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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178810 | Electric-switch activated by sensing a touch through a large variety of cover-plate materials An electric switch may include a sensing cube including circuitry for sensing a touch and activating the electric switch in response to said sensing. The circuitry may include a sensing circuit including a multi-dielectric configuration circuit configured with a plu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173925 | Capacitive operating element An operating element having an actuating element disposed on a linear moving carrier element. The actuating element has a plate-like touch panel that is made of an electrically nonconductive material, which cooperates with a switching element, and wherein an electri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168908 | Capacitive touch switch A capacitive touch switch for an operator control panel of an electrical domestic appliance includes a panel, a sensor area disposed in the panel, a printed circuit board disposed at a distance behind the panel, and a capacitive sensor element which is disposed betw... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148659 | Touch switch structure A touch switch structure is provided that can be preferably used for an automotive instrument panel and can securely prevent misjudgments and incorrect detections with respect to operations on the switch. For that purpose, the touch switch structure comprises a base... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148658 | Non-contact touch switch A non-contact touch switch comprises an outer cover installed at an outlet of an AC power source, a microcomputer control circuit installed on an inner side of the outer cover, a medium transferring interface installed on the outer cover and connecting with the micr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8124903 | Input device and manufacturing method thereof An input device for constructing an inputting operation unit for various electronic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the input device are provided. The input device allows push-down inputting operation and position inputting operation using the same operating... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110767 | Structured touch switch A structured touch switch, which is of an electrostatic capacitance, type is provided. The structured touch switch comprises a substrate made of a material having a non-conductive characteristic, a conductive member made of a material having a conductive characteris... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106324 | Touch panel and driving method of touch panel A touch panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a number of spacers is provided. The first substrate has an upper surface and a bottom surface opposite to the upper sur... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106325 | Electric control device The invention relates to an touch-surface electric control device (1) comprising a touch-surface sensor (29), a printed circuit board (33), connection means (42) for the electric connection between the touch-surface sensor (29) and... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101880 | Operator control panel for a domestic appliance An operator control panel for a domestic appliance includes a panel body having an operator control face facing a user and a rear face facing away from the operator control face. A sensor element of an electrically conductive material forms a capacitive sensor area ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8084704 | Switch for a brush wear recording circuit A switch for a brush wear monitoring recording circuit for monitoring wear of at least one brush, the switch having an open and a closed state, comprises a fixed part including a switch plate having a switch face and a moving part including a capacitive flag dispose... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8067710 | Tensioned touch panel and method of making same A tensioned touch panel includes a support structure having a substrate with a generally planer conductive surface disposed thereon and an insulating spacer generally about the periphery of the substrate. A pretensioned conductive member overlies the support structu... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063330 | Uniform threshold for capacitive sensing The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for providing and using a uniform threshold for capacitive touch sensing in a user interface having a non-flat touch surface. The capacitive touch sensor can to provide a sensor signal using the unifo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8017884 | Integrated touch panel and electronic device using the same An integrated touch panel including a first, second, and third substrates, a first and second adhesive layers, a first and second axial conductive layers, a shielding layer, a first and second conductive films, two first and second conductive electrodes is provided.... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7989725 | Proximity sensor for a vehicle A proximity sensor for controlling a component that may be installed on a window, on an interior or exterior pillar of a vehicle, on a control panel or any suitable location on a vehicle or any other structure. The sensor includes a substrate and a conductive layer ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7977596 | Control element with proximity sensor A control element includes a switching element, an operating element for operating the switching element, a printed circuit board, and an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor integrated in the operating element. The electrically co... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7923654 | Capacitive touch switch and domestic appliance provided with such switch A capacitive touch switch having a printed circuit board and capacitive electrode provided on a surface of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board is interposed between a transparent planar light guide and the electrode, the planar light gu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915556 | Input panel and portable electronic device using the same An input panel for a portable electronic device including a switch sheet, a touch-sensing sheet and an interposing sheet is provided. The switch sheet includes a circuit board and at least one dome switch. The circuit board has at least one contact pad, and the dome... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7884299 | Switch with capacitive sensing element A switch adapted to make and/or break a connection in an electric circuit to operate a device has a front to face the user and a rear to face away from the user, a housing, and switch mechanism. The switch mechanism includes in operative connection, a lens facing th... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7851720 | Capacitive touch switch, circuit configuration for a capacitive touch switch and control device for an electronic domestic appliance with at least one capacitive touch switch A capacitive touch switch which is used, for example, in a control device for an electronic domestic appliance, includes a sensor area as part of a capacitive sensor element having a capacitance which changes when touched. A measuring electrode, which is coupled to ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851719 | Seat control system The present invention relates to a seat control system for a vehicle. The system includes a substrate with a plurality of touch zones disposed on one surface of the substrate, and a plurality of electrode patterns disposed on the opposite surface. An inner electrode... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7834287 | Capacitive touch switch A capacitive touch switch, for a control panel of a domestic electrical appliance, includes a touch panel having an upper side and an underside. A printed circuit board is disposed at a distance below the underside of the touch panel. A sensor element is disposed be... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829813 | Touch sensor switch A touch sensor switch for easily taking out an output of a touch sensor with high reliability. Push-type switching elements 2A, 2B, and 2C are mounted on a printed circuit board 1, a rubber dome 3 is provided with expanded portions... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7829812 | Input device and an electronic device comprising an input device An input device including a support structure, such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and a switch device, e.g. a switch dome, mounted on the support structure. The switch device may be configured to provide tactile feedback to a user upon depression of the switch d... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7786400 | Operating device with an operating field and a sensor element for an electrical appliance and method for operating the operating device An operating device for an electrical appliance, for example a cooking appliance, is provided with a deformable metallic control panel, underneath which an electret microphone cartridge is disposed. The membrane of the microphone cartridge can be coupled to the lowe... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772514 | Capacitive user-interface switches An electronic device including a housing having an outer surface, at least one printed circuit board located within the housing and having at least one edge located in propinquity to at least one corresponding edge region of the outer surface, at least one capacitan... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763819 | Switch device As sensor means for sensing an operation input of a user, a switch device X comprises a first electrode 11 that is an elastic plate member, and a second electrode 12 that is opposed to the first electrode 11. The first electrode 11 is pro... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7687736 | Tensioned touch panel and method of making same A tensioned touch panel includes a support structure having a substrate with a generally planer conductive surface disposed thereon and an insulating spacer generally about the periphery of the substrate. A pretensioned conductive member overlies the support structu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7674993 | Operating element for a motor vehicle The invention concerns an operating element, in particular a pushbutton, for a motor vehicle, having at least of a touch-sensitive pushbutton operating on a capacitive basis and a housing, wherein the pushbutton is movably mounted in the housing, wherein a capacitor... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7652220 | Sensor device A touch sensor device for a household appliance or the like is disclosed, for producing a signal for controlling the appliance's operation when touched by a user's finger. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor element connected to control circuitry, wherein the ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7642479 | Touch pad structure A touch pad includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a joining layer. The joining layer joins the first substrate and the second substrate together. The first substrate provides a refection layer at a lateral side or both sides thereof with at least a ligh... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7579569 | Capacitive proximity and/or touch-sensitive switch A capacitive and/or touch-sensitive switch has an electroconductive body which is disposed between an electrically insulating covering plate and a carrier plate disposed at a distance from the covering plate, and can be elastically deformed in the spacing direction.... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7538292 | Activation device in a motor vehicle, connected to a system for operator detection The invention relates to an activation device for operating an electronic system in a motor vehicle, which has an electrically conductive sensor face for electrically coupling an operator to a system for operator detection. According to the invention, the sensor fac... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7534975 | Flashlight and light source selector A selector arrangement comprises a support member including a spring member adjacent an opening therein, and a rotary electrical switch supported within the support member and having plural rotational selection positions. The rotary electrical switch is actuatable a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7525063 | Method for the optical marking of a touch contact switch and touch contact switch An elongate contact switch is disclosed having several partial contact areas and associated illumination means for indicating the actuation mode and also the actuation point to an operator, in order to increase operational effectiveness. The illumination means can b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525062 | Capacitive proximity and/or contact sensor and electrically conductive plastic body for such a sensor A capacitive proximity and/or contact sensor has an electrically conductive plastic body, which is disposed between an electrically insulating cover plate and an electrically conductive contact surface of a carrier plate disposed at a distance therefrom. The contact... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7511242 | Sensor element for a touch switch, method for the manufacture of a sensor element and touch switch A sensor element for a touch switch device has a sensor element body of elastic, electrically conductive material. The sensor element body has two parallel end wall areas as the top and bottom surfaces, which are integrally connected in one piece by inwardly cambere... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507929 | Capacitive contact switch A detector for a capacitive contact switch comprises a flat material consisting of a transparent carrier foil and a ITO-coating. The ITO coating is embodied in the form of a transparent electric conductor. The flat material can be arranged between a transparent cove... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7462798 | Gaming machine A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a p... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7436327 | Capacitive relay takeoff swimming platform sensor system A capacitive relay takeoff swimming platform sensor system including multiple stations, timing devices and capacitive sensor devices where the presence or departure of a second swimmer on a relay takeoff swimming platform is sensed by the change in a capacitive fiel... | 10/14/2008 |
