Push Button Type Patents (Class 200/314)
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Patent number: 12232251Abstract: A backlight module of an illuminated keyboard device includes a circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The circuit board has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The top surface has a plurality of key assembling regions. Each of the key assembling regions has a stress release hole defined through the top surface and the bottom surface. The light-emitting elements are respectively disposed on the key assembling regions. Each of the light-emitting elements includes a main body and a conductive portion connected to the main body. The conductive portion is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the stress release hole is adjacent to the conductive portion of each of the light-emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Chia-Hsin Chen
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Patent number: 12198876Abstract: A key structure including a first electrode, a key cap, and a restoration member is provided. The key cap is disposed on the first electrode. The restoration member is disposed between the key cap and the first electrode. The key cap or the restoration member has a second electrode. A sensing signal is generated by the second electrode with the key cap or the restoration member moving relative to the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Chun-Chieh Huang, Ming-Fu Yen, Che Hung Wu, Juo-Tau Lee, Ta-Ching Lu, Chieh-Liang Hsiao, Wei-Pin Chuang
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Patent number: 12162722Abstract: A method of providing elevator data to a passenger including: receiving elevator data, the elevator data relating to an elevator car in an elevator system; wirelessly transmitting the elevator data to a mobile computing device; and conveying the elevator data to the passenger via a software application of the mobile computer device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventor: Peter Depaola
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Patent number: 12094664Abstract: A button composite structure according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate on the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a member on the second substrate, a first coupling member that couples the display panel and one surface of the member, a button structure disposed on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the member, and a second coupling member that couples the other surface of the member and the button structure. The member includes a third substrate, and the button structure is directly coupled to the third substrate by the second coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TOVIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Beom Kim, Joon Seog Kim
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Patent number: 12090933Abstract: A decorative element comprising a faceted transparent body having a front surface and a back surface, and a coating on at least part of the back surface of the faceted transparent body. The coating comprises a reflective layer of semiconductor material and a layer of lacquer over the reflective layer, and the reflective layer of semiconductor material has a thickness of at least about 400 nm or at least about 250 nm. Methods of making a decorative element, uses of the decorative element, a switch cover comprising the decorative element, and a switch comprising a sensor for detecting actuation of the switch and a cover protecting the sensor and comprising the decorative element are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: D. Swarovski KGInventors: Annemarie Leber, Jan Woerdenweber, Cornelius Magerl, Dennis Nissen
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Patent number: 12059610Abstract: The conspicuity of a light emitting surface provided along an outer edge of an input member is enhanced. An input device (10) includes an upper cabinet section (41) having an opening formed therein, an input member (20) that has an upper surface to be touched by a user with a finger and that is disposed inside the opening, and a light diffusing member (71) having a light emitting surface (E2) located along an outer edge of the input member (20). The light emitting surface (E2) has a first region (71g) exposed in a gap between an inner edge of the opening of the upper cabinet section (41) and an outer edge of the input member (20) and a second region (71h) positioned on an inner side of the outer edge of the input member (20) and below a peripheral portion (21a) of the input member (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kazuyuki Suzuki, Masaho Morita
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Patent number: 11977250Abstract: A lighting keyboard includes a backlight module and at least one keyswitch. The backlight module includes a lighting substrate and a protruding structure. The lighting substrate includes two non-intersecting traces and a light emitting unit. The light emitting unit is connected between the two non-intersecting traces. A position of the protruding structure corresponds to a position of the light emitting unit and the protruding structure is located between the two non-intersecting traces. The at least one keyswitch is disposed on the backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Ying-Lan Liu, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Heng-Yi Huang
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Patent number: 11942286Abstract: A rotary knob switch can include: a knob head; a fixing mount disposed below the knob head and configured to allow at least a portion of the bottom of the knob head to pass through it; cam located at the bottom of the fixing mount and to be mated with the bottom of the knob head, a side of the cam forming at least one protruding control curved surface; and a slider, said slider being coaxial with the cam, ramp with different heights being provided along edge of the slider, wherein, when the cam rotates, the control curved surface of the cam presses the ramp of the slider, such that the slider slides along axial direction towards the bottom of the rotary knob switch, the knob head comprises an indicator block, the lower part of the indicator block is provided with an axial light guide column.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Phoenix Contact Asia-Pacific (Nanjing) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinge Liu, Yue Yu, Jianlin Wu
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Patent number: 11923155Abstract: A keyboard includes a base plate, a plurality of keys and a backlight module. The base plate has a short-axis direction and a long-axis direction. The keys are disposed on the base plate. The backlight module is disposed on the base plate and includes a shielding sheet, a light guide plate and a reflecting sheet. The light guide plate is disposed on a lower surface of the shielding sheet. The light guide plate includes a plurality of light guide structures corresponding to the keys respectively. Each of the light guide structures includes a ring portion and at least one bend line portion. The bend line portion connects to the ring portion, and the ring portion is formed by a plurality of bending portions. The reflecting sheet is disposed below the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuo Horiuchi, Chia-Hsin Chen, Ping-Ju Kuo
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Patent number: 11852861Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes a keyswitch module and an optical module disposed under the keyswitch module. The keyswitch module includes a plurality of keyswitches. The optical module includes a mask film and a light guide sheet. The mask film has a mask pattern. The mask pattern defines a plurality of light-transparent regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of keyswitches, and an outer light-transparent region of the plurality of light-transparent regions has a boundary. The light guide sheet has a light-exit edge. The vertical projection of the light-exit edge of the light guide sheet on the mask film at least partially falls within the outer light-transparent region and is not parallel to the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Wen-Ming Hsu
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Patent number: 11817275Abstract: Keyboards and other input devices are provided with at least one flexible layer that extends over or under the keycaps. The flexible layer spans interkey spaces and lies between inner and outer keycaps. The flexible layer prevents intrusion of invasive material to the keyboard mechanisms and simplifies the appearance of the keyboard area. Some flexible layers help align keycaps by connecting inner and outer keycaps or by providing a mechanical connection interface for the keycaps. Some membranes used in the flexible layer have a layered or composite construction that increases durability and tear resistance by attaching or infusing a mesh material or other tough material to a less durable, elastic material.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Abidur R. Chowdhury, Bart K. Andre, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren
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Patent number: 11791112Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a circuit board, an electronic component, a reflective sheet, a light-shielding sheet, and a light-emitting component is provided. The light guide plate includes an escape opening and a light-source opening. The circuit board is disposed under the light guide plate. The electronic component is electrically connected to the circuit board, and at least a part of the electronic component is located in the escape opening. The reflective sheet is disposed on a rear surface of the light guide plate and between the light guide plate and the circuit board. The light-shielding sheet is disposed on a light emitting surface of the light guide plate opposite to the rear surface. The light-emitting component is disposed in the light-source opening. A luminous keyboard using this backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Shih-Wen Chiu, Yi-Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11764004Abstract: An illuminated keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a drive circuit board under the base plate, a spacer between the drive circuit board and the base plate, and a light-emitting part on the circuit board. The spacer has a through hole communicating with an opening of the base plate in a vertical direction. The sidewall of the through hole is opaque. The light-emitting part is located in the through hole, and falls within a projection of the opening in the vertical direction. The light-emitting part has a top surface that is lower than or equal to a bottom surface of the base plate in the vertical direction. The structure of the illuminated keyswitch structure around the light-emitting part can keep flat by the spacer. The spacer can prevent the light-emitting part from structurally entering the opening, avoiding structural interference between the light-emitting part and other components above the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Heng-Yi Huang, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Yuan-Bao Chen
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Patent number: 11738673Abstract: A working vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention includes: an operator seat; and an arm rest arranged to a side of the operator seat and provided with a surface on which a plurality of operation tools are arranged. The plurality of operation tools include one operation tool has: a push-operating portion to be operated by being pushed; a display portion to display whether being in an operated state or being in a non-operated state; and a protrusion arranged between the push-operating portion and the display portion and separating the push-operating portion from the display portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Kosaki, Gen Futagami
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Patent number: 11742854Abstract: An assembly including a three dimensional icon defined within an interior of the assembly; the assembly including a non-moveable switch; a device for illuminating the three dimensional icon, wherein illumination of the three dimensional icon by the device causes the three dimensional icon to be visible on an exterior surface of the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: David Whitehead, Thomas Sybrandy, Aidano Nascimento, Tyler Bame, David Kovac
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Patent number: 11728106Abstract: A keyboard key device includes a keycap and a substrate unit. The substrate unit includes a light-emitting component, a light guide plate, and a light transmission plate. The light guide plate has first and second end surfaces, and at least one light-condensing hole. The first end surface is formed with an uneven microstructure for diffuse reflection of light rays. The light transmission plate has first and second side surfaces, and an outer reflective layer coated on the second side surface. A portion of light rays emitted from the light-emitting component and into the light transmission plate pass through the outer reflective layer, and the remainder of the light rays are reflected by the outer reflective layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Shih-Pin Lin, Li-Ling Huang, Hsiang-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 11675119Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a reflection sheet, a light-shielding sheet, two light-emitting elements, and a light guide plate. The reflection sheet is disposed on a circuit board and has two through holes. The light-shielding sheet is disposed on the reflection sheet and has a hollow portion having a closed contour. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit board, respectively accommodated in the through holes, and located in the hollow portion. The light guide plate is embedded in the hollow portion and includes two light guide regions. Each of the light guide regions has a light mixing region and a light outputting region. A corresponding one of the light-emitting elements and the light outputting region are respectively located on opposite sides of the first light mixing region. The light-shielding sheet further has a light blocking portion disposed between the light guide regions.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho, Chen-Hao Chiu
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Patent number: 11644865Abstract: There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Nicholas Vincent King, Duncan Kerr, Brett Bilbrey
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Patent number: 11515108Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a circuit board, an electronic component, a reflective sheet, a light-shielding sheet, and a light-emitting component is provided. The light guide plate includes an escape opening. The circuit board is disposed under the light guide plate. The electronic component is disposed on the circuit board, and at least a part of the electronic component is located in the escape opening. The reflective sheet is disposed on the rear surface of the light guide plate and between the light guide plate and the circuit board, and the reflective sheet extends into the escape opening. The light-shielding sheet is disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guide plate opposite to the rear surface. The light-emitting component is disposed on the light guide plate. A luminous keyboard using this backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Shih-Wen Chiu, Yi-Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11478963Abstract: A manufacturing method of a symbol button for a vehicle includes: preparing a button body comprising a side portion, a top portion formed of a polymer material on which a metal is able to be plated; forming an electrically conductive layer on an outside of the button body using a conductive polymer material; forming a plating shielding layer in a form of a symbol using a material on which a metal is not able to be plated on the electrically conductive layer; and performing metal plating on the outside of the button body having the plating shielding layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Woo Chui Jung, Sung Ho Yoon, Jae Sik Seo, Choon Soo Lee
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Patent number: 11449153Abstract: Computer peripheral devices designed and configured to generate and send peripheral device command signals for controlling software applications. In some examples the peripheral device command signals are designed to be the same as command signals generated by a keyboard in response to pressing one or more keyboard keys corresponding to a keyboard shortcut for a software application control function. The peripheral devices may be selectively configured into one of a plurality of configurations for selectively generating peripheral device command signals by selecting a position of at least one command signal group selector switch operably coupled to the peripheral device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Muted LLCInventor: Crawford Phillips
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Patent number: 11450233Abstract: Systems are disclosed relating to a mobile device mounted to a welding helmet such that a wearer of the welding helmet can see a display of the mobile device when wearing the welding helmet. In some examples, the mobile device is mounted such that a camera of the mobile device is unobscured and positioned at approximately eye level, facing the same way the wearer's eyes are facing. In some examples, the simulated training environment may be presented to the user via the display screen of the mobile device, using images captured by the camera of the mobile device, when the mobile device is so mounted to the welding helmet.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., SEABERY NORTH AMERICA INC.Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Justin Monroe Blount, Jessica Marie Marhefke, Nicholas James Dessart, Mitchell James Muske, Pedro Marquinez, Pavel Gunia, Victor López Márquez, David Barroso de la Rosa, Sergio Garrido Jurado, Jesús Calvo Pérez, Javier Castilla Gutiérrez
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Patent number: 11424091Abstract: A key module includes a base plate, a circuit layer and a lifting mechanism. The circuit layer is disposed on the base plate. The lifting mechanism is pivotally connected with the base plate relative to the circuit layer, and the lifting mechanism has an abutment element. The abutment element could interfere with the circuit layer to reduce the noise generated by the key module during operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: Chun-Lin Chen, Jui-Yu Wu, Po-Hsiang Yu
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Patent number: 11398128Abstract: An illumination device according to one or more embodiments may include: a light guide plate unit comprising a front light guide plate and a rear light guide plate arranged in a depth direction at a predetermined interval, and a light projecting unit arranged at a side of the light guide plate unit. The light projecting unit may comprise an LED in an amount of one piece among the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate; and a moving mechanism configured to cause the light guide plate unit to reciprocate in the depth direction to cause a light incident surface of either one of the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate to be opposed to the light projecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Takahiro Ono, Tatsuya Adachi, Rei Asai, Takehiro Agata
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Patent number: 11379049Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michelle R. Goldberg, Kathleen A. Bergeron, Paul X. Wang, Alex J. Lehmann, William P. Yarak, III, Kevin C. Armendariz, Zheng Gao
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Patent number: 11354995Abstract: A life safety device includes a housing, a detector for detecting one or more conditions, and an actuatable mechanism coupled to the housing. The actuatable mechanism includes a light assembly operable in response to detection of at least one of the one or more conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew J. Buchholz, Kenneth J. Mott
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Patent number: 11340420Abstract: A lens driving device having a movable frame on which a magnet is secured, supporting the lens; a base member supporting the movable frame movably; and a cover member, equipped with an opening enabling light to be incident into the lens, covering the movable frame and a supporting face of the base member, wherein: either a coil or a position sensor that faces a magnet is provided on the supporting face of the base member. The other, either the position sensor or the coil that faces the magnet, is provided on a supporting face of the cover member, and an interconnection member that is connected to the coil or the position sensor that is provided on the cover member is formed integrally with the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATIONInventors: Haruka Matsuhisa, Yusuke Ehara
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Patent number: 11294476Abstract: A multi-functional control device includes a casing unit, and press button modules disposed on a main circuit board in the casing unit. Each press button module includes a sub-circuit board connected to the main circuit board, a micro-contact switch mounted on the sub-circuit board, an auxiliary case removably mounted on the micro-contact switch, a driving circuit board removably disposed in the auxiliary case to connect the sub-circuit board, a display module removably disposed on the auxiliary case. A transparent cap covers the display module and the auxiliary case, and is detachably connected to the auxiliary case.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG-HSING UNIVERSITYInventors: Dong-Sing Wuu, Ray-Hua Horng, Ken-Yen Chen, Tsing-Ping Liao
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Patent number: 11269127Abstract: Electrical equipment such as a tablet computer cover, a laptop computer, or other equipment may include keys. Each key may have a key member. Coatings such as opaque coating layers may be formed on the key members. Opaque coating layers may be patterned to form symbol-shaped openings associated with key labels. Opaque coating layers may also have recessed peripheral portions and other features to enhance the appearance of the keys. Metal coating layers such as physical vapor deposition metal layers may be incorporated into the keys. Key members may have outer surfaces and opposing inner surface on which patterned coating layers may be formed. Peripheral edge portions of the key members may extend between the outer and inner surfaces and may be coated with metal coating layers to form reflective metal trim structures. Backlight illumination for the keys may be formed form light sources such as light-emitting diodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Michael Y. Cheung, Ming Yu
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Patent number: 11257638Abstract: A key structure includes a bottom plate, a keycap, a lifting mechanism, a thin-film switch layer and a backlight module. The bottom plate has a through hole. The lifting mechanism is pivotally connected to the bottom plate and the keycap. The thin-film switch layer has a reflective structure corresponding to the through hole. The backlight module includes a light source and a reflective layer. The light source is configured to emit light towards the reflective structure. The reflective layer is disposed surrounding the light source to reflect a reflected light from the reflective structure to the thin-film switch layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventors: Hsin-Chih Liang, Yi-Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11257640Abstract: An electronic device is provided here, which includes a casing, a keycap and a keyboard backlight module. The casing has a first opening. The keycap is disposed corresponding to the first opening, and a gap is formed between the keycap and a periphery of the first opening. The keyboard backlight module includes a shielding layer, the shielding layer includes a light transmission area corresponding to the first opening and a light block portion, and the light block portion is located in the light transmission area and covers a region where at least one light path passes through the gap and intersects the light transmission area through.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yu-Kuang Chen, Chao-Shun Wang, Chien-Yi Huang
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Patent number: 11227727Abstract: A key structure includes a keycap, a connection assembly, engaging members, and a base plate. The connection assembly disposed between the base plate and the keycap is movably connected to the keycap and the engaging members, so that the keycap and the connection assembly engaged with the engaging members are positioned on the base plate. The base plate includes engaging protrusions protruding from an upper surface, so that the engaging members are bonded to the base plate through the engaging protrusions. Each engaging protrusion is located between two openings of the base plate, connects the two openings, or is disposed corresponding to the openings. Each engaging member covers one or more engaging protrusions through injection molding, and is fixed to the base plate. The engaging members are respectively disposed on the openings, fill the openings, or completely cover the engaging protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Kuo-Hui Hsu, Cheng-Kun Liao, Li-Sheng Hsiao, En-Huei Wang
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Patent number: 11216078Abstract: A computer keyboard is provide which includes key members providing upward and downward movement; substantially translucent elastomeric domes underlying the key members, and a seat underlies the elastomeric domes for supporting the elastomeric domes and key members. A substantially translucent circuit board is positioned under the seat for the creation and transmission of signals indicating depression of the key members. A planar luminescent light source is positioned under the circuit board. Preferably, the luminescent light source is a translucent light pipe connected to LEDs which provide light. Also preferably, the light pipe has a flat bottom surface which is covered by one or more reflective members and a reflective sheet. The reflective members may comprise paint applied to the bottom surface of the light pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventor: Michael Shipman
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Patent number: 11209868Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a bottom member; a display panel on the bottom member, the display panel configured to emit light; a top member on the display panel; a touch screen panel on the top member; and a groove region formed by removing at least a portion of at least one of the top member and the bottom member at a bent portion of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soon-Ryong Park, Seok-Gi Baek, Chul-Woo Jeong
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Patent number: 11205549Abstract: A keycap structure includes a keycap body and a display module. The keycap body includes a top wall and a lateral wall. The lateral wall is extended downwardly from a periphery region of the top wall. An accommodation space is defined by the top wall and the lateral wall collaboratively. The display module is disposed within the accommodation space. The display module includes a light-transmissible circuit substrate and plural light-emitting elements. The plural light-emitting elements are installed on the light-transmissible circuit substrate and electrically connected with the light-transmissible circuit substrate. After the light beams are transmitted through the light-transmissible circuit substrate and the top wall sequentially, the light beams are outputted from the keycap body. The light beams from the plural light-emitting elements are collaboratively formed as a luminous zone. Moreover, a pattern corresponding to the luminous zone is shown on the display module.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.Inventors: Bo-An Chen, Chin-Sung Pan, Ya-Chin Tu
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Patent number: 11202499Abstract: There is provided a light guiding unit (10) for use in an oral cleaning device. The light guiding unit is configured to be coupled to a light source (50), and the light guiding unit comprises a homogenizing component (110) having a length along which light from the light source is guided. The homogenizing component is further configured such that at least one of an amount of refraction of the guided light and an amount of internal reflection of the guided light varies along the length to homogenize, along the length of the homogenizing component, an amount of light transmitting out of the homogenizing component.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Marinus Arnoldus Martinus Vugts, Pascal Jean Henri Bloemen
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Patent number: 11183346Abstract: An input device includes: a substrate; a first detection electrode that detects input to the input device; a light emitter that emits light when the input is performed; a body plate disposed on the front surface side of the substrate and through which the light is transmitted; and a light guide including an incident surface from which the light enters and a light exit surface from which the light entered from the incident surface exits. A design portion that is light transmissive is disposed on an opposite side of the body plate to the substrate. A penetration hole penetrates through the substrate at a position opposite the design portion. The light guide is disposed in the penetration hole with the incident surface oriented facing a light emitting surface of the light emitter and the light exit surface oriented facing the design portion with the body plate interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Go Nakatani, Hideaki Eto
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Patent number: 11170950Abstract: A keyboard backlight module includes a light guide plate, a reflector, a light-emitting device and a first microstructure. The light guide plate has an output surface, a light guide pattern and a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of the output surface. The light guide pattern is arranged on at least one of the bottom surface and the output surface. The reflector has a reflecting surface facing the bottom surface. The light-emitting device is disposed on one side of the light guide plate and configured to provide an incident light to the reflecting surface. The first microstructure is disposed on the reflecting surface, at least partially overlaps with the light guide pattern, and is configured to transform the incident light into a first reflected light.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Hsin-Chih Liang
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Patent number: 11164708Abstract: Example of backlit switches are described. In an example, a backlit switch includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a dome-type button coupled to the PCB. The dome-type button has a light transmitting portion. A light source is mounted on a first side of the PCB, and a tact switch is mounted on a second side of the PCB that is opposite to the first side. Further, a projection is provided to trigger the tact switch, in response to pressing of the dome-type button.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Yu Chen So, Weiming Tseng, Chi-Chih Huang, Lien-Chia Chiu
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Patent number: 11159161Abstract: A button for a touch panel that includes a first operating unit made of a conductor and to be operated by being pushed down; a supporting portion made of an insulator and to be fixed on a capacitive touch panel, the supporting portion supporting the first operating unit; and an elastic member accommodated inside the supporting portion, a surface of the elastic member being nonconductive, the surface being fixed to the touch panel, the elastic member is elastically, deformed when the first operating unit is pushed down, in which the pushing operation of the first operating unit is detected by the touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryota Aoki, Hiroki Akatsuka
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Patent number: 11139124Abstract: A switch is disclosed. In some examples, a switch includes a generally cylindrical housing; one or more sets of contact points enclosed by the housing; an indicator module, such as a multi-color LED illuminator, also enclosed by the housing; and a pushbutton actuator disposed to operate the contact points. The housing includes a display section spanning substantially the entire circumference of the housing such that the indication made by the indicator module is visible from all radial directions. When the pushbutton actuator is pressed, some of the contact points open to cut off power from hazards, while others are reconfigured to change the state of the indicator module to indicate the changed status of the switch. Multiple switches can be interfaced with each other, such as by serial connection, to facilitate multi-switch safety environment. Modular cables can be used to conveniently establish the interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: BANNER ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Scott Carlson, Darrell Raymond Pikkaraine
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Patent number: 11114260Abstract: A switch device, having a reset assistant part arranged at the second end of a male leg, and a ram; the reset assistant part being provided with a holding station, both sidewalls of which are each provided with a saddle, both sides of the ram being provided, with a cam matching with the saddle, the ram is hung from the saddle through two cams. Accordingly, a photoelectrical type switch of scissor-leg structure is realized, and the key is enabled to have an obvious stage sense and sound.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventor: Jianping Li
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Patent number: 11114594Abstract: A radiation emitting device comprising light scattering particles of different sizes that at least partially surround an emitter, improving the spatial color mixing and color uniformity of the device. Multiple sizes of light scattering particles are dispersed in a medium to at least partially surround a single- or multiple-chip polychromatic emitter package. The different sizes of light scattering particles interact with corresponding wavelength ranges of emitted radiation. Thus, radiation emitted over multiple wavelength ranges or sub-ranges can be efficiently scattered to eliminate (or intentionally create) spatially non-uniform color patterns in the output beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.Inventor: Arpan Chakraborty
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Patent number: 11087935Abstract: A key switch structure and an assembling method thereof are provided. The key switch structure includes a bottom plate, a keycap, a supporting assembly, first connectors, and second connectors. The keycap is disposed on the bottom plate. The supporting assembly is disposed between the bottom plate and the keycap. The first connectors disposed on the bottom plate are integrally formed and directly bonded to the upper surface of the bottom plate, wherein the first connectors and the bottom plate are made of different materials. The second connectors are disposed on the keycap. The supporting assembly is connected to the bottom plate and the keycap through the first connectors and the second connectors.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Ming-Fu Yen, Chia-Shiun Wu, Hsiang-Sheng Chuang, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
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Patent number: 11081300Abstract: A photoelectrical type of mechanical switch, wherein a chute is provided on the bracket; the ram upper end is provided with a protruding strip arranged in the chute which can freely move along the chute; when the bracket moves up and down, the protruding strip is restricted by the chute and drives the ram to rotate by itself. Adoption of the independent sound optical path structure enables its exhibition of more obvious key-pressing stage sense and key-pressing sound when pressing the press shaft, and can realize good “ON/OFF” function of optical path.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Inventor: Jianping Li
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Patent number: 11017964Abstract: A middle illuminated button switch including a printed circuit board (PCB), a base and a cover. A guide core is arranged between the base and the cover, a through hole is arranged at the bottom of the base and under the guide core. A light guide groove is provided at the lower end surface of the guide core. A light-emitting element is arranged on the upper end of the PCB, and the light-emitting element is inserted into the base from the through hole and embedded in the light guide groove. Since the light-emitting element is embedded in the base from the bottom to the top, and the light is emitted to the outside from the middle through the guide core, so as to realize the light-emitting effect in the middle of the button.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Inventor: FuXi Wu
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Patent number: 11004628Abstract: A key switch device includes a base including an opening in a central part thereof; a light guide including an elastic body receiving portion, the light guide being supported by the base to be disposed in the opening; a button attached capable of approaching and separating from the base to cover the light guide; an elastic body disposed between the elastic body receiving portion and a lower surface of the button, the elastic body biasing the button in a separating direction where the button is separated from the base; a fixed contact piece including a fixed contact, the fixed contact piece being attached to the base; and a movable contact piece, which is attached to the base, including a movable contact to be brought into contact with the fixed contact when the button is moved toward the base in an approaching direction where the button approaches the base.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Kazuhira Izawa, Mamiko Naka, Kenshi Nagata, Shigenobu Kishi
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Patent number: 10990227Abstract: A touch pad comprises a capacitive sensor for sensing a manipulation gesture; a light guiding plate arranged on the capacitive sensor; an identification layer having a pattern disposed on the light guiding plate; a filter layer disposed on the identification layer, the filter layer having a first filter region and a second filter region, wherein the first filter region and the second filter region do not overlap; and a light emitting module having a light emitting surface, wherein the light emitting module is disposed at the periphery of the light guiding plate; wherein the light emitting surface provides light to the light guiding plate; the light passes through the first filter region to be a first shade, and the light passes through the second filter region to be a second shade; the color of the first shade is different from the color of the second shade.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY (CHANG ZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yi Ren Lin, Tsung Yan Wu
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Patent number: RE49463Abstract: An illuminated pushbutton for a pushbutton switch having a light transmitting pushbutton and an indicia cover that is attached to a front end of the light transmitting pushbutton. The indicia cover has non-light transmitting regions and light transmitting regions on its front surface, wherein the light transmitting regions provide visible, light-transmitted indicia on the light transmitting pushbutton. The indicia cover has an adhesive on its rear surface to attach the indicia cover to the front end of the light transmitting pushbutton. An LED in the pushbutton switch is constructed to transmit light to the indicia cover. The light passes through the light transmitting regions (symbols and letters) but not through the non-light transmitting regions. As the light passes through the light transmitting symbols and letters, the symbols and letters are lighted and visible in the dark.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Inventor: David Worsham
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Patent number: RE50234Abstract: Provided is a back light unit comprising a plurality of LED light source formed on a printed circuit board and a resin layer which is laminated on the LED light source and forwardly induces diffusion of the emitted light wherein the resin layer is made of synthetic resin comprising an oligomer. According to the present invention, an essential light guide plate for a general back light unit configuration is removed and a resin layer mainly consisting of an oligomer is used to guide the light source, and thereby decreasing the number of the light source, minimizing luminance variation when the unit is lighted at a high temperature and kept it for a predetermined time period, and implementing excellent heat-resistant property and optical property.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sic Hur, Peng Sam Park, Tae Oun Jung, Kwang Ho Park, Moo Ryong Park