Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Coey

Thomas R. Coey 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).

  • Key switch assembly
    Patent number: 4845319
    Abstract: A key switch assembly for direct mounting on a PCB or similar substrate. The key switch has a body with depending mounting pin having retainers thereon to secure the key switch at apertures in the substrate. The key switch body has a hinged key and includes a snappable dome moveable from a non-actuated position to an actuated position in direct contact with conductive elements in the substrate by manual depression of a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: KB Denver, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Watkins, Dale E. Brumit, Thomas R. Coey
  • Key switch assembly
    Patent number: 4778952
    Abstract: A key switch assembly for direct mounting on a PCB or similar substrate. The key switch has a body with depending mounting pin having retainers thereon to secure the key switch at apertures in the substrate. The key switch body includes a snappable dome moveable from a non-actuated position to an actuated position in direct contact with conductive elements in the substrate by manual depression of a key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Watkins, Dale E. Brumit, Thomas R. Coey