With Keyboard Patents (Class D18/7)
  • Patent number: 6097606
    Abstract: A financial transaction terminal is designed to receive both smart cards and debit cards and includes an access port for inserting or removing security modules such as SIM or SAM modules. A security switch arrangement is provided about the access port to protect the now accessible components of the terminal. Such a terminal provides the uncompromised physical security of a debit terminal with the flexibility and capabilities of a smart card terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: International Verifact Inc.
    Inventors: David Henry Groves, Fraser Hardman, John Richard Spence, Ki Sheung Yuen, Yiu Kong Wong
  • Patent number: 6057521
    Abstract: A cost-effective ergonomic shaped suspended control panel for remotely controlling machinery, such as hoists or cranes. The suspended control panel has two curved housing portions and a curved circuit card mounted in the interior of the curved housing. Keys are mounted to the front side of the circuit card and switching devices are mounted to the back side of the circuit card. An electric line, supported by a cable, is electronically connected to the circuit card, the keys and the switching devices. The control panel is easily assembled through use of plug sockets for connecting the switching devices to the circuit board. Each plug socket is mounted with spring clamps which extend through the circuit card for wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krebs, Gunter Somborn, Klaus-Dieter Oemus, Anton Munzebrock, Eckerhardt Grieb, Uwe Lichtenvort
  • Patent number: D436985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: C. C. & L Company Limited
    Inventor: Sik-Leung Chan
  • Patent number: D438237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. K. Chu, Min-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: D438238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. K. Chu, Min-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: D438557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. K. Chu, Min-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: D402967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito Hanafsa, Hiroaki Hishiyama, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D403667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Musha
  • Patent number: D404021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Nishida
  • Patent number: D404024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventor: William G. Herbertson
  • Patent number: D406271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Eugene Henriksen
  • Patent number: D406272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Dawn M Thompson
  • Patent number: D408438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsubara, Masayuki Ohki, Atsuhiko Urushihara, Yuhei Abe, Jun Furuya
  • Patent number: D408439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Headwaters Research & Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikael Georges Sirois, Robert David Watters, John Charles Tutton, Rudy Anthony Vanderbelt
  • Patent number: D408440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuda, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D408441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Spectrum Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Muntner
  • Patent number: D409229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsubara, Masayuki Ohki, Atsuhiko Urushihara, Jun Furuya, Yuhei Abe, Koji Suso
  • Patent number: D409987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Makiko Okumura
  • Patent number: D410440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Inventor: Charles F Carnell
  • Patent number: D410633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventor: Philip Y. W. Tsui
  • Patent number: D411567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Tony Saltelli
  • Patent number: D412180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: Ken Tsuei
  • Patent number: D412523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuda, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D412524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Mark A. Bedol
  • Patent number: D415122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Joan E. Monnig
  • Patent number: D415476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Nara, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D416280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuda, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D417885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Inventor: Roland J Boutin
  • Patent number: D418537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Programming Concepts, Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas Powell, Lori Baugh
  • Patent number: D419588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: C.C. & L Company Limited
    Inventor: Sik-Leung Chan
  • Patent number: D420663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Goldenberg, Michael J. Hartigan
  • Patent number: D420987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha d.b.a. Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Miyahara, Yukinori Ido
  • Patent number: D421599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Susan Garza
  • Patent number: D422300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Chan Sik Leung
  • Patent number: D422972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventor: Melody J King
  • Patent number: D423468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Jenkins
  • Patent number: D424604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: CCL Products Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Chan Sik Leung
  • Patent number: D426849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Lee Handerson (HK) Limited
    Inventor: Homer Lee
  • Patent number: D428412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventor: Roland W Davis
  • Patent number: D429226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig F Siddoway, Bruce A. Claxton, Glen A. Oross
  • Patent number: D429272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William Chu
  • Patent number: D430195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Audrey Thompson, Wanda Crooks, Mohammed Malik
  • Patent number: D430554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Huy Phuong Nguyen, James Talmage Davis, II, Son Quang Le
  • Patent number: D430870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Maruyama, Masayuki Kan, Ernesto V. Quinteros, Chih-Yang Kao
  • Patent number: D431591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Diet Deal Ltd.
    Inventor: Yaffa Golan
  • Patent number: D432560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventor: Dean Endrulat
  • Patent number: D433056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Tamaki
  • Patent number: D433057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. K. Chu, Shu-Chai Chang
  • Patent number: D433058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makiko Okumura, Tamiko Kuwahara
  • Patent number: D433059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makiko Okumura, Tamiko Kuwahara