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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7339454 | Tensile-stressed microelectromechanical apparatus and microelectromechanical relay formed therefrom A microelectromechanical (MEM) apparatus is disclosed which includes a shuttle suspended above a substrate by two or more sets of tensile-stressed beams which are operatively connected to the shuttle and which can comprise tungsten or a silicon nitride/polysilicon c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6603386 | Bi-stable microswitch including shape memory alloy latch A bi-stable microswitch (1) including a pair of contacts (6, 7) and an armature (4) movable between a first position and a second position to selectively make or break the pair of contacts, the armature being latched in the second position by a shape memo... | 08/05/2003 |
| 5491460 | Instrument switch having integrated overcurrent protection An electrical instrument switch includes a rocker switch for manual on-and-off switching and that is seated in an insulation housing. Depending on the pivot position, the rocker switch moves, with a working end that dips into the housing interior, a conta... | 02/13/1996 |
| 4166995 | Thermostatic snap switch This invention relates to a thermostatic snap switch and in particular it relates to a switch of the type which has a temperature sensing probe containing an actuating element for the switch.... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4107638 | Thermostat A thermostat useful for an appliance, which uses a snap action stressed-leaf spring having two stable stressed configurations for the making and breaking of a circuit. Stressing of the spring is provided by differential movement of parts of a heat probe.... | 08/15/1978 |
