Patents Examined by Renee Iuebke
  • Patent number: 10103473
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, including a parent unit connector to which a child unit connector of a child unit is connected includes a cutaway portion formed in an upper edge portion of the electronic apparatus, a connector cover covering the parent unit connector and having an end portion extending into the inside the cutaway portion, and a pivoting mechanism configured to cause the connector cover to pivot in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the child unit connector of the child unit is connected to the parent unit connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9985379
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a cover (50) and a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) includes a base (10), the base (10) defines a first region (13) disposed on the lower surface thereof. The electrical connector (100) further comprises a body portion (40) injection molded on the first region (13). The body portion (40) is disposed between the insulative housing (1) and the cover (50) and defining at least one spot-welded portion (43). The cover (50) is spot-welded on the spot-welded portion (43) of body portion (40) so as to cover the insulative housing (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chien-Jen Ting, Zhi-Feng Wang, Da-Chun Li
  • Patent number: 9377916
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover substrate; a first sensing electrode including first unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other in a first direction on the cover substrate and first connecting electrodes to connect the first unit sensing electrodes to each other; a second sensing electrode including second unit sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction on the cover substrate; and a bridge electrode insulated from the first unit sensing electrodes to connect the second unit sensing electrodes to each other, wherein the bridge electrode includes connecting bridge electrodes to connect the second unit sensing electrodes to each other and second unit bridge electrodes overlapping with the second unit sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Heung Han, Jong Il Kim
  • Patent number: 9147536
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a keyboard shell, a supporting panel, a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of keycap supports between the supporting panel and the corresponding keycaps; a plurality of elastomers through the corresponding elastomer holes; and a key signal pad substrate with a plurality of key signal pad corresponding to the elastomer hole; the elastomer includes a top part, an elastic supporting part, the elastomer is arranged on the key signal pad substrate; and a conductive layer arranged on the bottom surface of the pressure enhancing protrusion; the pressure enhancing protrusions are corresponding to the key signal pad, respectively, when pressure is supplied on the keycap, the corresponding pressure enhancing protrusion is pressed and make the conductive layer electrically connect to the key signal pad, the pressure enhancing protrusion is supported on the key signal pad substrate by the elastic supporting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: LEETIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (HK) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Hyung Tae Lee
  • Patent number: 8309850
    Abstract: A cable connector cover for use with modular cable protectors includes a bottom recess for housing cables and cable connectors. The cable protector cover also has a number of openings to provide access into the bottom recess. These openings are adjacent to the connectors and are aligned with the channels of the cable protectors to allow cables to run from the cable protectors into the recess. The upper portion of the cable connector cover can extend upward to a sufficient height to provide a visual indicator to passersby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen K. Henry
  • Patent number: 8044311
    Abstract: A thin, film-form seating switch able to detect whether an occupant sits on the seat or not, wherein, with a spacer (5) in-between, a film-form substrate (3) is disposed on one surface of the spacer and a film-form member (7) on the other surface, a first conductor (13) equipped with a first terminal (9) and a first electrode (11A) conductive with this and a second conductor (19) equipped with a second terminal (15) and a second electrode (17A) conductive with this are fixed to one surface of the film-form substrate, and a third conductor (21A) for letting the first electrode conduct with the second electrode when an occupant is seated is fixed to the film-form member (7). The above arrangement solves a conventional problem that it is troublesome to connect the connection terminals of wires or the like provided on a wiring harness or the like to respective terminals that are separately provided on a film-form substrate and a film-form member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Fujikura Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahira, Takahiro Ishii, Mikihito Kojima, Toyohiko Shindo, Naotaka Kumakiri, Masashi Yoshifuku, Takashi Furukawa, Nobuhiro Koyota, Tsutomu Terasaki
  • Patent number: 7935903
    Abstract: A call button device includes an electrical connector in electrical communication with an elongated electrical conductor. Also included is a cable housing at least a portion of the elongated conductor. Finally, the device includes a pendant member having an actuable switch that is in electrical communication with the electrical connector through the elongated conductor. The pendant member also includes a luminous portion configured to provide non-electrical illumination in a low light environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Crest Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Niedzielski, Mark Sowada
  • Patent number: 7859950
    Abstract: The large date mechanism comprises three superposed indicator discs (1, 2, 3). The lower disc (3) bears eleven numerals (8) and the upper (1) and intermediate (2) discs each bear ten numerals (4, 6) and a window (5, 7). Each of the discs is integral to a star wheel (12, 13, 14) with cannon pinions (9, 10, 11). The cannon pinion star wheels are selectively driven by a control movement (15) comprising three toothed sectors (19, 18, 17) integral to a calendar day wheel (16) that advances one step per day. The mechanism can be supplemented by a safety device ensuring blocking of the star wheels when they should be stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: BlancPain S.A.
    Inventor: Vincent Calabrese
  • Patent number: 7741570
    Abstract: A small form-factor keyboard or keypad for key structures is provided in which individual key structures have a contact surface on which there is a center reference and a peak. The center reference and the peak or offset, so that an offset distance between the center reference and the peak is greater than or equal to zero. The offset distance for at least two or more key structures in the plurality of key structures may different. The difference in the offset distance may be based on a position of the individual key structures relative to a first reference line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: PALM, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Yurochko, Keith Soo Suan Ho
  • Patent number: 7643381
    Abstract: A balanced hands clock. The clock utilizes a single movement, which movement may be located in the minute hand. A gear drive mechanism provides leverage from said movement via a first pivot shaft to drive the hour hand. The clock is mounted in a base for time indicating movement. Covers may be provided to hide the single movement and the gear mechanism, so that no visible drive configuration is visible to an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Rubens A. Sigelmann