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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058967 | Electrical control device The invention concerns a touch-sensitive surface (15) electrical control device comprising at least two adjacent active zones (3, 5, 7) for controlling in each active zone (3, 5, 7) a specific electrical function and a coating (13) provid... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049591 | Tactile sensor for curved surface and manufacturing method thereof A tactile sensor for curved surfaces applicable to objects with multi-dimensional curvature and a small radius of curvature and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The tactile sensor for curved surfaces includes a lower pattern including a plurality of low... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7898381 | Sensor sheet The body pressure distribution sensor sheet includes a first sheet, a second sheet, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive regions interposing between the first sheet and the second sheet. The pressure-sensitive regions are arranged in two directions, i.e., a lengthw... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7852193 | Push-button testing system A push-button switch test device having a flexible tab fixedly attached to a pushing member. The flexible tab is made of a flexible material and includes a deformation sensitive resistor mounted on a surface. The push-button switch test device may be used to test a ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7378608 | 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 pusing the fabric. The stretchable fabrics may be usable in a wearable garment, furniture, or other s... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368921 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace, ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352271 | Probe and contour measuring instrument A probe body (200) includes a middle closing portion (250) formed upright on a connector front portion (261A) and a female thread (261D) into which a male screw (110) is screwed. A sensor module (300) includes a slidable-con... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339124 | Input key and input apparatus An input key to which a plurality of information elements to be inputted are assigned, comprises: a key top to be pushed; and detecting means for detecting a push on the key top and for, when detecting the push on the key top, detecting a relative displacement of th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334452 | Method for characterizing materials by using a mechanical resonator Methods for monitoring a fluid composition include placing a mechanical resonator in the fluid composition and oscillating the resonator. The resonator can be a tuning fork resonator having tines oscillated in opposite directions and in opposite phases. A variable f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7310088 | Input operation device An object of the present invention is to provide a novel input operation device in which multi-functionality corresponding to higher functionality of electrical equipment can be achieved along with tactile functionality suitable as a man-machine interface. An input ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305894 | Nip press sensing system including a sensor strip having sensor interface electronics associated therewith and methods of operating the same According to some embodiments of the present invention, a system for determining characteristics of two rolls configured in a nip press includes a strip configured to be placed in the nip press. A plurality of sensors embedded in the strip is configured to generate ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301435 | Flexible switching devices An electronic resistor user interface comprises flexible conductive materials and a flexible variably resistive element capable of exhibiting a change in electrical resistance on mechanical deformation and is characterised by textile-form electrodes (10,12), ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276917 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor includes a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer including a detector and trace, a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271361 | Input key and input apparatus An input key of the present invention, which is assigned a plurality of information items to be inputted, and which is assigned each of the information items to be inputted, according to a direction of a force exerted on the input key. And the input key includes a p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268661 | Composite fuse element and methods of making same A composite fuse element includes a network or matrix of conductive material that is in contact and interspersed with arc suppressing materials at a particle level. In such a matrix, the conductive (e.g., metal) network and the arc suppressing material particles pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262682 | Resistor element, stress sensor, and method for manufacturing them A stress sensor in which the direction and magnitude of a stress being applied to a post bonded to or integrated with an insulating board can be grasped from variation in the resistance of resistor elements being stimulated by application of the stress while suppres... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259614 | Voltage sensing circuit An auto voltage sense circuit uses voltage controlled current sources to generate a desired reference voltage level that closely tracks the variations and changes of a first voltage level and a second voltage level. The auto voltage sensing circuit includes a first ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248249 | Touch panel apparatus and method for controlling the same A touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel for recognizing a contact position and a touch panel controller for computing a coordinate value corresponding to the contact position on the touch panel, wherein an activation force is set to a value between 80 g˜150 ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7224257 | Physical quantity sensing element having improved structure suitable for electrical connection and method of fabricating same A physical quantity sensing element according to the invention includes an insulating layer and a sensing layer. The sensing layer is configured to generate an electrical signal as a function of a physical quantity applied thereto and has a surface that includes a f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7209028 | Position sensor with resistive element A position sensor comprises a resistive element positionable on a first surface. A pair of leads are on the resistive element, the pair of leads adapted to supply a first voltage, such as by being grounded. An intermediate lead is positioned on the resistive element... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7176397 | Water resistant switch mat having activation across its entire surface An electrical switch mat which generally includes a first layer of flexible matting material, a second layer of flexible matting material, and a perimeter ribbon switch disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The ribbon switch has a longitudinal edge ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7164343 | Digital potentiometer A variable potentiometer with a wiper terminal and first and second terminals has relay switches for shorting or for unshorting resistors. When resistance is reduced between the wiper and one of said terminals, resistance is increased between the wiper and another t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7161583 | Input device and method for detecting contact position An input device of the present invention includes a substantially ring-shaped resistor including two pair of electrodes projecting along a Y direction and an X direction orthogonal to the Y direction, a substantially ring-shaped conductor facing the resistor across ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154372 | Micromechanical flow sensor with tensile coating A sensor integrated on a semiconductor device (1), in particular a flow sensor, comprises a measuring element (2) on a membrane (5). In order to prevent a buckling of the membrane (5) a tensile coating (9) is applied. The coating c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151431 | Resistor element, stress sensor and method for manufacturing them A stress sensor in which the direction and magnitude of a stress being applied to a post (6) bonded to or integrated with the surface of an insulating board (3) can be grasped from variation in the resistance of a plurality of resistor elements (8 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145432 | Flexible switching devices An electronic resistor user interface comprises flexible conductive materials and a flexible variably resistive element capable of exhibiting a change in electrical resistance on mechanical deformation and is characterised by textile-form electrodes (10,12) a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133033 | Actuator for a switch An actuator for a switch, the actuator being movable between on and off positions against an adjustable resilient bias to provide a first signal when said actuator is in said on position and a second signal when said actuator is in said off position. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126583 | Interactive vehicle display system An interactive display system for a vehicle including a heads up display system for projecting text and/or graphics into a field of view of a forward-facing occupant of the vehicle and an occupant-controllable device enabling the occupant to interact with the heads ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123241 | Quantitatively force-sensing computer keyboard A computer keyboard includes a frame, a grid of conductors located on the frame and forming a plurality of intersections, and a plurality of keys located above the plurality of intersections. Each key is associated with an intersection and configured to create an el... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7102093 | Key with binding structure A key with binding structure includes an elastic key body and a membrane board bound to each other by an adhesive. The elastic key body has an operation portion extending upward there-from for being accessible and a supporting portion protruding downward there-from.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087848 | Multi operating electronic component A multi operating electronic component includes a case, a rotary member, a cover member, an operating knob and a rotationally actuated component. In the central hole of the rotary member rotatably supported by the case, a center leg of the operating knob and an enga... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7078633 | Digital multidirectional control switch A multidirectional control switch which comprises at least a control means (1) arranged to be movable, a base (2), and first and second contact means in connection with the control means (1) and/or the base (2), one of the contact means b... | 07/18/2006 |
