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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378991 | Condensed keyboard for electronic devices Methods, apparatuses, systems, and media for generating characters for electronic devices using condensed keyboards are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a method of manipulating a set of keys adapted to be manipulated using fingers of a left hand and a right hand of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7051832 | Material handling vehicle with dual control handles A material handling vehicle includes first and second control handles positioned at opposing ends of an operator compartment. The first control handle is positioned adjacent the forks for driving the vehicle in a fore or forks first direction, and the second control... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039463 | Discrimination of supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia events A method and system for discrimination of supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia events. Morphological features points are extracted from normal sinus rhythm (NSR) complexes and used to generate a NSR template. A numerical convolution is performed ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034240 | Controlling apparatus for electric tool An electric tool includes a power supply, a controlling apparatus and a two-way motor. The motor includes first and second leads. The controlling apparatus includes a first conductive element connected with the anode of the power supply, a second conductive element ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6971470 | Control system for material handling vehicle with dual control handles A material handling vehicle includes first and second control handles positioned at opposing ends of an operator compartment. The control system receives inputs from each of the first and second control handles and determines an appropriate travel direction and spee... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6967300 | Key assembly for electronic machines A key assembly has a circuit board, an elongated flexible key, and an elastically deformable support. The flexible key has a center and two side portions. The side portions and the elastically deformable support each have electrically conductive regions that are pos... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955239 | Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle having a seat placed in a driver's room provided in a vehicle body to be rotatable at a predetermined angle in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to a forward facing position, wherein the driver'... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6891118 | Manually operable electrical operating member A manually operable, electrical operating member having two key buttons for the respective switching-on and switching-off of the current, which key buttons are arranged on mutually opposite sides and can be operated in several steps. A common, mechanically operable ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6753490 | Ambidextrous switch lockout system The present invention is for an ambidextrous lockout switch system for use with a power tool. With the system of the present invention in place, a multi-step process must be carried out before the power tool can be activated. The system is adapted for the process to... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6744340 | Switch with magnetically coupled rocker armature An electrical switch, such as a two-position rocker or a momentary rocker switch, has an electrically conductive armature made of magnetic material that includes at least two faces extending from a common vertex. The armature is mounted to pivot about its common ver... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6713703 | Door opening circuit A door opening circuit comprises pipe-shaped housing and a button which can be moved axially in a housing in order to actuate a circuit component connected to the housing. The button is held in a rest position by a force and can be pushed in a direction opposing sai... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6590303 | Single button MP3 player This invention includes an electronic accessory having a single button that actuates all of its control features. In one embodiment, the accessory is a MP3 player wherein songs are stored on a multimedia card. Once the card has been loaded an inserted, th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6570105 | Retractable rotary switch cell A push-pull rotary switch includes a board having two circuits on opposite sides. Conductors are respectively positioned above the circuits for contacting ground and contact pads of the circuits. A shaft extends through the conductors and the board and is... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6345464 | Firearms with target illuminators, electric switching devices and battery power sources Apparatus for firing projectiles at targets and for illuminating such targets include a projectile-firing elongate weapon having a fore-end structure and a target illuminator on that fore-end structure in a first quadrant between a vertical plane and a ho... | 02/12/2002 |
| 5945645 | Activation device for an electrical appliance such as a circuit-breaker-motor An activation device with a start button and an emergency stop button for an electric appliance such as a circuit breaker equipped with a start control device and a stop control device with alternating movements. Also included is a disengageable transmiss... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5917162 | Circuit breaker with multiple operators for actuator device An electrical switch has a movable contact 15 and a fixed contact 14. A member 26 can move the contact 15 to make or break the switch. A latch including a movable device controls the initial movement of member 26 but the member 26 then moves independently... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5900684 | Power supply system for failsafe supply of different DC voltages Power supplies which include sockets for supplying DC voltages as well as cables for supplying DC voltages to internal components of, for example, a computer are configured to prevent a user from connecting to an inappropriate DC voltage. The apparatus in... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5462099 | System and method for pressurizing dispensing containers A portable electrically operated compressor system for pressurizing and repressurizing containers with compressed air. The system has two primary positions: A compressor position which has a single compressor motor switching mechanism which both activates... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5449872 | Compact rotary switching assembly A rotary switch which includes a rotary actuator, a linear switch having a linear actuator and a rotary to linear translator interconnecting the rotary actuator to the linear actuator. Rotation of the rotary actuator causes the translator to move linearly... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5219066 | Wall mounted alarm switch with adjustable height actuator A wall mounted alarm switch assembly intended to be positioned at the site of an existing electric circuit includes a remote mechanical actuating mechanism for the switch assembly. The actuating mechanism comprises dual side-by-side manual interfaces or k... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5124515 | Switching mechanism A switching mechanism is provided including a control member and a switching element which is coupled to the control member and by means of a coupling element can be moved between a first and a second position. The switching mechanism includes two couplin... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4458122 | Cam switch mechanism and control device, such as a pullkey, incorporating the same The cam switch mechanism which is particularly appropriate for use in a pullkey where one must be able to initiate two separate switching operations, i.e. lockout and signal, enables a pull on a wire at either end of the unit to trigger a first response, ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4301337 | Dual lateral switch device A dual switch apparatus has two switches simultaneously actuated in response to a single touch force where at least one of the switches has a pressure responsive variable contact resistance. A first support member has a first and a second conductor dispos... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4225764 | Strand actuator for pushbutton switch An actuator assembly for a small, versatile electrical switch of the type which includes a thimble telescoped over and axially slidable on a guide stud disposed between spaced conductor ends which are engaged by flanges of the thimble in a retracted posit... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4181828 | Safety cut-out devices A cut-out device, particularly applicable to mining machines, especially gate end machines where the close proximity to personnel in confined spaces gives rise to risk of injury of a very serious nature and even death, comprises a housing associated with ... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4027130 | Cable activated switch A cable activated switch comprising a hollow housing having opposed open ends to permit passage of a cable there-through. Guide means is provided in the housing for restricted planar displacement of the cable extending therethrough. A pair of spaced elect... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3967086 | Electrical switch construction An electrical switch construction having a housing provided with an electrical switch therein. A pair of actuators are carried by the housing and are operatively associated with the electrical switch for operating the electrical switch independently of ea... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3956606 | Cable operated safety stop switch The switch unit, suitable for use in instances of emergency and also for a normal electrical shut-off and re-setting of a controlled system, features a snap-action electrical switch, as an example, a microswitch type control operated selectively (or joint... | 05/11/1976 |
