241 |
Electric switch. |
US3116515 |
1915-05-29 |
US1196633A |
1916-08-29 |
ANDERSON CARL ERIC |
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242 |
Electric switch. |
US2678215 |
1915-05-08 |
US1164446A |
1915-12-14 |
ANDERSON CARL ERIC |
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243 |
Electric-circuit controller. |
US1908434637 |
1908-05-23 |
US1164001A |
1915-12-14 |
JAMES HENRY D |
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244 |
Electric switch. |
US1911617766 |
1911-03-29 |
US1030788A |
1912-06-25 |
MOREY HARRY J; BROGDEN FAY A |
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245 |
Pendant switch. |
US1909470771 |
1909-01-05 |
US937857A |
1909-10-26 |
PETERSON JOHANN G |
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246 |
Electric switch. |
US1901052422 |
1901-03-22 |
US687916A |
1901-12-03 |
COOK EDWARD SAMUEL; CHIPPERFIELD WILLIAM H |
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247 |
USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING INTENSITY AND COLOR OF A LIGHTING LOAD |
US15832532 |
2017-12-05 |
US20180160502A1 |
2018-06-07 |
Craig Alan Casey; Thomas M. Shearer |
A load control device may be configured to provide a user interface for controlling the intensity and/or color of one or more lighting loads. The user interface may include separate actuation members for setting the intensity and/or color of the lighting loads. The user interface may include one actuation member configured to operate in an intensity and/or color control mode. The control mode of the actuation member may be set via a button, a lever, a rotary switch, a rotary knob, etc. The user interface may include a touch sensitive element capable of sensing a user's touch and translate the touch into a control signal. Feedback may be provided on the user interface to indicate the type of control being adjusted and/or amount of control being applied to the lighting loads. |
248 |
Electrical distribution system |
US15286021 |
2016-10-05 |
US09899819B1 |
2018-02-20 |
Robert Holloway |
Electrical distribution systems and methods comprising a first cable-to-box connector which accepts electrical wires, a first electrical box having a first and a second coupler to connect to the cable-to-box connector; intra-box circuits built in one or more of a plurality of walls of the first electrical box and connecting the first and the second coupler; and a concavity defined by the plurality of walls of the first electrical box that receives a first electrical insert. |
249 |
Electronic switch for simulating a mechanical rocker switch |
US14625221 |
2015-02-18 |
US09875867B2 |
2018-01-23 |
Philippe Marchand; Philippe Launay; Philippe Guillot |
The present disclosure relates to an electronic switch for simulating a mechanical rocker switch having a determined current-interrupting capacity, the electronic switch being configured to supply power to an electronic device using an input voltage, and comprises a tact switch for the generation of a control signal, a bistable circuit whose output state depends on said control signal, a switching circuit adapted to the opening and to the closing of a power supply line supplying power to the device, which device consumes a current less than or equal to said determined interrupting capacity, a memory circuit comprising a reservoir capacitor, the tact switch being configured to control opening and closing of the switching circuit and the memory circuit being adapted to the storage of an “open” or a “closed” mechanical position of the electronic switch for a predetermined duration according to the reservoir capacitor. |
250 |
Rocker switch and method of operating same |
US13927629 |
2013-06-26 |
US09269512B2 |
2016-02-23 |
Pat Joseph Colonna; Ernest Richard Buehman |
A rocker switch assembly and method includes a housing having an interior cavity for locating electronic components and a plunger member movably located during actuation within the interior cavity of the housing. The plunger member is coupled to at least one contact support. The switch assembly further comprises at least one terminal fixed within the housing. The at least one terminal corresponding with the at least one contact that engages or disengages with the terminal during actuation. A lever structure is pivotly coupled to the housing by a fulcrum fixedly attached to the housing. The lever structure comprises a lever having an upper side for receiving an external force and a lower side for engaging a head on the plunger member to generate actuation of the rocker switch during pivotal rotation of the lever. |
251 |
ROCKER SWITCH AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME |
US13927629 |
2013-06-26 |
US20150001056A1 |
2015-01-01 |
Pat Joseph Colonna; Ernest Richard Buehman |
A rocker switch assembly and method includes a housing having an interior cavity for locating electronic components and a plunger member movably located during actuation within the interior cavity of the housing. The plunger member is coupled to at least one contact support. The switch assembly further comprises at least one terminal fixed within the housing. The at least one terminal corresponding with the at least one contact that engages or disengages with the terminal during actuation. A lever structure is pivotly coupled to the housing by a fulcrum fixedly attached to the housing. The lever structure comprises a lever having an upper side for receiving an external force and a lower side for engaging a head on the plunger member to generate actuation of the rocker switch during pivotal rotation of the lever. |
252 |
Systems and Methods for Providing Inputs to an Electronic Device with a Button Assmebly |
US13833993 |
2013-03-15 |
US20140069794A1 |
2014-03-13 |
Wey-Jiun Lin; Jiping Wu |
This is directed to systems and methods for providing inputs to an electronic device with a button assembly. In some embodiments, a button assembly may include a button having distinguishable regions, limbs, and a set of switches positioned adjacent the button, where at least one of the switches is activated when one of the regions is actuated. In some embodiments, a button assembly may span a support member of a housing, and may be at least partially secured in an opening of the housing by bracket. In these embodiments, the button assembly may be operative to rotate about an axis in response to a user interaction event to activate a switch. |
253 |
Dimmer switch with adjustable high-end trim |
US12958878 |
2010-12-02 |
US08198827B2 |
2012-06-12 |
Jackson Gehman |
A dimmer switch has a user adjustable high-end trim. The dimmer switch includes a bidirectional semiconductor switch, such as a triac, for controlling the amount of power delivered from a source of alternating current power to a lighting load, such as an electric lamp. A user-adjustable timing circuit controls the conduction time of the triac from a minimum time to a maximum time. The maximum possible conduction time of the triac is the high-end trim. The minimum possible conduction time of the triac is the low-end trim. The timing circuit includes a user-accessible switch that allows a user to reduce the high-end trim from a first nominal level to a second reduced level, lower than the first level, without substantially affecting the low-end trim. The switch allows a user to switch a transient voltage suppressor into and out of parallel connection with a resistor that is part of an RC timing circuit for the triac. The dimmer switch advantageously uses less energy and the lifetime of the lamp is extended when the second reduced level of the high-end trim is selected. |
254 |
TAMPER-RESISTANT, ENERGY-HARVESTING SWITCH ASSEMBLIES |
US13104859 |
2011-05-10 |
US20110272261A1 |
2011-11-10 |
Martin R. Johnson; Jan F. Finlinson; Jeremy P. Willden; Robert E. Gooch |
Tamper-resistant, longer-lasting energy-harvesting switch assemblies that can accommodate longer antennas required for operation in the 315 MHz radio frequency band are provided. In order to accommodate longer antenna that will not fit within the energy-harvesting module, the front major face of the back plate is equipped with a perimetric channel or trough into which a wire antenna can be installed. The problem of rocker wear in prior-art devices caused by abrasive action of the bows is rectified by a redesign of the rocker and the manufacture of a wear-resistant insert that snaps into place at the rear of the rocker. The potential theft problem associated with prior-art devices has been resolved by redesigning the back plate and the retainer clip that engages latches on the redesigned back plate. Non-destructive removal of the retainer clip can be effected only with a special tool. |
255 |
Load Control Device Having a Visual Indication of an Energy Savings Mode |
US12474950 |
2009-05-29 |
US20090256483A1 |
2009-10-15 |
Jackson Gehman; Gregory Altonen; Joel S. Spira |
A load control system (e.g., a dimmer switch) operates in a normal mode of operation and an energy-saver mode and displays a visual indication when the system is operating in the energy-saver mode. The system comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between a power source and a lighting load, a control circuit operatively coupled to the controllably conductive device for adjusting the intensity of the lighting load, and a visual indicator for providing the visual indication that the system is in the energy-saver mode of operation. The control circuit controls the intensity of the lighting load between a minimum intensity and a first maximum intensity when the system is in the normal mode of operation, and between the minimum intensity and a second maximum intensity less than the first maximum intensity when the system is in the energy-saver mode. |
256 |
Light switch with automatic turn off |
US12148262 |
2008-04-18 |
US07525058B1 |
2009-04-28 |
Charles Ernest Daffin, III |
A “light switch” that is the most common and easiest to operate. The toggle switch, rocker switch or paddle switch, is used for turning on and off 110 volt ac lights. The switch can be preset, before installation, to a time duration keeping lights on from five minutes to eight hours. After the preset time expires the toggle flips to the “off” position. Optional connections for low voltage control wires enable the switch to also be toggled on and off by a remote or outside source. |
257 |
Electrical rocker type switch |
US777982 |
1996-12-24 |
US5749459A |
1998-05-12 |
David B. Balaban; Anthony Tufano |
An electrical rocker type wall switch capable of single, duplex and triplex configurations incorporates one or more slightly concave manually depressible rockers. These rockers have a relatively short range of motion from their respective on to off positions. The edges of the rocker lie substantially flush with the switch cover when in either of their on or off positions. Switching is actuated by an actuating arm attached to the rocker moving a contact on the end of a movable brush arm in and out of electrical contact with a fixed contact on the end of a contact arm attached to a fixed terminal. One or more brush arms extend from a fixed brush backplate and are formed so as to be resilient. Switch toggling is achieved by using a toggle spring, held in place on the end of a toggle arm, which is compressed during the first half of travel of the rocker from its resting position and expands as the rocker crosses its midway point toward the second half of travel to its resting position on the other side of the switch. The toggle spring sits centrally over a spring pivot which has two spring stops on either side of it to support the toggle spring at the on and off position of the rocker. |
258 |
Lamp receptacle |
US573376 |
1995-12-15 |
US5602369A |
1997-02-11 |
Tseng-Fan Chu; Tzu-Chih Lin |
A lamp receptacle including a receptacle body to hold a lamp bulb, a mounting base revolvably fastened to the receptacle body by a bolt, two contact blades fixed to the mounting base for connection to the power supply outlet, a first metal contact plate and second metal contact plate respectively fastened to the receptacle body and disposed in contact with the contact blades, and a third metal contact plate controlled by an ON/OFF switch on the receptacle body to connect/disconnect the first metal contact plate and the second metal contact plate. |
259 |
Progressive switch |
US226951 |
1994-04-13 |
US5436421A |
1995-07-25 |
Walter A. Sadowski |
A two pole electrical switch has side-by-side movable contacts operated by a single rocker/actuator of the type having side-by-side pin recesses. Two pins in these recesses are spring biased toward the movable contacts to achieve contact closing, but one pin has its end offset from the other pin end so the closing is sequential rather than simultaneous. |
260 |
Electrical rocker type switch |
US168587 |
1993-12-14 |
US5384441A |
1995-01-24 |
David B. Balaban; Anthony Tufano |
An electrical rocker type wall switch capable of single, duplex and triplex configurations incorporates one or more slightly concave manually depressible rockers. These rockers have a relatively short range of motion from their respective on to off positions. The edges of the rocker lie substantially flush with the switch cover when in either of their on or off positions. Switching is actuated by an actuating arm attached to the rocker moving a contact on the end of a movable brush arm in and out of electrical contact with a fixed contact on the end of a contact arm attached to a fixed terminal. One or more brush arms extend from a fixed brush backplate and are formed so as to be resilient. Switch toggling is achieved by using a toggle spring, held in place on the end of a toggle arm, which is compressed during the first half of travel of the rocker from its resting position and expands as the rocker crosses its midway point toward the second half of travel to its resting position on the other side of the switch. The toggle spring sits centrally over a spring pivot which has two spring stops on either side of it to support the toggle spring at the on and off position of the rocker. |