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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332683 | Dimmer switch module A dimmer switch module removably connects to a wiring module mounted within an electrical box and connected to a power source. The dimmer switch module is configured to control electrical current flowing from the power source to a power sink, such as a light. The di... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7199446 | Stacked electrical resistor pad for optical fiber attachment An electrical resistor structure overlies a substrate and comprises a composite resistor having a first resistor of relatively low resistance and a second resistor of relatively high resistance overlying the first resistor. First and second electrodes make contact w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7167075 | Dual design resistor for high voltage conditioning and transmission lines A dual resistor for eliminating the requirement for two different value resistors. The dual resistor includes a conditioning resistor at a high resistance value and a run resistor at a low resistance value. The run resistor can travel inside the conditioning resisto... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7079005 | Mechanically buffered contact wiper An electric device contains a medium interposed between first and second electric elements to provide electric continuity between the first element and a defined reference point of the second element throughout a defined range of sliding travel of one of the element... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043982 | Fuel level sending unit and contact button for same A contact button is configured to move along a resistor path of a potentiometer in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. The contact button includes a body having a first end configured to lead the body when the contact button moves ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6958674 | Connector device excellent in air-tightness and EGR sensor having the same A terminal plate is formed with a wide portion and a narrow portion. The wide portion, to be insert-molded by a housing of a synthetic resin, is opened by an elongate blank hole having an inner peripheral surface parallel with a side shape thereof, thereby forming t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953031 | EGR sensor with drainage mechanism The present invention provides an EGR sensor capable of stably holding the actuating shaft of a product without increasing the length of the actuating shaft in the longitudinal direction and shorting the movable range of the actuating shaft, and capable of preventin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935173 | Liquid level sensing device A liquid level sensor includes a housing with circuitry provided therein. An inner and outer tube extend from the housing. The inner tube is positioned within a hollow center of the outer tube to form a coaxial configuration. A slot extends through the wall of the o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914515 | Motor-driven slide type variable resistor and method of manufacturing the resistor In a motor-driven slide type variable resistor, the tensioning of a toothed loop belt joined to an operating lever is adjusted with a pin adjusted to change the distance between a toothed pulley and a follower pulley in order to adjust a traveling speed of the opera... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6891465 | Variable-resistance element A variable-resistance element exhibiting high wear resistance and superior microlinearity includes a resistor constituted from a first resistive layer containing a first reinforcing material and a second resistive layer containing conductive carbon black and a secon... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6882265 | Resistor substrate with resistor layer and electrode layer and manufacturing method thereof On a surface of a transfer sheet, a resistor paste is first patterned, and a binder resin thereof is then heat-cured to form resistor layers. Next, an electrode paste containing a binder resin, which has a thermosetting temperature lower than a thermosetting tempera... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6838973 | Potentiometer A potentiometer, used in particular as a position sensor or position transducer is disclosed, which has at least one wiper path and one wiper that has at least one contact element (19), resting with a contact face (20) on the wiper path and electricall... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6639507 | Plated precision potentiometer A plated precision potentiometer (PPP), consists of resistance plates, disc, a screw, springs and a cylinder to enclose all moving parts. The PPP will produce a resistance determined by the location of the disc on the plates. The disc will travel on the s... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6555775 | Switch for electric tools A switch for electric hand-tools includes: a switch housing with a switching device arranged therein; and a carriage arranged movably in the housing and which is drivable by a trigger connected thereto. The carriage is provided with at least one slider fo... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6507270 | Linear operation type electric part The present invention provides a linear operation type electric part in which a spring member for restoring the movement of a movable member and a spring member for preventing the backlash of the movable member are formed of the same kind of coil spring, ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6417759 | Exhaust gas recirculation sensor An operating shaft is provided in its rear side portion with a convex portion protruding from a shaft portion in the direction orthogonal to an axial direction. A bearing portion is provided with a concave portion connected to a hole through which the sha... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6380502 | Detented slide switch mechanism A switch mechanism for an electrical slide switch that has a detenting or clicking action is disclosed. The switch mechanism provides such detenting action in a mechanism that has a switch lever that moves through an arcuate path of movement and provides ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6313730 | Linear sliding variable resistor A linear sliding variable resistor comprises a case with a through hole; an operating shaft inserted in the through hole and axially movably locked; an insulated board located in the case and having an electrically conductive pattern on the surface thereo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6259351 | Toggle and slide dimmer switch The present invention presents an electrical control box which provides a common platform for either a sliding switch or a toggling switch. The present invention uses the same PC board for both types of operation. A common wrap around heat sink provides a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253610 | System for monitoring fluid level A wiper for use in a system for monitoring fluid level in a fluid storage container. The wiper has a body portion, a first lengthwise end, a second lengthwise end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a width and a pair of resilient contac... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6204749 | Variable resistor having terminal and substrate connected on the opening side of casing A variable resistor for increased assembly efficiency and decreased influence by environmental changes is disclosed. The variable resistor includes a closed end main casing, an external terminal held in the main casing and connected to the insulating subs... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6198380 | Straight-line potentiometer Straight-line potentiometer including a casing with a longitudinal opening in which slides a carrier having an electroconductive slider which provides electrical contact between an electroconductive slideway and an electroresistive slideway. The slider is... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6130600 | Variable resistor A variable resistor includes a circuit board having a conductive layer and a plurality of impedance layers arranged under the conductive layer, a slide having a metal contact plate movably mounted over the conductive layer and the impedance layers, wherei... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6051897 | Solenoid actuator with positional feedback A solenoid is provided having a housing with a housing bore with a central axis. The housing bore opens at an opening in the housing at a first end. The solenoid further has an actuator extending from the opening, and which is sized to movably slide withi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6034590 | Sensor A sensor comprises a casing closed with a cover having a bearing section; an axially movable operating shaft supported on the bearing section; and a slider receiver in contact with the forward end of the operating shaft within the casing. A first return s... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5940106 | Resistive media size sensing system A resistive sensing system is provided for determining the size of print media which has been loaded into an input member inkjet printing mechanism for printing. The media is typically has length and width dimensions, and the printing mechanism has slidin... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5907273 | Linear positioning indicator Use is made of thermoplastic materials in layered configurations as a thermally stable, rigid but not brittle strip of lengths of six inches to ten feet or more. The layered strip contains layers of conductive fibers in a resin matrix, which, through use ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5886617 | Composite tube transducer cylinder A composite tube transducer cylinder is manufactured from molded material in which embedded strips of resistive and conductive material are exposed to the inside surface and wherein a piston operating within the cylinder may make contact between a conduct... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5847640 | Variable resistor A variable resistor includes a first housing, a second housing formed of resin and having a connector part and a circuit board whose surface has an electrode and a resistance pattern thereon. A metallic terminal is molded in the second housing as one body... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5825279 | Slide potentiometer A rail 30, having a long groove 31 on an upper surface thereof, is disposed in a space between an upper surface of cover 28 having an elongated hole 29 and an insulating substrate 21. With this arrangement, water or the like, entering from the upper part ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5812048 | Linear positioning indicator Use is made of thermoplastic materials in layered configurations as a thermally stable, rigid but not brittle strip of lengths of six inches to ten feet or more. The layered strip contains layers of conductive fibers in a resin matrix, which, through use ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5801613 | Linear motion electric component with screw-actuated wiper A linear motion electric component with screw-actuated wiper is disclosed with a shaft member having a shaft portion of synthetic resin formed on an end of a metal pipe shaft. The shaft portion is fitted in a bearing portion, thereby insuring smooth rotat... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5673015 | Sliding type variable resistor The present invention provides a sliding type variable resistor in which the shaking of a knob portion is prevented, and in which the slider is able to slide smoothly. A sliding type variable resistor is provided having a structure comprising a resin subs... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5666100 | Linear potentiometer with a floating pin joint A floating pin joint is provided for coupling a linear potentiometer to a machine for measuring relative movement between first and second component parts of the machine. The potentiometer has an elongated housing securable to the first component part and... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5600298 | Variable resistor A wiper and a rotor are held to be rotatable with respect to a substrate which is provided on its one major surface with an arcuately extending resistive element. A contact member sliding along the resistive element is formed by bending a portion integral... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5532428 | Snap-in resilient emi grounding clip apparatus for computer structures To reliably maintain an EMI grounding connection between a sheet metal computer chassis wall and a computer cover wall that may be removably placed against the outer side of the chassis wall, a lance structure is formed in the chassis wall, and opposing i... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5359231 | Wallbox-mountable switch and dimmer A wallbox-mountable system for controlling electrical power to a load is disclosed. The system comprises a yoke, a frame, a toggle switch and at least one slidable lever. The yoke has an opening which is completely occupied by the frame member and the fra... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5349323 | Seesaw manipulation-type variable resistor A seesaw manipulation-type variable resistor is provided which has a linear sliding-type variable resistor unit. A U-shaped groove in a below-extended arm of a manipulation key smoothly interlink with a coupling member of a linear sliding-type variable re... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345215 | Variable resistor device with reduced slider vibration A variable resistor device including a casing and a shaft slidably connected to the casing along its axis. The casing houses a resistive substrate and a slider which is movable along a surface of the resistive substrate. The casing also defines a pair of ... | 09/06/1994 |
