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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188834 | Device for detecting the location of a compression point The device has a first substrate on which an electrical resistive element is mounted, and a second substrate on which a contact electrode is mounted. The contact electrode is disposed opposite the resistive element at an electrically insulating distance. It can be b... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7847674 | Two terminal variable resistor A small inexpensive two terminal variable resistance assembly that conveniently changes its resistance when a force of an actuator is applied. It can be made for power applications as well as in miniature dimension versions in values from milli-ohms to meg-ohms.... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7353719 | Pressure sensor and method for fabricating the same A pressure sensor comprising a plurality of sensor parts arranged in matrix. A first electrode being connected with first wiring and a second electrode being connected with second wiring are disposed oppositely through a cavity part in the sensor part. The second el... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339130 | Composite switch A composite switch is provided to output corresponding default signals through two different operation actions. The composite switch includes a housing, a pressing member, a sensor, a first pin, an electrical connection portion, and a metal spring leaf. The sensor i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336260 | Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Products and processes for providing tactile sensations to input devices or electronic devices are provided. Input devices include mechanical input devices (such as, for example, mechanical switches) and non-mechanical input devices (such as, for example, touchpads)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7295196 | Liquid crystal display panel with signal transmission patterns A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver I... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277004 | Bi-directional deflectable resistor A system and method for a bi-directional deflectable resistor. The bi-directional deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate and a second layer of conductive material on a bottom surface of a substrate, each layer h... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7248142 | Thin deflectable resistor A system and method for a deflectable resistor. The deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material and a second layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate, said first layer of conductive material having a resistance that changes pred... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214111 | Position sensor for a gear shift assist mechanism in a marine propulsion device A shift assist mechanism is provided with a position identification device that incorporates one or more probes in association with one or more depressions that identify alignment between various positions on the piston and cylinder of the shift assist mechanism. El... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213323 | Method of forming an electronic pressure sensitive transducer on a printed circuit board The cost and complexity of an electronic pressure sensitive transducer are decreased by constructing such a transducer directly on a printed circuit board containing support electronics. Conductive traces are formed on the printed circuit board to define a contact a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190251 | Variable resistance devices and methods A method of providing a variable resistance from a resistive member including a resistive resilient material comprises electrically coupling a first conductor with the resistive member at a first contact location over a first contact area; and electrically coupling ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186356 | Analytical device A sensor for chemical species or biological species or radiation presenting to test fluid a polymer composition comprises polymer and conductive filler metal, alloy or reduced metal oxide and having a first level of electrical conductance when quiescent and being co... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187264 | Foil-type switching element with improved spacer design A foil-type switching element comprises a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer 10. The spacer 10 comprises at least one recess 12 defining an active area of the switchin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170022 | Architectural preset rotary and preset slide control and non-preset controls An architectural preset rotary and preset slide control device comprising an N-mode latch mechanically coupled to a switch having a pole and a plurality of receiving terminals. The device further comprises a variable control component that is electrically coupled to... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164342 | Load sensor and method of manufacturing the load sensor, paste used for the method, and method of manufacturing the paste The present invention relates to a load sensor and provides a highly accurate load sensor with multi-layered wiring at low costs. It provides crystallized glass and non-crystalline glass which are best for a load sensor, and combines these to form multi-layered wiri... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161476 | Electronic tire management system An electronic tire maintenance system is provided for measuring a parameter of a device at a first location. The system includes a sensor for measuring the device parameter and generating a data signal representing the measured parameter. The system also includes a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161460 | Switching element provided with a foil construction A switching element provided with a foil construction includes a first supporting foil and a second supporting foil that are kept at a distance from one another via a spacer. The spacer has a recess in at least one active area of the switching element. A contact arr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7120721 | Fibre channel architecture port having optical and copper connectors First and second inputs are associated with a port. Logic produces indications to software to cause the first input and second input to appear as a single input to the software. The logic produces an indication that no signal is present on either the first input or ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109978 | Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition A method of generating a signal comprising providing a capacitive touch sensor pad including a matrix of X and Y conductors, developing capacitance profiles in one of an X direction and a Y direction from the matrix of X and Y conductors, determining an occurrence o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080562 | High-sensitivity pressure conduction sensor for localized pressures and stresses A high-sensitivity pressure conduction sensor is presented. The present invention includes a pair of locally resilient conductive layers and a locally resilient pressure conduction composite disposed between and contacting both conductive layers. Alternate embodimen... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7068142 | Pressure-sensitive resistor and pressure-sensitive sensor using the same A pressure-sensitive sensor includes two base films opposite to each other, a pair of electrodes provided on the two base films, and first and second pressure-sensitive resistors provided by two layers on the electrodes to form a predetermined gap therebetween. Furt... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064650 | Foil-type switching element A foil-type switching element comprises a first carrier foil having a first electrode arrangement applied thereon and a second carrier foil having a second electrode arrangement applied thereon, said first and second carrier foils being arranged at a certain distanc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060923 | Key A key has a varying response depending on the manner of depression. The key comprises at least a base and a switching element arranged curved relative to one another. Between the switching element and the base is a contact area where the switching element touches th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055749 | Re-configurable trigger assembly Described is an improved trigger assembly for use in an electronic device. The trigger assembly includes a pressure sensitive member and a trigger button. The pressure sensitive member includes two or more conductive lines. The pressure sensitive member is secured t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047503 | Method and apparatus for the selection of records An improved method and system for record selection. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention interprets the “gesture” of swiping the pen horizontally across a line-item of a record entry as a command to highlight the line-item and to select the enti... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040986 | Information processing apparatus, information storing medium and program thereof, and operating device for game machine An information processing apparatus includes a controller (1), and a game machine (2) to which the controller (1) is connected, and from at least one of a plurality of switches provided on the controller (1), a digital output or an analog... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027034 | Method of moving objects on TV monitor, the computer and recording medium for executing the method The movement of an object due to the continuous pushing of a simple ON/OFF switch is made an easier-to-use interface for users by a method of moving an object displayed on a screen of a TV monitor of a computer having a controller which has a pressure-sensitive unit... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024949 | Load transducers employing a sensing device Force sensing transducers which employ inline sensing and an integral crossarm support for a sensing component. These transducers have a metal frame with at least one ring; a beamlike crossarm which lies within, spans, and is integral with a ring of the transducer f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6967561 | Current control device A current control device is described wherein a pressure conduction composite is compressed and decompressed to alter its conductivity and thereby current conduction through the device. The pressure conduction composite is composed of a nonconductive matrix, a condu... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965377 | Coordinate input apparatus, coordinate input method, coordinate input-output apparatus, coordinate input-output unit, and coordinate plate A coordinate input apparatus and a coordinate inputting method are provided, in which any influence on display images by coordinate information recorded on a coordinate plate can be extremely reduced and excellent operation of input indication is enabled without bei... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945560 | Airbag device for a vehicle An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag and a sensor element located on the side of the airbag which moves towards the vehicle occupant. The sensor element is formed of sensor strips which transmit sensed pressure changes in the form of a sensor signal to ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943660 | Current control device A current control device is described wherein a pressure conduction composite is compressed and decompressed to alter its conductivity and thereby current conduction through the device. The pressure conduction composite is composed of a nonconductive matrix, a condu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943705 | Method and apparatus for providing an integrated membrane switch and capacitive sensor A circuit assembly for providing a switch sensor and a capacitive sensor. The circuit assembly has a first pattern of conductive material in a first plane and a second pattern of conductive material in a second plane. An insulating member in an intermediate plane se... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6937227 | Hand-held pointing device The primary purpose of this thesis is to explain a device which could be used as an alternative for a computer mouse. Instead of using a regular roller found in an ordinary mouse, the device uses a pressure sensitive sensor to control the computer cursor on the moni... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929547 | Recording medium, method of using a computer and computer for executing role-playing games To provide a user interface for exchanges among on-screen characters which is easier-to-use than selecting certain items by a player pushing a simple ON/OFF switch, a computer, a recording medium and a method use a controller which has pressure-sensitive units for s... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919927 | Camera with touchscreen A camera which can perform operations by touching a screen of an image display and can give different instructions according to different pressures applied on the touching. A digital camera has an LCD for displaying the captured image or a reproduced image. A touch ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6909354 | Electronic pressure sensitive transducer apparatus and method for manufacturing same The cost and complexity of an electronic pressure sensitive transducer are decreased by constructing such a transducer directly on a printed circuit board containing support electronics. Conductive traces are formed on the printed circuit board to define a contact a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906700 | 3D controller with vibration A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular axes general... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903724 | Handheld communications devices with joysticks and switch contact layouts therefor An electronic device, for example a handheld telephone, having an integrated joystick with a conductive contact surface disposed toward a printed circuit board (PCB). The joystick is aligned with a neutral position contact portion of the PCB when the joystick is in ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903720 | Cursor control console with rotary knob and method of use A rotary knob is integrated into a cursor control console and facilitates entering of alpha and numeric data into an aircraft computer system. The console houses both a cursor control device and the rotary knob. The rotary knob is located within finger reach of the ... | 06/07/2005 |
