Patents by Inventor Christopher Blakely

Christopher Blakely 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).

  • Switch assembly and method of guiding a push button switch in a switch housing
    Patent number: 6900404
    Abstract: A push button switch including a housing and a push button body disposed at least partially within the housing. The push button body may include a base portion and at least one guide portion extending from the base portion. The housing may include at least one mating guide portion for receiving the least one guide portion of the button body and guiding the translation of the button body in the housing. A rocker may be positioned between the push button body and a contact closure, and the push button body may pivot the rocker about a pivot point upon depression of the head thereby changing a state of the contact closure. A light source may be positioned beneath the rocker and for illuminating a bottom of the button head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. Searle, Christopher Blake
  • Switch assembly and method of guiding a push button switch in a switch housing
    Publication number: 20040140190
    Abstract: A push button switch including a housing and a push button body disposed at least partially within the housing. The push button body may include a base portion and at least one guide portion extending from the base portion. The housing may include at least one mating guide portion for receiving the least one guide portion of the button body and guiding the translation of the button body in the housing. A rocker may be positioned between the push button body and a contact closure, and the push button body may pivot the rocker about a pivot point upon depression of the head thereby changing a state of the contact closure. A light source may be positioned beneath the rocker and for illuminating a bottom of the button head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gary M. Searle, Christopher Blake