Patents by Inventor Gary M. Wyant

Gary M. Wyant 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).

  • Laminate switch assembly having improved durability
    Patent number: 4423294
    Abstract: A laminate switch assembly or keyboard comprises a tensioned dome switch plate having improved durability which provides tactile feedback to the operator. Each tensioned dome on the switch plate is aligned with an electrical contact area formed on a printed circuit board so that depression of the dome completes an electrical circuit through the aligned contact area. Each tensioned dome is surrounded by a reinforcing collar or band which relieves the stresses normally produced in the transition area between the switch domes and the remaining planar portion of the switch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: The Hall Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Walser, Gary M. Wyant