Patents by Inventor Hai-Yuan Chien

Hai-Yuan Chien 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: 4743714
    Abstract: A multiple pushbutton switch comprising a lower insulative housing; a cover member mounted over the housing to form an accommodating space; a plurality of equally spaced selecting contact plates retained by the housing; a plurality of equally spaced J-shaped contacting springs accommodated by the housing and a second arm of each contacting spring is in alignment with the selecting contact plate; an L-shaped contact plate positioned in the housing with a first plate contacted with the first arms of each J-shaped contacting springs; a plurality of pushbuttons positioned within the housing to cause the closing and/or opening of one or more pair of contacts when any of the pushbuttons are depressed in their downward positions and an interlock engaging mechanism movably fixed within the accommodating space is capable of latching the depressed pushbutton in a downward position and prevent the simultaneous depression of more than one pushbutton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Inventor: Hai-Yuan Chien