Patents Examined by Doblade Elliott
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Patent number: 9240782Abstract: A touch sensitive device includes a capacitive touch panel with plural electrodes, a driving and sensing circuit electrically connected to the electrodes through sensing lines, and at least one conductive member. The conductive member is arranged orthogonal to and crosses the sensing lines without contact and is electrically connected to the driving and sensing circuit. Therefore, a stable coupling capacitance is provided for a one dimensional capacitive touch panel for improved touch sense performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: TOUCHPLUS INFORMATION CORP.Inventors: Yung-Chan Chou, Shih Hsien Hu
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Patent number: 9213417Abstract: A keyboard device with a luminous key is provided. The keyboard device includes at least one luminous key, a top-view light-emitting element, and a light shade. The top-view light-emitting element is used for emitting a light beam. The light shade is used for shading the light beam. Moreover, the light beam is transmissible through a light-outputting part of the light shade to illuminate the luminous key. The at least one luminous key includes at least one keycap and at least one elastic element. The elastic element and the light shade are integrally formed with each other. Since the total area of the bottom surfaces of the elastic element and the light shade is increased, the light shade can be securely fixed.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.Inventor: Chung-Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 9190229Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for an impact switch is disclosed. The impact switch includes a first member having a reservoir for holding a conductive fluid and a second member having a first conductive portion disconnected from a second conductive portion. The second member is coupled to the first member over the reservoir. Responsive to receiving a predetermined level of impact, the conductive fluid moves from the reservoir to an interface between the first and second members to conductively connect the first conductive portion with the second conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: ShockWatch, Inc.Inventor: Clinton A. Branch
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Patent number: 9147533Abstract: A button mechanism includes a base, a button and two resilient components. The base includes an accommodating slot structure and two guiding pillars, the pillars are disposed by sides of the accommodating slot structure. The button includes a pressing portion and two supporting portions. The pressing portion is movably disposed inside the accommodating slot structure. The supporting portions are respectively disposed by opposite sides of the pressing portion. A first end of the supporting portion is connected to the pressing portion, and a second end of the supporting portion is slidably disposed on the guiding pillar. Two ends of the resilient component respectively contact against an optical disk driver and the supporting portion. The supporting portion slides relative to the guiding pillar to compress the resilient component, and a resilient recovering force of the resilient component drives the supporting portion to slide relative to the guiding pillar inversely.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Yun-Jun Wang
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Patent number: 9142367Abstract: A power button module includes a pressing member, a printed circuited board, a supporting member and a bottom cover. The supporting member defines a receiving hole therein and includes a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a base body, a mounting section and a plurality of resilient arms interconnecting the base body and the mounting section, the pressing member is partially received in the receiving hole and fixed to the mounting section, the printed circuit board partially extends through the mounting section and connects with the pressing member. The printed circuit board comprises a contacting portion away from the pressing member. The bottom cover is fixed to the supporting member and receives the mounting portion. The bottom cover comprises an electrical connecting portion spaced from the contacting portion. The present invention further discloses an electronic device using the power button module.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Bin Dai
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Patent number: 9086718Abstract: A key mechanism includes a tray, at least one keycap, at least one supporting structure and an engaging component. The at least one keycap is disposed on a side of the tray. The at least one supporting structure is connected to the tray and the at least one keycap for supporting the at least one keycap on the tray. The engaging component is installed on the tray. The engaging component includes a pivoting portion and an engaging portion. The pivoting portion is pivoted to the at least one supporting structure, and the engaging portion engages into an opening on a casing as the tray is assembled on the casing, so as to fix the tray on the casing.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Yu-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 9052736Abstract: Control system intended for the choice and the selection of functions in a vehicle, the system comprising a case, a lever extending along a main axis from a first end, mounted pivoting about a pivot axis to a second end provided with an actuation knob, the lever being able to turn about the main axis, and an elastic return device of the lever into a neutral position comprising an action surface in the form of a truncated cone of revolution, the axis of which is the main axis and, on a pivoting of the lever, the active zone is displaced along a generatrix of the cone moving towards the vertex, the elastic means being more biased than in a neutral position.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Julien Kreider, Emilie Collin