Bizarre Patents
A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188387 | Keyswitch and keyboard A keyswitch includes a key cap, a base, a first support member, a second support member and a link member. The base has a first restraining portion and a third restraining portion. The first support member is disposed between the key cap and the base. The first supp... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8183477 | Switch apparatus for adjusting power seat in vehicle A switch apparatus for adjusting a power seat in a vehicle, may include a body, a plurality of switches installed on the body including a first switch manipulated in a horizontal direction, and a second switch spaced apart from the first switch and manipulated in a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183478 | Key assembly for an electronic device having a connected keycap The present application provides a key assembly for use in an electronic device. The key assembly comprises a plurality of dome switches and one or more single-piece keycaps. Each keycap has a plurality of key portions separated by deforming portions. The key assemb... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184433 | Switch and electronic device having a pivotable cover An electronic device having a pivotable cover includes a cover body, a device body connected pivotably to the cover body, and a switch unit disposed on pivot connecting portions of the cover body and the device body. When the cover body is pivoted relative to the de... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173913 | Normally closed dome switch A normally closed dome switch comprises a printed circuit board including a switch trace having first and second contact areas electrically insulated from one another, and a conductive switch dome having a central portion spaced from the printed circuit board and a ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8143537 | Keyboard A keyboard includes a pressable structure and a plurality of keycaps. The pressable structure includes a flat member and a plurality of elastic members. The flat member defines a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of the elastic members. The p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8124894 | Operating device, information processing terminal including the operating device, and assembly method for the operating device and the information processing terminal An operating device is provided which includes a stacked structure of a contact terminal sheet including contact terminals, a flexible wiring member including a land folded part and land parts and wire parts, and a plate-like frame supporting the contact terminal sh... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119938 | Touch keypad assembly A touch keypad assembly (100) includes a main board (10), a metal dome (40) disposed on a predetermined position of the main board, a touchpad layer (30) disposed on the metal dome, a keypad cover (20) disposed over the touchpad la... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115119 | Multi-directional key and key assembly A multi-directional key for an electronic device includes a hollow frame a key substrate, a multi-directional key body, and a supporting frame. The hollow frame includes a pair of first opposite parallel bars and a pair of second opposite parallel bars. Perpendicula... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8089010 | Electronic device with two keypads An electronic device with two keypads is provided. The electronic device includes a recessed portion and a pressable member rotatably attached to the recessed portion. A plurality of key switches is arranged on a surface of the recessed portion. A plurality of first... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080744 | Keyboard and keyswitch The invention discloses a keyswitch including a keycap, a base plate, and a support frame. The keycap includes an engagement part, and the base plate includes a slide part. The support frame is between the keycap and the base plate and includes a first end and a sec... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071897 | Key structure A key structure used in a portable electronic device includes a resilient member forming a plurality of conducting films and a column, a dome member forming an arch portion and a peripheral portion, a circuit board forming a plurality of first terminals, second term... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058572 | Electrical actuator system An electrical actuator system, especially for adjustable articles of furniture, comprising at least one electric actuator for bringing about the adjustment, a mains based power supply and possibly also rechargeable batteries, a control unit and a hand (10) co... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053689 | Communication terminal having housing with key buttons coupled thereto A communication terminal including a housing having elastic key buttons integrally coupled thereto is provided. The housing is configured to define an external appearance of the communication terminal. Each of the key buttons may have one end thereof integrally coup... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053688 | Method and apparatus for masking keystroke sounds from computer keyboards Disclosed herein is a method of masking audible sounds emanating from a keyboard in response to a stroking of keys on the keyboard, the method comprising, selecting components from a plurality of components with various masses, building the keyboard with the selecte... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8017879 | Customizable keyboard A keyboard includes a panel and a number of input keys. The input keys are assembled on the panel. The panel includes at least one first positive contact, at least one first negative contact and at least one first signal contact disposed on the panel. Each input key... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013262 | Key sheet Provided is a key sheet allowing reliable sliding operation input through accurate coordinate position detection and depressing operation input of satisfactory depression operability through clear click feel. Fixation layers are formed at positions under depressing ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7989716 | Keypad assembly and electronic device using same A keypad assembly is used for an electronic device. The keypad assembly includes a support member, and a plurality of key strips. The support member defines a plurality of openings and a plurality of cantilever plates, each cantilever plate extending into a correspo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7943870 | Switch device A switch device, includes a device main body incorporating a fixed pressure contact portion and includes a fixed sliding contact portion that forms a circuit together with the fixed pressure contact portion, and at least one pair of switches supported on the device ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7923649 | Printed circuit board for a mobile device A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7888610 | Keypad and method for identifying keystrokes of a keypad Embodiments of the invention are related to a keypad and an electronic device having a keypad. In one embodiment a keypad comprises a plurality of keys. Each of the plurality of keys comprises one main electrode and at least one signal electrode is being adapted to ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875816 | Control panel assembly for laundry device A control panel assembly of a laundry device is disclosed, by which a manipulation of buttons (200) is facilitated by improving button configurations of the laundry device. The present invention includes a control panel (100) provided to a front side o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7875815 | Key sheet and pushbutton switch The present invention provides a key sheet in which adjacent key tops are prevented from moving in conjunction with each other even when intervals between the key tops are designed to be narrow, and which facilitates a depressing operation by eliminating interferenc... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7829803 | Enhanced key structure with combined keycap for a mobile computing device A key structure assembly is provided for a mobile computing device. The key structure assembly includes a keycap having at least a first segment and a second segment. A first actuation member extends inward into the housing from the first segment of the keycap, and ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7777138 | Switch configuration A switch configuration for use with a keyboard comprises a plurality of support structures positioned adjacent each other in spaced relation and a plurality of dome switches, with at least one dome switch being coupled to each of the plurality of support structures.... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759588 | Thin keypad assembly A thin keypad assembly with a keypad panel of a smooth surface, a mist surface or a lines layer includes an elastic layer, a carrier and a keypad layer. The elastic layer includes a plurality of support portions, and each support portion has a protrusion. The carrie... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7759590 | Method and apparatus to improve tactile feel for keyboards and button assemblies A keyboard for an electronic device that incorporates a flexible carrier for the keys. The flexible carrier has cutouts or slots that aid in decoupling the actions of one from its neighbors. Moreover, in addition to or instead of cutouts or slots, the flexible carri... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7741570 | Small form-factor keyboard using keys with offset peaks and pitch variations A small form-factor keyboard or keypad for key structures is provided in which individual key structures have a contact surface on which there is a center reference and a peak. The center reference and the peak or offset, so that an offset distance between the cente... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7737375 | Key sheet Disclosed is a key sheet helping to solve problems caused by a rubber-like elastic material filling dividing grooves. A key sheet is provided with protrusions swelling from the back surface of an operation plate toward dividing grooves. The protrusions, which are fo... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7728236 | Keypad and keypad assembly A keypad includes an elastic layer for providing a restoring force to the keypad and an electric paper on the elastic layer, in which a plurality of key button regions for providing symbols in the form of images are defined. A keypad assembly includes a keypad, whic... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723624 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus is provided with a housing including a top wall and a side portion extending from an edge of the top wall, a keyboard, and a keyboard placing portion on which the keyboard is placed, the keyboard placing portion including a bottom surface pro... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7679010 | Rotator wheel An input apparatus for a multimedia device, said input apparatus comprising: a rotator wheel having an upper planar surface that is substantially annular in shape and exposed in order that the upper planar surface may be accessed by a user of the multimedia device; ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7671284 | Multidirectional actuator with variable return force The invention proposes a multidirectional actuator (18) comprising: a bottom support (22) with a main vertical axis “A”, a top actuation member (24) that is mounted so as to tilt relative t... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7671286 | Key with variable position capability A device may include a key having a key head and an actuator configured to move and to change a position of the key head when the actuator moves, where the actuator is configured to change the position of the key head to a first key position, and when the key head i... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7671285 | Dome switch assembly and mobile communication terminal having the same A dome switch assembly that can reduce the SAR value and improve radiation performance of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal having the same are provided. The ground layer of the dome switch assembly is connected to a hinge by a hing... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645950 | Electronic apparatus having switch contacts At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an electronic apparatus includes a switch contact and a control unit. The switch contact is constituted of a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact includes a plurality of detection contacts and a comm... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7579560 | Input device and mobile terminal having the same An input device includes a plurality of strip switches radially disposed on a board, and an adjusting stick movably mounted on the board at a central location of the radially disposed strip switches for selectively connecting the strip switches. Selective connection... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7579561 | Keypad coupling apparatus for portable terminal Disclosed is a keypad coupling apparatus for a portable terminal which has a laminated keypad unit arranged on an upper surface of a front case. The keypad coupling apparatus includes a front case provided with a latch; a flexible circuit disposed on the front case ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7572990 | Keypad overlay membrane A keypad overlay membrane provides guidance to a user in selecting an intended key to strike and avoiding striking unintended keys. In one arrangement the overlay membrane is formed by a continuous thin-walled sheet having an outwardly-facing surface and an opposed ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7557313 | Keyswitch and keyoard The invention discloses a keyswitch for preventing itself from being damaged by the entrance of water and for increasing its lifetime. The keyswitch includes a substrate, a switch, a supporting device, a deformable shielding and a keycap. The switch is mounted on th... | 07/07/2009 |
