Patents by Inventor Kaori Aoki

Kaori Aoki 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).

  • Light illuminating type switch
    Patent number: 6373008
    Abstract: A unitized light illuminating type switch in a thinned type and having enhanced click feeling. A movable contact and an electroluminescent sheet are formed in an integrated structure by attachedly pasting together the movable contact and the electroluminescent sheet. Fixed contacts are provided on a switch sheet. A movable contact capable of electrically connecting to the switch sheet by being elastically deformed is arranged above the switch sheet. A flexible electroluminescent sheet A is attachedly pasted to a surface of the movable contact by interposing an insulating member as far as a peripheral portion of the movable contact other than the movable contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saito, Yasufumi Naoi, Koji Yoneda, Kaori Aoki