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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7772508 | Switch having a base, a slider, and a conductive coil spring A thin switch having a small floor area easy to be manufactured is provided. A switch includes a base including at least one switching fixed contact point exposed from a bottom surface and a concave part having at least one pair of opposing side walls; an operation ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7449643 | Switch for vehicle A switch for a vehicle used to control the on-off operation of a stop lamp for an automobile ensures electrical contact and separation with a simple structure. The switch includes an input terminal and an output terminal each protruded outside the case at one end an... | 11/11/2008 |
| RE40506 | Battery with strength indicator A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also pro... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7405374 | Door plunger switch A plunger switch comprises a switch body housing a first contact element, a second contact element and an elongate plunger. The first contact element is partially housed in the switch body and extends out for operative communication with a circuit. The second contac... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7371979 | Electrical interconnection arrangement An electrical busbar arrangement has provision for connecting a single feeder cable to a plurality of branch cables within an insulating housing. A branch port is provided for each branch cable, and a spring-loaded slidable support plate is arranged to receive the b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7339131 | Slide switch apparatus In a slide switch apparatus of the present invention, a click spring movable along a side surface portion of a housing includes an engagement portion that is engaged with a switch lever and can be switched in accordance with the movement along the side surface porti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329819 | Steering column module for a vehicle The invention relates to a steering column module for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle. The steering column comprises a base housing, at least one switch unit which is arranged in or on the base housing and comprises a mechanism which is coupled to an actua... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329821 | Sealed pushbutton switch A sealed pushbutton switch (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of fixed contacts (7), an actuator (3) moveably retained in the insulative housing, a moveable contact (6) fastened to the actuator and including a pair of... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326865 | Switching device An electrical switching device including at least one ingoing conductor at least a first and a second outgoing conductor, and an arrangement for connecting and disconnecting the conductors by means of an axial movement. The arrangement includes an axially movable el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324347 | Memory card A memory card includes: a main body of the memory card in which a notched section is formed; a semiconductor memory; and a write/nonwrite setting element for setting the write/nonwrite state of data in the semiconductor memory, the write/nonwrite setting element bei... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294795 | Slide switch A slide switch includes a disk-shaped control member laid over a support member accommodated in a casing, a plurality of transverse contacts arranged in positions to surround the control member, and an annular vertical contact arranged outwardly of the transverse co... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282657 | Assembly having an electric switching function as well as a method of producing such an assembly An assembly having an electric switching function, comprises a switch device which has associated electric conductors and a movable actuating part, on which a hood member is mounted, and which is provided in a housing comprised by an outer injection-molded body; the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271997 | Processor module packaging for a portable electronic device display A processor module is packaged with a display for a portable electronic device. The display is designed to create a space within a display housing to allow a processor module to be included in the display housing. The processor module can be designed to be integral ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265465 | Small-sized motor, small-sized vibration motor, and portable information device The present invention is constituted such that a motor is small in size and can be mounted simply, with a sure electrical connection by means of power terminals. There is provided a terminal seat made of insulating resin fitted and fixed to one end of a motor housin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238902 | Slider The present invention provides a slider which is less likely to cause a drastic change in a contact state such as instantaneous disconnection. The slider according to the present invention has teeth 13 of a comb shaped like a narrow sheet being rectangular in... | 07/03/2007 |
| RE39703 | Battery with strength indicator A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also pro... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230194 | Elongated bridge shunt 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... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227248 | Stacked land grid array package A spring plate may be provided between a bolster plate and a board in order to mount components on the opposite side of the board. In some embodiments, the spring plate may provide additional stack tolerance and forceful bias to hold the stack tightly together. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223931 | Switch A switch is provided, which is stable in operating characteristics and can be operated with a small operating force, and which is long in life and easy to manufacture. The switch comprises a base, a moving contact piece having one end thereof, which is supported piv... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222206 | Removable module for a portable electronic device having stand-alone and system functionality A computer system has a removable module that contains a processor, other electrical components, and a battery. When the module has been removed from the computer system, the processor runs an application that interacts with the electrical components in the module t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220926 | Switching apparatus A movable contact holder includes a rod-shaped portion which is formed in such a manner as to extend in a direction which is at substantially right angles to a traveling direction of a movable unit and is substantially parallel to a sliding plane of a movable contac... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212399 | Processor module packaging for a portable electronic device display A processor module is packaged with a display for a portable electronic device. The display is designed to create a space within a display housing to allow a processor module to be included in the display housing. The processor module can be designed to be integral ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208692 | Operating switch mechanism An operating switch mechanism in an IC recorder having an operating switch button for slide operation includes an IC recorder main body and an operating unit. The operating unit is attached to the main body by fixing a frame member on the operating unit side with a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203330 | Switching unit for a microphone A switching unit for a microphone includes a slider-mounting member, a slider mounted slidably on the slider-mounting member and having an operating element, and a slider-positioning mechanism mounted on the slider-mounting member and defining an elongated slot for ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202432 | Switch A switch comprises a case having a stationary contact embedded in an inner bottom surface thereof, a lever housed inside the case such that the lever is swingable around one end thereof, and a movable contact having an arm portion and a contact point on a first end ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196278 | Key operated security switch A key operated switch that provides enhanced operational characteristics wherein the rotary motion of a key is translated into the actuation of a switch mechanism that rapidly establishes an electrical connection between a source of electrical current and a load. Th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165790 | Distortion resistant silent push-push latch A push-push latch assembly includes opposed gripper arms moved between opened and closed positions upon axial activation of a slide in a housing. The gripper arms have pin disposed in channels of the housing, the channels being angularly oriented to urge the gripper... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157652 | In-line slide switch assembly for hot plugging The present disclosure relates to switches and assemblies configured and adapted to enable “hot plugging” of electrical components and/or elements. According to an embodiment, slide switch assembly includes a body portion configured and adapted to support a firs... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151236 | Push-button electrical switch with deformable actuation and method for making same A switching device intended for assembly on an electric printed circuit mounting plate includes contacts to be electrically connected when a switching operation is performed. The switching device includes a switch component associated with an actuator, which allows ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148433 | Reversing switch mechanism A reversing switch mechanism includes a housing defining contact cavities and a trough, contacts received in the contact cavities, and a slide member received in the trough and engaging the contacts. The slide member includes conductive elements forming conductive p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148434 | Gearshift mechanism for electromotive toy car Disclosed is a gearshift mechanism for electromotive toy car is provided in a space defined by a left cover and a right cover, including a gearshift lever, a slide plate, an opening shield plate, an opening shield securing plate, a switch plate, pushbuttons, a switc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138590 | Vehicle electric equipment switch assembly and operation lever assembly thereof An operation lever assembly includes an operation lever including a manipulator to operate a vehicle electric equipment switch assembly. The operation lever assembly includes a guide configured to guide the manipulator into the operation lever for regular mounting. | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138594 | Push switch A push switch includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of fixed terminals (2), a moveable contact (3) and an actuator(4). The insulative housing (1) made of insulative material has a base (10), a plurality of periphery wal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135651 | Detect switch with an improved moveable contact A detect switch (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a first and second fixed terminals (51, 52) retained in the insulative housing, a moveable contact (3), an operator assembly (2) and a cover (4) mounted on the insula... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122756 | Push switch A push switch includes an operating body, a case, a return spring, and a light source. The operating body is controlled by push operation, includes a through-hole in the center and a display portion at the upper edge of the through-hole, and supports a movable conta... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7102094 | Switch The switch is comprised of a case, a first fixing terminal formed with a contact section exposed at the bottom surface of the case at one end with the other end being outside of the case, a second fixing terminal formed with a contact section exposed at a side surfa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7078638 | Inhibitor switch An inhibitor switch is joined to a manual shaft inside a mission case which can be readily positioned. The inhibitor switch in which a movable base is interlocked and linked to a manual shaft of an automatic transmission inside a mission case of the automatic transm... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068496 | Docking solution for a tablet notebook computer A docking solution for a tablet notebook computer is described. Specifically, the docking solution provides a way to adjust the tilt angle of the tablet screen while conserving area. Further, a main connector and an auxiliary connector is provided to provide an elec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067751 | Switch A switch including an insulative plastic case having a cavity formed therein, a metal cover joined to the case to cover over the cavity, and a switching contact section contained in the cavity. In this switch, a surface of the cover opposed to the case has an insula... | 06/27/2006 |
