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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6747544 | Electric switch An electric switch (1) having digital switch position detection includes a switching device (2) for contacting switch contacts associated with individual code tracks (A, B, C), different switch contacts being contacted by the switching device in differ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 5838222 | Multiturn potentiometer An improved multiturn potentiometer consists of a rotor assembly including a wiper in electrical contact with an output terminal and an annular resistance strip. The annular resistance strip is electrically connected to a source of potential through one o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5546067 | Rotary potentiometer assembly for a push-pull switch A rotary dimmer switch assembly for use with a vehicle push-pull switch controls at least one light dimming function. The rotary switch assembly comprises a stationary cam contact assembly, and a rotating carder assembly which carries a circuit element ha... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5150095 | Multi-position rotary switch with position sensor A rotary switch for controlling electrical circuitry in ranges, ovens, etc., to be manually adjusted for control of function cycles. Included with the manually operated function selector are means for determining the position of the function selector prov... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5107243 | Lever switch A lever switch for a vehicle windshield wiper having a base for attaching to a steering column, a rotational shaft rotatably connected to the base, a first switch knob connected to the rotational shaft, and a second switch knob rotatable mounted around a ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4827241 | Combined, in-line spacer and switch, particularly for a vehicle's headlight A composite headlight switch with buzzer circuit for use in a vehicle with, for example, a dome light, the dome light switch being located in line with the remaining switch elements in a front area of the overall switch structure, which front area was pre... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4716518 | Incremental control An endstopless incremental control provided by parallely connecting and ganging at least two potentiometer wipers without mechanical endstops, selectively switching, converting and sampling the individual output on the potentiometer wipers and utilizing o... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4654626 | Dimmer switch A dimmer switch which includes a rotary potentiometer mounted on a board secured to, and projecting normal from, a switch arm support bracket. The support bracket is secured to a face plate. A cover housing cooperates with the face plate to enclose the br... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4613733 | Delay wiper switch A switch for controlling wiper delay includes a housing, a circuit board having a contact pattern of several parts on a surface thereof positioned in the housing, some of the contact pattern parts being arranged in a closely-spaced, radially-extending arr... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4523174 | Illumination type rotary variable resistor Disclosed is an illumination type rotary variable resistor, in which a hollow shaft rotatable and displacable in the thrust direction and is coupled to a rotatable knob, in which a photo-conductive element is disposed within the hollow shaft and the knob,... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4363018 | Electronic components of rotary type In an electronic component of rotary type comprising a bearing sheath which has a front portion and a rear portion and is to be fixedly mounted on a frame of an electric appliance, an operation shaft disposed in the bearing sheath, a substrate fixed at a ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4085399 | Electrical power control assembly A pivoted power controller in its limit positions engages a switch operating element to shunt or open a power control circuit through switch contacts mounted on a circuit board. A resistive element mounted in the same circuit board is engaged by a wiper o... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3990033 | Electric power controller Conductive and resistive tracks mounted on a circuit board are slidingly engaged by a bridging contact carried by the actuator arm of a controller that is operative to open or close switch contacts at the limit positions of its travel. The controller is p... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3949347 | Switching potentiometer control unit A control unit, for example, a light dimming unit for controlling the intensity of brightness of a lamp load connected in series with the unit, includes a switching potentiometer for serially connecting the unit between a supply line and the load and for ... | 04/06/1976 |
