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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7786428 | Remote optical control of electrical circuits having a control module with a mechanical switch and a light magnifying lens An optical controlling circuit and an electrical controlled circuit such as a motor control circuit are interconnected by an electro-optic interface. A passive optical switch located in the optical circuit at a position remote from the electrical circuit is physical... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7655901 | Light assisted keyboard for mobile communication device A mobile communication device having a keyboard with a set of keys representing alpha-numeric characters, the keyboard comprising a light source, located within said mobile communication device; for providing a light; a set of sensors, associated with said keys, for... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645980 | Photoelectric switch having a prism with a reflective surface being positioned by a release button A photoelectric switch is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the photoelectric switch includes at least one light source, a reflective surface provided in light-receiving relationship with respect to the at least one light source, a release button engaging the... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7619206 | Tactile switch for a domestic appliance having a controller causing a radiation emitter and an auxiliary radiation emitter to emit radiation for a duration of time A switch for a domestic appliance, such as a cooking range, that includes a radiation emitter, an auxiliary radiation emitter and a radiation receiver, the radiation receiver adapted to receive at least part of the radiation emitted from the radiation emitter and au... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7525084 | Input device, electronic apparatus and method for controlling input device An input device includes an input detection portion which enables detection of position inputs according to change of capacitance; a position detection portion which reads detection signals from the input detection portion and detects positions thereof; a light emit... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7485843 | Touch/proximity-sensing using reflective optical sensor and a light pipe for specularly reflecting light The disclosure is directed to a touch proximity sensing system detecting the presence or absence of a triggering object. The system includes a reflective optical sensor, an active surface, and a light pipe in combination. The reflective optical sensor has an emitter... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7439484 | Laser measurement apparatus using self-mixing effect In an optical input device based on movement of an object (15) and the device relative to each other and which comprising at least one optical sensor unit including a laser (3) having a laser cavity for generating a measuring beam (13), convergi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7369721 | Optical imaging system with optical delay lines An electromagnetic signal processing system (10) comprises a plurality of optical fiber arrays (11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) each having a cluster of optical fibers with their one ends (40) oriented to receive electromagnetic radiation from... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355164 | Touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch and control device having the momentary-contact switch An infrared momentary-contact switch for a control device of a domestic appliance, has a transmitter which emits infrared radiation and a receiver which receives infrared radiation. The transmitter and receiver are disposed behind a cover through which at least some... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335843 | Computer keyboard backlighting Embodiments of a peripheral backlighting system for keyboards are shown and described, which include one or more light-emitting panels exterior to the keyswitches of the keyboard. The panels are preferably electroluminescent material or light-emitting chemical cells... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336354 | Spectrophotometer A spectrophotometer having an optical system for directing a beam of substantially monochromatic excitation light to a liquid sample contained in a well (3) of a well plate for interaction with the sample for absorption or emission measurements to analyse the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7283066 | Illuminated keyboard A keyboard is provided having illuminating keys. The keyboard includes a light channeling upper clamshell and preferably key members constructed at least partially of translucent material so that light produced from a light source is channeled upwardly to the upper ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273324 | Adjustable wearable ergonomic split keyboard and mouse An adjustable wearable ergonomic split keyboard and mouse data input device is provided that includes two hand modules. Data and command input keys are provided in each module and arranged on fingerlike components which are attached to a palm support structure . Eac... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271743 | Switch arrangement and a switch matrix structure for a keypad A switch arrangement comprises a photoconductor to be illuminated. The switch arrangement also comprises a conductor which is intended to further transmit light escaping from the photoconductor and directed to the conductor by a local contact, wherein the conductor ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7193536 | Illuminated keyboard A keyboard is provided having illuminating keys. The keyboard includes a light channeling membrane and key members constructed at least partially of translucent material so that light produced from a light source is channeled upwardly to the upper surfaces of the ke... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193535 | Illuminated keyboard A keyboard is provided having illuminating keys. The keyboard includes a light channeling membrane and key members constructed at least partially of translucent material so that light produced from a light source is channeled upwardly to the upper surfaces of the ke... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186967 | Optical transducer having optical fibers resiliently warped near optical devices and musical instrument using the same An optical transducer includes a light emitting unit, a light detecting unit, light radiating sensor heads and light receiving sensor heads; the light radiating sensor heads and light receiving sensor heads are alternately arranged at intervals, and moving objects p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172303 | Illuminated keyboard A keyboard is provided having illuminating keys. The keyboard includes a light channeling membrane and key members constructed at least partially of translucent material so that light produced from a light source is channeled upwardly to the upper surfaces of the ke... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161137 | Optical transducer system having light emitting elements and light detecting elements both regulable in output characteristics Keys, which are incorporated in an automatic player piano, are monitored with an optical transducer system. The optical transducer system includes sensor heads provided on both sides of the key trajectories, LEDs connected to predetermined sensor heads through optic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7132643 | Optical transducer having optical modulator in the vicinity of rotational axis of moving object and musical instrument using the same An optical transducer includes a photo-electric converter supported by a shank flange rail and optical modulators respectively attached to hammers of an automatic player piano; since a neck portion makes a photo-modulating pattern closer to the rotational axis of ea... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122786 | Controlling apparatus and controlling method of optical switching device A controlling apparatus and a controlling method of an optical switching device are capable of automatically correcting angle deviations of tilt-mirrors to thereby reduce an optical loss. To this end, such as in a three-dimension type optical switching device includ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108472 | Cartridge loader and methods A device for transporting cartridges comprises a housing for holding a plurality of cartridges in a temperature controlled environment. A transport system is also provided and has a grasping mechanism for grasping one of the cartridges. The transport system is furth... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102131 | Device for photometric measurement of several samples A device for photometric measurement of several samples (12) that are exposed to radiation from a light source (14) associated therewith. The light modified by the samples (12) is intercepted by an optical device (19) and is guided as a s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7053360 | Capacitive type control member having a touch sensitive detector The member comprises: a support structure presenting a control zone, said control zone having a through hole; a non-conductive elastic covering covering a control face of the control zone, at least in register with the through hole; and a touch-sensitive detector at... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049576 | Keyboard musical instrument having easily installable optical position transducer with coupler for coupling optical modulator to moving object An optical position transducer is provided for each of the black/white keys incorporated in a composite keyboard musical instrument; the optical position transducer includes a photo-coupler radiating a light beam, an optical filter moved across the light beam, a rec... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042371 | Optical keyboard with geodesic optical elements An optical keyboard having a plurality of keys formed on a sheet of transparent material used as light guide. Each key is a dome-shaped element such that the light beam launched into one end of the dome-shaped element spreads over at least part of the dome-shaped el... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027902 | Enhanced system for yaw stability control system to include roll stability control function A yaw stability control system (18) is enhanced to include roll stability control function for an automotive vehicle and includes a plurality of sensors (28–39) sensing the dynamic conditions of the vehicle. The sensors may include a speed sensor ( | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015458 | High density fiber optic output interface and system A fiber optic control system for controlling remotely located devices. The control system includes an illumination source for producing a light beam and a plurality of optical fibers. Each fiber is arranged to receive a respective portion of a light beam at a coupli... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6975783 | Switch control with light beams An array of micro electromechanical switches (MEMs) (21–35) is actuated by a source of one or more light beams, such as a laser (60). A positioning unit (70) is arranged to direct the one or more light beams onto the MEMs, thereby actuating th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972184 | Cell motility assay An electrooptical method is disclosed for quantifying the motility response of cells to external stimuli, wherein a target cell population (formed as a function of said response) is subsequently optically differentiated by the addition of an optical differentiation ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969254 | Dental apparatus A dental apparatus for hardening dental restoration components is provided that includes a control device controllable via a wireless communications unit and operable to exchange data with a communications unit. The control device is programmable to configure the co... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946980 | Input device An input device comprising a fixed light source, a plurality of light detectors surrounding the light source, and a member comprising reflective surface portions slidably mounted above the light source. When the member is slid from a neutral position to one of a plu... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941036 | Microstructure relay switches A micro relay switch (300) having a main body (13), a first electrical contact (302) positioned on a moveable relay switching element (17), and a second electrical contact positioned on the main body (13). One or more membranes ( | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933435 | Easily installable optical position transducer and keyboard musical instrument having the same An optical position transducer is provided for each of the black/white keys incorporated in a composite keyboard musical instrument; the optical position transducer includes a photo-coupler radiating a light beam, an optical filter moved across the light beam, a rec... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925221 | Control system for an optical fiber switch An optical switching fabric enables an optical signal entering the device on any one of multiple input ports to be directed to any one of multiple output ports. Light entering the switching fabric on an input port is reflected by individual mirrors on one or more mi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918677 | Illuminated keyboard A keyboard is provided having illuminating keys. The keyboard includes a light channeling membrane and key members constructed at least partially of translucent material so that light produced from a light source is channeled upwardly to the upper surfaces of the ke... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6876482 | MEMS device having contact and standoff bumps and related methods MEMS Device Having Contact and Standoff Bumps and Related Methods. According to one embodiment, a movable MEMS component suspended over a substrate is provided. The component can include a structural layer having a movable electrode separated from a substrate by a g... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6870151 | Shutter, optical sensor system using the same and shutter holder incorporated therein A shutter holder has a frame-like base portion and a tie plate inwardly projecting from a side portion of the base portion in a cantilever fashion, and the tie plate has a rectangular cross section smaller in thickness and/or width, i.e., second moment of inertia th... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6804427 | Optical switch Piezoelectric members are arranged in a rectangular array of 32 columns and 32 rows and a polyimide film is sandwiched at front and back sides thereof by spacers having through-holes formed only around cross-points of optical waveguides therebetween. An end of a pie... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6803559 | Optically controlled MEM switches An optically controlled micro-electromechanical (MEM) switch is described which desirably utilizes photoconductive properties of a semiconductive substrate upon which MEM switches are fabricated. In one embodiment the bias voltage provided for actuation of the switc... | 10/12/2004 |
