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Class 338/12 - MOVABLE MAGNET ACTUATES RESISTOR THROUGH HOUSING OR PARTITION


Subclass of Class 338 - Electrical resistors
Definition: Subject matter including a mechanically variable resistor
No. of patents: 19
Last issue date: 12/11/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7305864Ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle
A ball joint for a motor vehicle includes a housing (6) having a cavity (5), and with a ball pivot (1), which has a pin (2) and a joint ball (3) and which, with its joint ball (3), is mounted in the cavity (5) of the ...
12/11/2007
7221265System for sensing level change in vehicles
A system for sensing relative position between chassis (5a, 5b) and axle (3) on a vehicle, which vehicle is provided with a so-called V-rod (1) mounted between the chassis (5a, 5b) and the axle (
05/22/2007
7159890Trailer hitch for a motor vehicle
A trailer hitch for a motor vehicle includes a towbar (2) having an arm (1) and a ball cup (3) provided with an opening and with a ball pivot (6). The ball pivot (6) has a ball head (4) and a pivot (5) and is mounted ...
01/09/2007
7046118Signal processing circuit board with variable resistor which is hardly declined in the mechanical strength while its variable resistor is not limited to one particular location for the installation
A signal processing circuit board includes a board body, a variable electronic element, and a hole. The variable electronic element is mounted in a mounting side of the board body. The variable electronic element has an operating member to control an output outputte...
05/16/2006
7036233Pivot linkage including a non-contact, rotational angle measurement sensor for heavy machinery
A pivot linkage including a non-contact, rotational angle measurement magnetoresistive sensor for interconnecting first and second rotating components of heavy equipment or machinery, the pivot joint linkage, including a ball joint or a cylindrical pin joint and the...
05/02/2006
6909353Multi-directional control device
A multi-directional control device comprising a base (1) on which is mounted a stick (2) which is maintained in a non-active central position by elastic means (3) and which can be manually inclined to any orientation around said non-active centr...
06/21/2005
6879240Ball joint with integrated angle sensor
A ball-and-socket joint with integrated angle sensor for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle is created. The ball-and-socket joint has a ball-and-socket joint housing (6) provided with a joint opening (7), a ball pivot (...
04/12/2005
6874224Method for manufacturing a multi-site spare three-phase transformer
A three phase transformer circuit is provided that includes a supply side, wherein the supply side is selectably configurable, via the use of se of terminal boards, between a delta connection and a wye connection at a time of use and, a load side, wherein the load s...
04/05/2005
6867680Dual magnet hall effect switch
A dual magnet Hall effect switch for contactless switching is provided. The Hall effect switch includes a magnet carriage and a Hall effect sensor positioned inside a switch housing. The magnet carriage includes two magnets positioned with opposite polarities facing...
03/15/2005
6812435Operating device for an electrical appliance
In an embodiment of the invention an operating device for a glass ceramic hob (25) can be provided and has an operating unit (11). The operating unit (11) has a rotary toggle (12), which is magnetically mounted on a glass ceramic hob (...
11/02/2004
6667682System and method for using magneto-resistive sensors as dual purpose sensors
An integrated dual-purpose sensor is shown. The dual-purpose sensor in one embodiment of the present invention includes a full Wheatstone bridge or a half Wheatstone bridge providing two output measurements. Specifically, the Wheatstone bridge provides tw...
12/23/2003
6639544Non-contact type potentiometer, actuator, vehicle mounted radar device, and automobile drive control system
An actuator, a vehicle mounted radar device, and an automobile drive control system that employ a non-contact type potentiometer to detect a rotation angle of a rotary shaft. The non-contact type potentiometer includes a pair of planar magnets disposed op...
10/28/2003
6175296Potentiometer provided with giant magnetoresistive effect elements
The potentiometer of the present invention includes at least a pair of giant magnetoresistive effect elements, in which the giant magnetoresistive effect elements to be paired are formed on a substrate in a state that the elements are connected mutually e...
01/16/2001
5231508Hall effect gauge with magnetically-sensitive variable-resistance element
A signaling gauge may utilize a magnetically actuated variable resistor made up of a plurality of noncaptivating, magnetically actuated switch elements, each of which is mounted in an influence zone of a path of a magnet carried on an arm of a condition s...
07/27/1993
5144274Sealed variable resistor
The disclosure relates to an improvement of a sealed variable resistor including a variable resistor and an arm member attached to a shaft of the variable resistor enclosed in a sealing container, and rotatably supporting a dial knob about a shaft outside...
09/01/1992
4960125Device for low-frequency electrotherapy in a humid environment
Disclosed is a novel device for low-frequency electrotherapy wherein a moisture proof variable resistor is used to control the output level of a low-frequency diphasic action potential circuit. The diphasic circuit produces a voltage having a pulse width ...
10/02/1990
4812804Controller for electric devices directed to use in bath
Disclosed is a novel controller for electric devices directed to use in bath, comprising a moisture- and waterproof container that encloses the main part of an electric device; a magnet movably provided outside the container; a switch means provided insid...
03/14/1989
4644315Push-button switch
In a push-button switch, the switch element is a cantilever (2) of thin silicon strain gauge material with a small magnet (1), e.g. of samarium cobalt alloy at its free end. Adjacent to the free end there is an annular magnet (3), e.g. of plastics materia...
02/17/1987
4578624Speed setting arrangement for sewing machines
A speed setting arrangement for a sewing machine comprises a permanent magnet mounted for unitary rotation with the foot pedal of the sewing machine, and a magnetic sensor including a plurality of magnetoresistors arranged in pairs to form a bridge circui...
03/25/1986
 
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