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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7060918 | Normal and Emergency Combination Light Switch A standard 2-gang wallbox-mountable light switch assembly comprising two switches for controlling electrical power from two separate circuits, one normal and one emergency power, to two separate lighting loads is disclosed. The assembly comprises two toggle switches... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7038156 | Rotary knob assembly for home appliance Disclosed is a rotary knob assembly for a home appliance. The assembly includes a rotary switch having an encoder and a shaft rotatably installed at the encoder, a knob coupled to the shaft of the rotary switch, and a support member provided around the rotary switch... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935142 | Washing machine water control Water temperature selection in a washing machine is accomplished by utilizing a single selector that is in communication with an associated processor. The single selector is preferably on the same board as the processor thereby defining a water temperature selection... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6862482 | Appliance control system with LED operation indicators An appliance controller includes a plurality of LEDs that are configured annularly about a control knob of the appliance controller. The LEDs are operated so as to indicate status of the operation of the appliance when the appliance is in a run mode. In one form, th... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6856841 | Appliance control system with solid state appliance controller A solid state appliance controller includes circuitry formed on a circuit board, the circuitry defining a voltage trace in communication with a voltage source, a first state trace, and a second state trace. The first and second state traces are in communication with... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6727443 | Appliance control system with knob control assembly An appliance control system includes a housing and a user cycle selector which is movable in relation to the housing between a first selector position and a second selector position. The appliance control system further includes a first spring secured to the housing... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6198055 | Manually movable switch selector including both a rotary knob and a thumb wheel A manually movable switch selector (14) includes a rotary knob (16) and a thumb wheel (18). The rotary knob (16) is configured for rotation about a first axis (19). The thumb wheel (18) is supported on the rotary knob (16) for rotation relative to the rot... | 03/06/2001 |
| 4861948 | Interlock switch with low energy operating mechanism A multiple leaf spring interlock switch having a pair of contacts in each side of an A.C. supply inherently biased to open positions and operated to closed positions by a linearly reciprocably movable cam acting only against the biased of the contacts. A ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4295054 | Electric control system with rotary mechanical interlock and timing mechanism An electric control system with mechanical interlock characterized by means for switching between one or another supply line extending to a load which comprises two parallel paths extending to the load which path includes spaced controlled devices, and ro... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4103133 | Dual switch operator using modified Geneva movement A dual switch actuator mechanism for coordinated actuation of two high-current switches, each of which includes a switch operator mechanism for opening and closing the switch in response to rotation of a switch operator shaft. The switches are mounted adj... | 07/25/1978 |
