Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Gorbatoff

Christopher J. Gorbatoff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dual detent dome switch assembly
    Patent number: 5559311
    Abstract: An electrical switch assembly has a resilient dual detent dome carrying concentric electrically conducting pellets which sequentially contact conductive ends of traces on a printed circuit board in response to partial and full depression of the dome. The dome is designed to provide a first tactile feel when the first pellet contacts the circuit board and then a snap action tactile feel when the second pellet engages the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher J. Gorbatoff