Patents by Inventor Yingtien A. Shih

Yingtien A. Shih 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).

  • Patent number: 5844185
    Abstract: A momentary switch includes a base plate, a switch body having an operation cavity at a predetermined location is mounted on the base plate, a top push-button having a first axial hole centrally provided at a bottom portion thereof, a shuttle which is smaller in size than the operation cavity of the switch body is positioned within the operation cavity, a transport rod has a first end inserted in the first axial hole of the top push-button and a second end inserted in a second axial hole positioned a top portion of the shuttle, a spring loop around the transport rod, and four contact plate for transferring an electrical signal. The momentary switch can eliminated the bouncing problems of traditional push-button switch by providing only two terminals instead of four terminals found in the traditional push-button switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Yingtien A. Shih