurosurgery, although it is not exclusively limited to neur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358839 | Heavy duty relay with resilient normally-open contact A heavy duty relay can safely switch a current of 40 A to 1 kA. The heavy duty relay is provided with a changeover spring which can be resiliently deflected by means of a switching force and with a normally-open contact, against which a contact point of the changeov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7304257 | Kinetic energy transferring element applied to a button structure A kinetic energy transferring element applied to a button structure for pressing an electric switch has a curved portion, a first extended portion and a second extended portion, in which the curved portion is bridged between the first extended portion and the second... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7256360 | Rolling-ball switch A rolling-ball switch includes a housing, at least two terminal rods, and a conductive ball. The housing defines a chamber, and has a bottom wall provided with at least two through holes. Each through hole is defined by a multi-sided hole wall. Each terminal rod has... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7164093 | Motor starting switch An electrical switch is disclosed having improved operational characteristics wherein when a operating handle is rotated from an OFF position to an ON position the switch provides slow motion which accelerates as the operating handle is rotated to a full open positi... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7107676 | One piece foliated leads for sealing in light sources Manufacturing equipment and manufacturing process steps that improve upon prior art processes for the manufacturing of filament tube and arc tube light sources, their components and subassemblies, and lamps employing said light sources. A double ended, tipless filam... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109429 | Switch assembly A switch assembly has a base, a cover and multiple conductive slices. The base has an extending board and multiple inserting recesses. The inserting recesses are formed in the extending board and each have two mounting posts and an inserting hole. The mounting posts... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088558 | Disk drive head suspension with flexure and load beam supported on opposite sides of carriage arm To be capable of precisely positioning a head on a track of a high-density disk rotated at high speed in the disk drive, a head suspension has a plate (3) to be attached to a carriage of the disk drive and turned around a spindle, a load beam (5) havin... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7061350 | Electromagnetic relay with a triple contact bridge The invention relates to an electromagnetic relay with an electromagnetic coil for exciting a magnetic field and an iron circuit for guiding the magnetic field, wherein the electromagnetic coil surrounds at least part of the iron circuit and the iron circuit compris... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7049531 | Modular electrical component with electrical circuit selector assembly A circuit selector assembly including an electrical conductor, an electrical contact, a first spring beam connected to the electrical contact and a second spring beam connected to the electrical contact. The second spring beam biases the electrical contact to a firs... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041920 | Elongated bridge shunt switch formed by stretching and rupturing a conducting bridge Structure and method for forming a switchable shunt for a suspension assembly having conductive, insulating and metal base layers. The shunt includes a bridge in the conductive layer with either a continuous connection or small gap between ends of the bridge. The co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032294 | Method of making switchable shunts for integrated lead suspensions A switchable shunt has an insulating layer separating conductive lead and spring metal layers. The shunt includes a base region formed on the spring metal layer, one or more arms formed in the conductive lead layer and at least one of the insulating and spring metal... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012207 | Switch for electric tool To electrically connect switch terminals of a housing and a control member in a switch for an electric tool with ease and to prevent the electric connection from becoming incomplete even when vibration occurs, elastic bodies for maintaining an electric connection ar... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012204 | Silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades A silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades aims at providing a retaining force on a silver contact so that the silver contact is more secure and does not break loose when subject to striking. The silver contact is built in a fastening section formed on ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005596 | Cover member for illuminated pushbutton switch An illuminated pushbutton switch cover member has a key seat and a resin key top. An indicator portion provided in the resin key top is illuminated with light from an internal light source provided below the key seat, and the light is emitted from the inside to the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992256 | External disconnect mechanism integrated with an electrical system enclosure A disconnect mechanism for an electrical system that is integrated with the enclosure of the system, yet includes an external handle for closing and opening the electrical circuit. The invention utilizes the system's circuit breaker to switch the current on or off, ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6884952 | Contact finger for a high-power switchgear A contact finger module for mounting in a high-power switchgear includes at least one contact finger having a contact piece and a flexible contact piece support, which extends along a longitudinal direction and has an attachment end and a contact-making end. The con... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878889 | Garage door opener security device A device is provided to prevent unauthorized opening of the garage door by interrupting the flow of electrical power to the automatic garage door opener. A power-interrupting switch, suspended from a desired overhead location in the garage, is interposed between the... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872906 | Movable contact structure and movable contact attaching method of slide switch To enable to facilitate integration and part control by reducing a number of parts and a number of integrating steps and restrain electric contact performance from being deteriorated by preventing play, in a slide switch including a pole board (3) having a fi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872896 | Elongated bridge shunt Structure for forming a switchable shunt for a suspension assembly having conductive, insulating and metal base layers. The shunt includes a bridge in the conductive layer with either a continuous connection or small gap between ends of the bridge. The continuous co... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6723931 | Method of operating switchable shunts for integrated lead suspensions A switchable shunt has an insulating layer separating conductive lead and spring metal layers. The shunt includes a base region formed on the spring metal layer, one or more arms formed in the conductive lead layer and at least one of the insulating and spring metal... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6657143 | Key switch apparatus for electronic musical instruments The size of the key switch apparatus, particularly its height, is reduced to allow its use even in keyboard-type electronic musical instruments. By virtue of a key-driven actuator, multiple terminal strips are allowed to contact bus bars installed in more... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6576853 | Switch exhibition non-unidirectional displacement In a switch having first and second contacts, a first contacting portion of the first contact is movable in a first direction alone while a second contacting portion of the second contact is movable only in a second direction intersecting with the first d... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6445275 | Overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism of pull-push type An overload-protection push-button switch with automatic resetting mechanism of pull-push type is disclosed. The switch is characterized in that a pull-push rod and a floating rocker are used to transmit a force on a pressing stem to a conducting leaf. Mo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6350970 | Appliance switching mechanism and method A switching mechanism is utilized in a heating appliance, such as a toaster, that includes a bread support that supports a food item to insert and remove the food item from a cooking cavity of the appliance. The appliance includes an electronic circuit th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6326568 | Blade switch assembly for a card reader An electrical switch assembly includes a first switch contact having a base and an integral first contact arm folded over the base. The contact arm has an upwardly facing contact surface. A second switch contact arm includes a base and an integral spring ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6087603 | Switch with moving contact makers in the form of spring tongues The present invention concerns a switch, preferably a steering column switch for an automobile, with which both control currents and load currents are to be controlled. The object of the present invention is to mostly prevent soil and scale from forming o... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6064016 | Wiper switch terminal and contact A switch is provided that includes a circuit board support (12) with a contact bump (24, 26) thereon, and a sheet metal terminal (16) having a deflectable blade (20,22) with an elongated H-shaped slot (70). The slot forms rear and front tines (72, 74) wit... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060674 | Circuit interrupter with plasma arc acceleration chamber and contact arm housing An electrical circuit interrupter comprising a housing with an operating mechanism disposed therein and including first and second separable main contacts disposed within the housing is taught. There is an electrically conducting first contact support whi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6039599 | Switch for a card reader assembly A switch 120 for a card reader assembly includes first and second terminals 122, 140 disposed in a card-receiving cavity 90. The first terminal 122 includes a board mounting section 124, a body portion 126 and a contact section 132 spaced from the board m... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6013883 | Miniature electrical switch A miniature electrical switch that can be mounted on a circuit board, includes a dielectric housing (12) with a forwardly-opening cavity (26), a first contact (16) lying primarily within the cavity, and a second contact (14) lying outside the cavity and e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5994654 | Rotary switch having spring leaf electrical connectors A rotary push-type stepper switch can include a printed circuit board that acts as a support mechanism for tubular electrical connectors extending beyond the edge of the board through cut-outs in the perimeter wall of a switch housing. Each tubular connec... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5977497 | Reliable switch for IC cards A switch device comprises an insulative housing and a pair of switch terminals each having an outside connection section and an inside section in the housing. The first switch terminal 5 has a plurality of flexible arms 8A, 8B with a free end. Each flexib... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5969586 | Electromagnetic relay In an electromagnetic relay in which a contact mechanism 50 provided on a base 10 is driven by a card 60 which slides and moves in parallel to the axis of an electromagnet block 20 provided in the base 10 as the electromagnet block 20 is magnetized and de... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5811744 | Double electrical switch The double switch includes a core formed of insulating material and a connector formed of electrically conductive material. The connector extends along a front face of the core and has spring portions overlying a pair of isolated terminals secured on the ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5746306 | Switch having stackable fuses The present invention provides an interior assembly for an electrical distribution device having a fuse for each phase in a circuit. The interior assembly includes a plurality of modules having an operating mechanism for opening and closing a switch conta... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5712611 | Electrical switch having a stationary contact of a bimetallic material The invention relates to an electrical switch having a contact system which includes a switching contact and at least one stationary contact. The stationary contact has a body and a contact surface which interacts with the switching contact. Furthermore, ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5685418 | Switch device having detachable grasp support member A switch device (100) has a configuration that supports installation. The switch device (100) has two segments (110, 120) that have selectively coupled contact portions (130, 113). The two segments (110, 120) are joined together by a detachable grasp memb... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5635750 | Micromechanical relay with transverse slots A micromechanical electrostatic relay has a base substrate with a base electrode and a base contact piece. The relay also has an armature substrate with an armature spring tongue that curves away from the base substrate, and an armature electrode and an a... | 06/03/1997 |
