Patents by Inventor Ronald K. Finlay

Ronald K. Finlay 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).

  • Publication number: 20110303516
    Abstract: An electrical switch assembly comprising: a housing; an actuation button supported by the housing, the actuation button having one or more downward extensions, each having an arcuate tip; an electrical circuit contained in the housing; an elastomeric pad comprising a collapsible dome overlying the electrical circuit; and one or more pivoting actuators pivotally supported in the housing between the tip and the dome, the pivoting actuator comprising a shoulder to engage the tip during movement of the actuation button to cause the pivoting actuator to collapse an underlying one of the domes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON DUALTEC AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Albert Beyginian, Ronald K. Finlay, Christopher Larsen
  • Publication number: 20110031097
    Abstract: An electrical switch assembly is provided comprising a housing; an actuator supported by the housing, the actuator having one or more downward extensions each having at least one rounded tip; an electrical circuit contained in the housing; an elastomeric pad comprising one or more collapsible domes overlying the electrical circuit; and one or more plunger elements supported in the housing between the at least one rounded tip and respective ones of the domes, the plunger element comprising a sloped surface to engage the rounded tip during movement of the actuator to cause the plunger element to collapse an underlying one of the domes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Arash Vakily, Ronald K. Finlay, Christopher Larsen