序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
41 Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films With Optimized Dielectric Properties For Advanced RF MEMS Capacitive Switches US14731830 2015-06-05 US20150311022A1 2015-10-29 Anirudha V. Sumant; Orlando H. Auciello; Derrick C. Mancini
An efficient deposition process is provided for fabricating reliable RF MEMS capacitive switches with multilayer ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) films for more rapid recovery, charging and discharging that is effective for more than a billion cycles of operation. Significantly, the deposition process is compatible for integration with CMOS electronics and thereby can provide monolithically integrated RF MEMS capacitive switches for use with CMOS electronic devices, such as for insertion into phase array antennas for radars and other RF communication systems.
42 Electronic Device With Electromagnetic Sheilding US13628587 2012-09-27 US20130329396A1 2013-12-12 Brandon S. Smith; Matthew Casebolt
An electronic device may have a housing. Components such as keys may be mounted in openings in the housing. The housing may include a display housing portion and a base portion that are coupled using hinge structures. The keys may be used to form a keyboard in the base portion of the housing. Sensitive circuitry such as sensitive wireless circuitry may be shielded from electromagnetic interference by shielding the openings with a layer of conductive material. The layer of conductive material may be a metal layer that forms part of a reflector for a backlight structure. The backlight structure may be used to provide backlight for keys in the keyboard. The keyboard may include a support structure having openings through which the backlight passes to reach the keys. The openings may be bridged using conductive paths so that the support structure serves as a radio-frequency shielding structure.
43 Luminous switch and electronic device provided with the same US13102524 2011-05-06 US08497441B2 2013-07-30 Takaaki Yoshihiro
A luminous switch using an inorganic EL material is provided with a plurality of switch sections so as to reduce acoustic noise. The switch sections are provided with a plurality of protruding parts (112) and a plurality of supporting sections (113) formed on a surface of a structure (101); an elastic deformable conductor (124) arranged to have a convex surface opposed the protruding parts (112); a wiring sheet (102A) for covering the conductor (124); a luminous sheet (160) for covering the wiring sheet (102A); and a plurality of switch buttons (125) arranged above the luminous sheet (160). The luminous switch has a structure in which at least two supporting sections (113) are arranged around the protruding parts (112), and a space (111) is formed between the protruding parts (112) and a switch sheet (102). The conductor (124) is accommodated in the space (111). In a case main body (101), an electronic component (103) is mounted and a substrate (104) provided with wiring is arranged. The switch buttons (125) are fixed on a key sheet (129). A top plate (106) is arranged on the key sheet (129) by surrounding the switch buttons (125). The top plate (106) is arranged to cover lower components.
44 LOW EMI KEYPAD CIRCUITRY US13233214 2011-09-15 US20130069805A1 2013-03-21 Hong Chean Choo; Kien Beng Tan; Gee Heng Loh
Disclosed is keypad circuitry operable to detect a pressed key while reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI). The keypad circuitry is operable to reduce EMI in two ways: a) reducing the voltage swing occurring at the row circuitry and column circuitry of the keypad, and b) reducing the number of signal transitions by restricting the signal transitions to occurring at the column and row corresponding to a pressed key. By limiting signal transitions to occurring only at the row and column corresponding to a pressed key, fewer signal transitions occur, and thus, less EMI is produced. Additionally, reduced voltage swings at the row circuitry and column circuitry results in reduced EMI.
45 Ultrananocrystalline diamond films with optimized dielectric properties for advanced RF MEMS capacitive switches US13080255 2011-04-05 US08354290B2 2013-01-15 Anirudha V. Sumant; Orlando H. Auciello; Derrick C. Mancini
An efficient deposition process is provided for fabricating reliable RF MEMS capacitive switches with multilayer ultrananocrystalline (UNCD) films for more rapid recovery, charging and discharging that is effective for more than a billion cycles of operation. Significantly, the deposition process is compatible for integration with CMOS electronics and thereby can provide monolithically integrated RF MEMS capacitive switches for use with CMOS electronic devices, such as for insertion into phase array antennas for radars and other RF communication systems.
46 Printed circuit board and method for avoiding electromagnetic interference US12923098 2010-09-01 US20120048703A1 2012-03-01 Michael Kotson; Eric Sidle; Gregory Harold Thamm
A printed circuit board, especially for a computer keypad, and method for avoiding electromagnetic interference include conductive signal traces positioned on a surface of one of a nonconductive layer that is other than the outward facing surface of an outer nonconductive layer, and vertical interconnect accesses extending through the outer nonconductive layer and connecting the signal traces to the outward facing surface of the outer nonconductive layer, wherein each vertical interconnect access includes a conductive portion on the outward facing surface of the outer nonconductive layer, and the conductive portion has an area no greater than 1/10 the area of the asociated signal trace. Keys selectively connect pairs of vertical interconnect accesses.
47 LUMINOUS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME US13102524 2011-05-06 US20110209973A1 2011-09-01 Takaaki YOSHIHIRO
A luminous switch using an inorganic EL material is provided with a plurality of switch sections so as to reduce acoustic noise. The switch sections are provided with a plurality of protruding parts (112) and a plurality of supporting sections (113) formed on a surface of a structure (101); an elastic deformable conductor (124) arranged to have a convex surface opposed the protruding parts (112); a wiring sheet (102A) for covering the conductor (124); a luminous sheet (160) for covering the wiring sheet (102A); and a plurality of switch buttons (125) arranged above the luminous sheet (160). The luminous switch has a structure in which at least two supporting sections (113) are arranged around the protruding parts (112), and a space (111) is formed between the protruding parts (112) and a switch sheet (102). The conductor (124) is accommodated in the space (111). In a case main body (101), an electronic component (103) is mounted and a substrate (104) provided with wiring is arranged. The switch buttons (125) are fixed on a key sheet (129). A top plate (106) is arranged on the key sheet (129) by surrounding the switch buttons (125). The top plate (106) is arranged to cover lower components.
48 Multi-step pressurized switch US12587636 2009-10-08 US20100140065A1 2010-06-10 Geun Ju Lee
Disclosed is a multi-step pressurized switch providing various signals in response to variation of pressure applied thereto. The multi-step pressurized switch includes a switched PCB connected to a PCB of an electronic device and having at least one or more contact points on the top, and an elastic plate settled on the top of the switched PCB and electrically connecting the contact points with each other if there is pressure. The elastic plate includes a first projection protruding upward from the edge of the elastic plate, a second projection joining with the first projection and protruding in the same direction with the first projection, and a first slope bending down toward a direction opposite to the first projection from the edge of the elastic plate.
49 ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE, PARTICULARLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES US12520064 2007-12-17 US20100096247A1 2010-04-22 Bruno Marie; Cedric Chartrain
The present invention relates to an electric control module comprising—a substrate (1) for electric circuits,—first electric contact pads (3; 5) provided on a side (2a) of the substrate (1), each contact pad (3; 5) being linked to an associated electric track (7; 9) of the substrate (1) so that each contact pad (3; 5) corresponds to a position on the substrate. The module according to the invention also comprises an surface contact element (23) in the form of a metallic grid connected to the ground, this element (23) covering the side (2a) of the substrate including the contact pads (3; 5) so that a pressure on the surface contact element (23) connects the contact pads (3; 5) at the pressure point to the ground, whereby it is possible to determine the position of the pressure point.
50 RESISTIVE SWITCH MATRIX US12212732 2008-09-18 US20100066567A1 2010-03-18 Paul H. Dietz; Jonathan Westhues
Architecture for a keyboard that supports the n-key rollover feature, while being compatible with well established, high volume, inexpensive manufacturing techniques. The design is a matrix design that uses resistors at each key rather than diodes, and employs novel circuits which allow any combination of simultaneous key presses to be detected using this resistive matrix. The resistors can be screen printed on the flexible sheets in a manner similar to the conductors. A resistive keyboard matrix employs circuit techniques that eliminate phantom key presses. The resistors can be created by screen-printing carbon ink. Additionally, various implementations of the decoder circuits can be employed to provide the n-key rollover feature on flexible sheets for inexpensive production.
51 LUMINOUS SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME US12279216 2007-02-13 US20090200146A1 2009-08-13 Takaaki Yoshihiro
A luminous switch using an inorganic EL material is provided with a plurality of switch sections so as to reduce acoustic noise. The switch sections are provided with a plurality of protruding parts (112) and a plurality of supporting sections (113) formed on a surface of a structure (101); an elastic deformable conductor (124) arranged to have a convex surface opposed the protruding parts (112); a wiring sheet (102A) for covering the conductor (124); a luminous sheet (160) for covering the wiring sheet (102A); and a plurality of switch buttons (125) arranged above the luminous sheet (160). The luminous switch has a structure in which at least two supporting sections (113) are arranged around the protruding parts (112), and a space (111) is formed between the protruding parts (112) and a switch sheet (102). The conductor (124) is accommodated in the space (111). In a case main body (101), an electronic component (103) is mounted and a substrate (104) provided with wiring is arranged. The switch buttons (125) are fixed on a key sheet (129). A top plate (106) is arranged on the key sheet (129) by surrounding the switch buttons (125). The top plate (106) is arranged to cover lower components.
52 Foil-type switching element with multi-layered carrier foil US10538600 2003-12-08 US07543510B2 2009-06-09 Werner Bieck; Driss Chabach; Yves Decoster; Aloyse Kirsch
A foil-type pressure sensor includes a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer, the spacer comprising at least one recess defining an active area of the pressure sensor. At least two electrodes are arranged in the active area of the pressure sensor between said first and second carrier foils in such a way that, in response to a pressure acting on the active area of the pressure sensor, the first and second carrier foils are pressed together against the reaction force of the elastic carrier foils and an electrical contact is established between the at least two electrodes. According to the invention, at least one of the carrier foils includes a multi-layered configuration with at least two layers of different materials.
53 Electrical control device US11694917 2007-03-30 US07538285B2 2009-05-26 Parimal Patel; Alfred F. Lombardi; Danilo F. Estanislao
An electrical device is disclosed for use in a wall box having a series of buttons that can either be rocker buttons or push buttons. These buttons can be supported by springboards formed integral with a support board. The springboards are for biasing the series of buttons. Much of the device is housed within a housing formed at a first end by a body and a second end by a strap coupled to the housing. The strap extends beyond the body, wherein this strap can be used to dissipate heat from the device. Inside of the housing can be at least one circuit board which has switches, which can be used to receive instructions from a plurality of buttons. In one embodiment, a plurality of light pipes are adapted so that they are housed at least partially inside of these buttons. At least one portion of the light pipe can be formed as a shaft and adapted to extend out from this housing and down to a light emitter disposed on the circuit board. In at least one embodiment, this light pipe can also include at least one actuator which is used to contact an associated springboard when a button is acted on. This movement causes the springboard to contact an actuator on a TAC switch which then results in an associated set of instructions being sent to the circuit board.
54 ELECTRICAL CONTROL DEVICE US11694917 2007-03-30 US20080237010A1 2008-10-02 Parimal Patel; Alfred J. Lombardi; Danilo F. Estanislao
An electrical device is disclosed for use in a wall box having a series of buttons that can either be rocker buttons or push buttons. These buttons can be supported by springboards formed integral with a support board. The springboards are for biasing the series of buttons. Much of the device is housed within a housing formed at a first end by a body and a second end by a strap coupled to the housing. The strap extends beyond the body, wherein this strap can be used to dissipate heat from the device. Inside of the housing can be at least one circuit board which has switches, which can be used to receive instructions from a plurality of buttons. In one embodiment, a plurality of light pipes are adapted so that they are housed at least partially inside of these buttons. At least one portion of the light pipe can be formed as a shaft and adapted to extend out from this housing and down to a light emitter disposed on the circuit board. In at least one embodiment, this light pipe can also include at least one actuator which is used to contact an associated springboard when a button is acted on. This movement causes the springboard to contact an actuator on a TAC switch which then results in an associated set of instructions being sent to the circuit board.
55 El Sheet Keypad US11579046 2005-03-14 US20070242445A1 2007-10-18 Dong Shin; Kwang Bae; Wonbong Jang
An EL sheet keypad comprises a conductive material layer coated on the entire surface of an EL sheet or the surface of the EL sheet where light is not emitted. The conductive material layer is connected to ground of a printed circuit board or to ground of the EL sheet by means of a conductive adhesive tape or conductive paste. According to the present invention, damage to the internal circuits of the mobile phone, which may occur when testing appropriateness of the EL sheet, is prevented. Furthermore, the EL sheet keypad has electrostatic shock and electromagnetic interference shielded functions.
56 Keyboard and membrane switch for keyboard US11543905 2006-10-06 US20070209920A1 2007-09-13 Masahiro Yanagi; Shigemi Kurashima; Hideki Iwata; Takashi Yuba; Masahiro Kaneko; Yuriko Segawa; Takashi Arita
A disclosed keyboard includes a housing with a base member, a top plane member, and a membrane switch installed inside the housing. The membrane switch has a first resin sheet, a second resin sheet, and a spacer resin sheet arranged between the first and second resin sheets. The membrane switch includes a UWB flat antenna that has an antenna element pattern formed on the first resin sheet, a microwave transmission line extending from the antenna element pattern, and a ground pattern arranged in a position facing the antenna element pattern.
57 Foil-type switching element with multi-layered carrier foil US10538600 2003-12-08 US20070144882A1 2007-06-28 Werner Bieck; Driss Chabach; Yves Decoster; Aloyse Kirsch
A foil-type pressure sensor includes a first carrier foil and a second carrier foil arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer, the spacer comprising at least one recess defining an active area of the pressure sensor. At least two electrodes are arranged in the active area of the pressure sensor between said first and second carrier foils in such a way that, in response to a pressure acting on the active area of the pressure sensor, the first and second carrier foils are pressed together against the reaction force of the elastic carrier foils and an electrical contact is established between the at least two electrodes. According to the invention, at least one of the carrier foils includes a multi-layered configuration with at least two layers of different materials.
58 Transparent keyboard device US09960682 2001-09-21 US06489576B2 2002-12-03 Hideki Ito; Akio Nishijima
A keyboard device that has an excellent appearance even when viewed from a rear surface side of a transparent keyboard. The keyboard device has a keyboard main body where plural key tops are provided on a support plate, a control board provided on the rear surface side of the support plate, a shield case provided on the rear surface side of the support plate so as to cover the control board, and a case having a rear surface side formed of transparent resin, accommodating the keyboard main body, the control board and the shield case. A resin sheet is provided on the rear surface of the support plate, and the resin sheet is bonded to the support plate except a region corresponding to an edge of the shield case positioned on the rear side of the support plate.
59 Backlit keypad assembly US723765 1996-09-30 US5711588A 1998-01-27 Charles A. Rudisill
Light-reflecting structures are provided on the lower surface of a cover mounted over the keys of a keypad assembly. The light-reflecting structures reflect light from a vertical-emitting source, such as an LED, to the side surfaces of the individual keys of the keypad assembly. The keypad assembly embodying the present invention provides an efficient and low-cost structure for illuminating the keys of a keypad without the use of lightguides or separate sources of light for each key, thereby also providing a desirable low profile keypad assembly.
60 Shielded switch US336962 1994-11-10 US5513078A 1996-04-30 Dean M. Komrska; Dale G. Johnson
An EMI shielded keypad (10) or switch for a radiotelephone (50) has a non-conductive cover (12) attached to a printed circuit board (PCB) (14). The PCB (14) has a ground pad (20) and a plurality of metal traces (26) on a first surface (16) that attaches to the cover (12). The cover (12) is made of a flexible, preferably clear material, such as mylar and has a dimple (28) centered over the ground pad (20). A bubble (30) is centered over the plurality of conductive traces (26). A conductive coating (32) is selectively applied to the mating surface (34) of the cover (12), so that the conductive coating (32) in the bubble (30) is electrically isolated. By pressing on the bubble (30) electrically contact is established between the plurality of traces (26), thus the bubble and the traces (26) define a switch.
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