Patents by Inventor Timothy N. Teen

Timothy N. Teen 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).

  • Electrical switch and method of generating an electrical switch output signal
    Publication number: 20030150702
    Abstract: An electrical switch and a method of generating an electrical switch output signal. An electric switch senses both pressure placed upon the switch's surface and the contact of the object exerting the pressure on the switch. When both conditions exist, the switch is activated. The electrical switch may employ a piezoelectric element to recognize the application of pressure, a capacitive sensing circuit to recognize the presence of an object applying the pressure, and a microcontroller circuit to control output switch circuity upon satisfaction of both conditions precedent. The electrical switch can be configured to provide a continuous output signal for the duration that the switch is pressed after the conditions are satisfied or to switch between open and closed states each time the switch is pressed after the conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Easter-Owen Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Karnowka, David A. Easter, Timothy N. Teen, Douglas K. Milby, Armand Rosenberg
  • Electrical switch and method of generating an electrical switch output signal
    Patent number: 6522032
    Abstract: An electrical switch and a method of generating an electrical switch output signal. An electric switch senses both pressure placed upon the switch's surface and the contact of the object exerting the pressure on the switch. When both conditions exist, the switch is activated. The electrical switch may employ a piezoelectric element to recognize the application of pressure, a capacitive sensing circuit to recognize the presence of an object applying the pressure, and a microcontroller circuit to control output switch circuity upon satisfaction of both conditions precedent. The electrical switch can be configured to provide a continuous output signal for the duration that the switch is pressed after the conditions are satisfied or to switch between open and closed states each time the switch is pressed after the conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Easter-Owen Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Karnowka, David A. Easter, Timothy N. Teen, Douglas K. Milby, Armand Rozenberg