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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368672 | Push-on switch A push-on switch includes a movable contact which has a projecting segment permanently connected with an outer contact and which is accommodated in a recess of a switch enclosure. A sheet with a center through hole for the movable contact is placed on the switch enc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7161583 | Input device and method for detecting contact position An input device of the present invention includes a substantially ring-shaped resistor including two pair of electrodes projecting along a Y direction and an X direction orthogonal to the Y direction, a substantially ring-shaped conductor facing the resistor across ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7100442 | Transmitter for level in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle A thick-film resistance 9 with a conductive path 8 of electrically conductive material is provided in the case of a fuel level transmitter for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle. The conductive path 8 is contacted in a sliding manner by a contact el... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091819 | Variable resistor card for a fuel level sensor A variable resistor card for a fuel level sensor includes a first wiper contact area, a first electrically conductive pathway electrically communicated to the first wiper contact area, a second wiper contact area, a second electrically conductive pathway electricall... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078633 | Digital multidirectional control switch A multidirectional control switch which comprises at least a control means (1) arranged to be movable, a base (2), and first and second contact means in connection with the control means (1) and/or the base (2), one of the contact means b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7057603 | Notebook computer force-controlled pointing stick device A notebook computer force-controlled pointing stick device incorporates a more comfortable cap with enhanced ergonomic features. The device is generally cylindrical in shape and is located between the G, H, and B keys on the computer keyboard. The upper end of the d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055749 | Re-configurable trigger assembly Described is an improved trigger assembly for use in an electronic device. The trigger assembly includes a pressure sensitive member and a trigger button. The pressure sensitive member includes two or more conductive lines. The pressure sensitive member is secured t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7038473 | Method and apparatus for measuring a fluid level and a motor vehicle provided with such apparatus A fluid level (26) is measured through determining an inclination angle of a bracket (32) that rotatably connects a floating member (34) located near a surface of the fluid to a pivoting arrangement (28, 30) which carries a resistor (4... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6985067 | Fuel tank resistor card having improved corrosion resistance A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6985068 | Fuel tank resistor card having improved corrosion resistance A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977811 | Keyboard with mouse for a hand-held portable computer A hand-held portable computer has a mouse button that is surrounded in close proximity by directional buttons. Placing the directional buttons in close proximity around the mouse button makes on-screen navigation easier, since the same single finger need only be mov... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6937227 | Hand-held pointing device The primary purpose of this thesis is to explain a device which could be used as an alternative for a computer mouse. Instead of using a regular roller found in an ordinary mouse, the device uses a pressure sensitive sensor to control the computer cursor on the moni... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6828898 | Fuel tank resistor card having improved corrosion resistance A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6518873 | Variable resistive element A variable resistive element for use in a sensing unit for measuring liquid level in a container, through interaction with a sliding electrical contact operating in conjunction with a float, includes a conductor pattern deposited on a substrate. A region ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6437682 | Pressure sensitive direction switches Pressure sensitive direction devices are provided which may facilitate assembly and provide higher tolerance for variation in alignment of components while still providing for pressure sensitive direction detection. The devices of the present invention ma... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6313731 | Pressure sensitive direction switches Pressure sensitive direction devices are provided which may facilitate assembly and provide higher tolerance for variation in alignment of components while still providing for pressure sensitive direction detection. The devices of the present invention ma... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6069553 | Blower speed control resistors for automotive or other service A layered electrical resistor having flat components stacked as follows: a first metal outer plate, a first thin outer electrical insulator, a first thin sheet metal resistor element, a first thin inner insulator, a metal midplate, a second thin inner ins... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6025772 | Potentiometer A resistor card for a potentiometer to measure the fuel in a fuel tank consists of a non-conductive substrate with a plurality of elongate conductive contacts deposited. The contacts have an elevation above the surface of the substrate and the contacts ar... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5539373 | Rotor structure for a position sensor A rotor for use in a rotary position sensor includes an opening designed to receive a shaft having a flat. The rotor has a wedge within the opening designed to engage the shaft firmly but minimize insertion forces. Several troughs running parallel to the ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5525955 | Capacitor coupled potentiometer An annular resistor member having two non-contact ends is overlaid and adhered on the surface of a base, and a rotational shaft located at the central portion of the resistor member is pivotally axially supported via a bearing. A bent electrode arm is fit... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5257004 | Variable passive element A pre-set variable passive element can prevent faulty insulation between itself and a conductive board. A cylindrical member extended higher than a adjusting member is made of ceramic around the adjusting member which is rotatably fitted for adjustment of... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5243318 | Low noise precision resistor A low noise miniature potentiometer utilizes thick film deposits of resistive material which extend adjacent to deposits of conductive material. The conductive region is sliced into a plurality of spaced-apart conductive elements. Electrical paths through... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5148143 | Precision thick film elements A precision thick film resistor has a deposited thick film conducting layer which is adjacent to and in contact with a deposited thick film resistive layer. A laser scribed line, having a width on the order of 2 mils, separates the conductive region into ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4931764 | Low wear resistor card for use in a liquid fuel sender circuit A resistor card for a fuel tank level sensor configured to reduce wear between an electrical contact wiper and metalized conductor pads formed on a substrate, by the deposition of thick film resistive material on the individual pads. The resistive materia... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4769626 | Positive feel variable resistance switch A variable resistance switch utilizing a resistor network (40) and discrete electrical contacts. A thumbwheel position selector (50) having a detent follower (58) coacting with a series of detents (22) is utilized by an operator to feel the detent followe... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4520340 | Camera with printed circuit boards comprising resistance-conductor laminated constructions The present invention relates to a camera with the main circuit boards and the sub-circuit boards comprising electrical circuit constructions constituted with resistance-conductor laminated constructions so designed that the insulating support on which a ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4500866 | Electric potentiometer An electric potentiometer is proposed which serves to convert a mechanical movement into an electrical value. The potentiometer includes a pickup embodied as a wiper and a resistor pad which has a plurality of connections for parallel resistors distribute... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4421269 | System for control of water temperature A system for automatic control of water temperature by means of a plurality of pushbuttons or their equivalent bearing indicia identifying a range of available temperatures which, when actuated through appropriate circuitry, control the water valve settin... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4305321 | Electrical control devices A potentiometer comprises a support member having first and second support regions and an intermediate region located therebetween, a resistive member supported on the support member at the first support region thereof and having a longitudinal dimension ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4274074 | Slide type variable resistor having dual tracks Disclosed is a variable resistor of the slide type incorporating a pair of resistor units carried on the same base plate and disposed in parallel with respect to each other. A plurality of conductive taps angle outwardly from a resistance member provided ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4196410 | Variable resistor A compact variable resistor adapted for use in balance adjusting circuits for stereo tape players or the like has an insulating substrate plate, lead conductor, insulating film and a resistance body. The lead conductor is connected to the resistance body ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4152687 | Conductive plastic multi-turn potentiometer A resistance element comprises an insulating cylinder having a helical thread groove on the outer surface thereof. A resistive channel is supported by the groove and a multi-strand wiper is guided by a follower which rides in the root of the channel. The ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4146322 | Variable resistance The control part of the slide member in contact with electrodes of a variable resistance with resistance members and a plural number of electrodes is made larger than the insulation part between two adjacent electrodes so as to secure the conductivity bet... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4137517 | Potentiometric regulator of a physical magnitude which is a function whatever of other two magnitudes A regulation device is disclosed, for regulating a physical magnitude as a function of two independent parameters: the parameters can be, for example, parameters of interest in the operation of an internal-combustion engine. Instead of the conventional sp... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4110721 | Adjustable potentiometer assembly A potentiometer assembly particularly suited for supplying tuning voltages for all of the bands of signals capable of receipt by a television receiver or the like, includes three segments of resistive material arranged in a circle on a support member. Eac... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4050050 | Adjustable potentiometer assembly A potentiometer assembly particularly suited for supplying tuning voltages for all of the bands of signals capable of receipt by a television receiver or the like, includes three segments of resistive material arranged in a circle on a support member. Eac... | 09/20/1977 |
