Patents by Inventor Stéphane HURTARD

Stéphane HURTARD 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).

  • Touch-action electric switch with pre-load stroke
    Patent number: 10068725
    Abstract: An electric switch includes a base which receives a plurality of fixed electrical contacts and a movable electrical contact. The switch also includes an actuating body made of elastic material. The switch also includes a central, top, pushbutton. The body includes a lateral part, surrounding a top force-receiving portion. The pushbutton includes a lateral actuating surface for acting on this top lateral part of the body. When operated, successively, the central actuating surface of the pushbutton acts on the top force-receiving portion and elastically deforms a wall part of the body, and then the lateral actuating surface of the pushbutton acts on the top lateral part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: C&K Components S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hebras, Stéphane Hurtard, Rémi Martin, Laurent Kubat
  • Touch-Action Electric Switch With Pre-Load Stroke
    Publication number: 20170178836
    Abstract: An electric switch includes a base which receives a plurality of fixed electrical contacts and a movable electrical contact. The switch also includes an actuating body made of elastic material. The switch also includes a central, top, pushbutton. The body includes a lateral part, surrounding a top force-receiving portion. The pushbutton includes a lateral actuating surface for acting on this top lateral part of the body. When operated, successively, the central actuating surface of the pushbutton acts on the top force-receiving portion and elastically deforms a wall part of the body, and then the lateral actuating surface of the pushbutton acts on the top lateral part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy HEBRAS, Stéphane HURTARD, Rémi MARTIN, Laurent KUBAT