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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164011 | Medical device manual transducer switch Systems and methods are disclosed which allow for mechanically switching the electrical connections to a device to which multiple transducers are permanently physically connected. In one embodiment, two transducers are connected to the device on a semi-permanent bas... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7968811 | Integrated ignition and key switch An ignition and key switch assembly for a motorcycle includes a cover having a front surface, a rear surface, a first cover portion and a second cover portion, an ignition coil located in the first cover portion, the ignition coil being held in the first cover porti... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7943874 | Ground contact switch for personal navigation system A ground contact switch system comprises a first object configured to contact a ground surface during a stride, and one or more switches coupled to the first object. An inertial measurement unit can be coupled to the first object. The one or more switches are config... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7718906 | Hand-held devices with touch sensing on/off operation A hand-held battery powered device senses when it is picked up, and then automatically turns on. When the device is released or set back down, it automatically turns off. Touch or contact sensors sense the touch of a human hand, causing a circuit in the device to sw... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7687728 | Safety switch A safety switch includes a cable having a first end connected to a cable translator moveable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the cable having a second end for connection to a remote lock and power supply switch. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7608790 | Wireless electrical control system The present invention is directed to a wireless electrical control system for power tool and specifically to a wireless control device for a router. The electrical control system may include a handle suitable for manipulating a router. A switch and a wireless transm... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7514641 | Switching device for flexible material A switching device for use on flexible material includes a core member configured to be secured to and extend outwardly from a flexible material, a switch supported by the core member, and a cover. The switch is configured to be operably connected to an electrical d... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7436327 | Capacitive relay takeoff swimming platform sensor system A capacitive relay takeoff swimming platform sensor system including multiple stations, timing devices and capacitive sensor devices where the presence or departure of a second swimmer on a relay takeoff swimming platform is sensed by the change in a capacitive fiel... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7405372 | Low powered activation electronic device A low powered activation electronic device includes a power source, an electronic circuit, having two spaced apart electrodes, electrically connected to the power source to form an opened circuit, and two fabric contacts made of textile material provided at the two ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388166 | Stretchable fabric switch The present invention provides a stretchable fabric that may serve as a switch device or coupling to an electronic device and a power source by merely stretching or pushing the fabric. The stretchable fabrics may be usable in a wearable garment, furniture, or other ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372014 | Corrosion-proof pool deck connector system A poolside connector system and method for use with swimming pool race timing systems and signaling devices. A deck plate or similar poolside signal junction is provided with an optical receiver terminal, and a cable connection from a poolside signaling device such ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372452 | Portable terminal capable of displaying data in an upright direction regardless of rotation of screen and method therefore A portable terminal displays data received from the exterior or internally generated on its screen in an upright direction. The portable terminal includes a video processor, a display with the screen, a sensor, and a controller. The video processor converts data int... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363997 | Fuel cell vehicle The fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell for generating electric power by electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and a hydrogen tank which stores pressurized hydrogen to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell, the fuel cell and the hydrogen tank being arranged... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357239 | Vending machine tracking system A tracking system counts events in the operation of multiple machines or devices over a wide geographic area. For example, for bulk venders the system counts each vend responsive to rotation through a cycle of the coin mechanism, and preferably records the date and ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358456 | Swimming pool touchpad A sealed two-plate swimming pool touchpad construction that is unaffected by pressure, in which a resilient, compressible, non-conductive spacer material such as rubber tubing is seated in an array of spaced recesses or grooves on the inside face of the rear plate t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348507 | Cable foul sensor A cable foul sensor is provided for detecting a cable foul condition of a hoist or other cable reeling device. The cable foul condition may be sensed independently of the cable layer on a hoist cable drum. The cable foul sensor allows a cable foul condition to be de... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348506 | Linear pressure sensor A linear sensor (101, 201) comprising electrically conductive textile fibers (103, 105, 205, 207) and electrically insulating textile fibers (106, 208). The sensor comprises at least two conductive elements (102, 104, 204, 206) having ele... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332682 | Switches for electrical accessories A tail cap assembly for a light beam generator includes a jack, while a remote dual switch connected by a cable to a plug is removably connectable to the tail cap jack. The remote dual switch preferably includes a momentary tape switch and a pushbutton actuable CONS... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323648 | Double action activated switch A new rotary switch and new rotary switch assembly kit which has two normally open terminals and two normally closed terminals outside the surface of the switch, and also has two arm actuate steel wires and two separate electric circuits to be used in association wi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323646 | Hand and foot switch A hand operable switch includes an operating knob that is movable longitudinally or rotationally about a longitudinal axis of the hand operable switch. The operating knob is accessible from any circumferential location of the hand operable switch. A housing includes... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302322 | Vehicular interface including armrest control assembly A user control assembly is provided for use on a vehicle equipped with a processor, an armrest, and a plurality of vehicular systems each having at least one adjustable feature associated therewith that may be controlled by the processor. The user control assembly c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301465 | Drowsy driving alarm system A drowsy driving alarm system includes a monitoring mechanism with a camera and an indicator mechanism carrying drowsy driving software and a processor to process data received from the camera regarding drowsiness of a user of the drowsy driving alarm system. The mo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293633 | Controlled damper assembly with isolated electrical connection A controlled damper assembly includes a controlled-damper-assembly piston, a controlled-damper-assembly piston rod attached to the piston, an insulated wire, and an electrical connector. The insulated wire is positioned in the piston rod, has a first end operatively... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292224 | Ergonomic hand-held computer input and control device A hand-held computer input and control device designed to be held in the palm of a relaxed free floating hand, wherein the device is balanced for use with the user's thumb, 1st and/or 2nd fingers. In one exemplary embodiment, a hand held struct... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273989 | Actuator safety attachment device Safety attachment device for an actuator (1) attached at its ends respectively to a first and a second part (2, 3) which are connected to one another also by means of a reaction bar (4) which is located on the top of the actuator (1), sai... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272077 | Watch with digital display Watch with digital display capable of being adjusted by a control device sensitive to rotation and to axial pressure. The watch comprises two lines of alphanumeric characters, of which one is used exclusively for displaying the current time and the other is used exc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264004 | Hair drying/styling device A hair drying/styling device which combines a uniquely designed rotating hairbrush and blow dryer into a single product. The present invention simplifies the popular styling technique of brushing hair while applying the blow dryer, by allowing the user to completely... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259341 | Tamper switch actuator arrangement A tamper switch actuator is used in combination with a circuit board held between two outer structural members. The tamper switch actuator includes a suspended displacement member moveable to a conducting position after a given amount of compression of a compressing... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244897 | Opening switch for vehicle doors or trunks An opening switch (1) for vehicle doors or rear hatches comprises an actuator device (5) for activating a microswitch (6) which can be moved between two positions: a first open position in which the actuator device is kept away from the microswi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241958 | Plunger switch A plunger switch is described. The switch has a carrier having a base portion. The carrier base portion has channels which receive bridge contact members. The bridge contact members are trapped in the channels by a retainer member. The carrier is inserted into a hou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239225 | Pyrotechnic circuit breaker A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate, tear, or cut a portion of the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be broken may be formed to be readily broken and/or may be a current load-based fuse. Also, the circuit breaker may be config... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239248 | Level/position sensor and related electronic circuitry for interactive toy A sensor for use in an interactive electronic device. The sensor is operative to generate a plurality of different output signals corresponding to respective positions of the sensor relative to a reference plane. The movement of the sensor relative to the reference ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234556 | One-touch cruise control system A vehicle cruise control system comprises a plurality of pre-set cruise control speed buttons and cruise control logic circuitry coupled to the pre-set cruise control speed buttons. Each one of the pre-set cruise control speed buttons corresponds to a respective pre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210845 | Portable electronic instrument including at least one input/output terminal for establishing a communication with an electronic unit arranged within said instrument There is disclosed a portable electronic instrument (1) including a case (2), at least one electronic unit (72, 74) housed inside the case, and at least a first input and/or output terminal (A; B) accessible from the exterior of the case and inc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211753 | Vehicle seat assembly with operator presence switch The present invention is directed to a vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat support pan, a seat cushion, a spring biased lever and an operator present switch. Both the lever and the switch are located between the cushion and the pan, effectively integrated within... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7193168 | Pneumatic switch for non-invasive testing and debug A pneumatic switch includes a housing which presents external contacts spaced apart to engage a component site on a device such as a circuit board. A pair of components are supported on the switch housing. A flexure mounted armature or vane is biased in one directio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193167 | Competitive swimming starting system A competitive swimming starting system for producing faster starts of competitive swimmers after the start of the race has been signaled. The competitive swimming starting system may include a platform structure for resting on a surface adjacent to a pool, and a lig... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178929 | Light and sound producing system A system for producing sound and light includes a shoe or other article of footwear having multiple sources of light and at least one loudspeaker, and a unit located remotely from the shoe which is operative to transmit an RF signal to a receiver within the shoe cau... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169123 | Control of pulse duty cycle based upon footswitch displacement Phacoemulsification apparatus includes a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical circuitry for ultrasonic vibrating the needle. A power source provides pulsed electrical power to the handpiece electrical circuitry and an input is provided for... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161106 | Switching device for flexible material A switching device for use on flexible material includes a core member configured to be secured to and extend outwardly from a flexible material, a switch supported by the core member, and a cover. The switch is configured to be operably connected to an electrical d... | 01/09/2007 |
