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6603378 Magnetic switch assembly  
An improved magnetic switch ( 10 ) is provided which is designed for use in an alarm circuit ( 52 ) in order to detect relative movement between first and second members such as a door ( 14 ) and...
6600397 Device for controlling an electric appliance, in particular a drier or other electric household appliance  
A device for controlling an electric appliance having a door, a main power circuit, and a switch for automatically shutting off the main circuit when the door is opened the switch is a...
6590763 Weatherproof switch assembly  
An assembly is provided. The assembly includes a casing having a magnet sensitive switch enclosed therein, and a magnet movably associated with the outside of the casing. The magnet is capable of...
6577235 Adjustable door hinge monitoring device  
The invention is in a device for monitoring the position of a swinging door that is mounted on a stationary frame, the device essentially comprises a magnet and magnetic proximity sensor which are...
6556112 Converting a magnetically coupled pushbutton switch for tact switch applications  
A magnetically coupled pushbutton switch having hard electrical conductors is discrete and may be used in place of a dome tact switch. The hard electrical conductors of the magnetically coupled...
6548775 Paddle flow monitoring device  
A flow sensor has a paddle assembly that is mounted to a housing by opposed pivot posts which extend from the paddle assembly between the paddle and the magnet. The housing has two pivot post clips...
6549109 Magnet-sensible triggering doorbell mechanism  
A doorbell mechanism includes a triggering board and a main body of a conventional doorbell. The triggering board has a magnet-sensible device and a decorative doorknocker. The magnet-sensible...
6545576 Switch assemblies  
A switch assembly, which is particularly suitable for use in a fruit machine, is constituted by a front part ( 5 ) to be located by an outer face of a glass panel ( 52 ) and a rear part ( 54 ) to...
6545577 Frictionless pen ejector mechanism  
An apparatus and a method for locking and removing a pen using electromagnetism are provided. The apparatus includes a pen housing, a DC source, a coil, a first magnetic element attached to the...
6542058 Island switch  
A magnetically actuated pushbutton switch has individual switch modules pre-assembled as standalone subassemblies. Each subassembly has a platform with a cavity on its underside. A portion of the...
6528746 Electrical connector system  
A connector system, including two electrical connectors configured to mate together; one electrical connector containing a magnetic flux responsive device configured for generating an electrical...
6509818 Smart overlay for electrical switching  
A circuit element has a substrate with a set of spaced switch leads thereon and an overlay magnetically retained on the substrate with a shorting strap on the overlay in facing relation with the...
6486764 Rotary position sensor  
A rotary position sensor featuring a robust and simply constructed magnetic field assembly which provides a uniform magnetic field in the working air gap for a conventional mangetosensitive device...
6483436 Method and apparatus for sensing skews and disconnects of adjacent movable components  
A sensor detects skewed adjacent movable component. The sensor may be used to detect harmful skews of aircraft control surfaces, such as slats or flaps on aircraft wings, which may be caused by an...
6476699 Reed switch unit  
A reed switch unit 44 for detecting a liquid level of a reservoir tank 30 of a master cylinder includes a reed switch 11 , including a contact portion 14 sealed in a glass tube 16 , and...
6466118 Overlay electrical conductor for a magnetically coupled pushbutton switch  
A magnetically coupled pushbutton switch has a coupler magnet layer that normally holds an electrically conductive magnetic armature spaced from a substrate layer. An overlay having an overlay...
6449167 Method and apparatus for building and testing electronic circuits  
A method and system with a magnetically attractive breadboard and associated devices for constructing and testing electronic circuits. The breadboard can comprise a single or multi-layer circuit...
6404311 Magnetic light switch with hermetic glass box  
The construction of the invention is composed of a hermetically sealed cylindric glass box filled with inert gas, a broad U-shaped permanent magnet on it; two pairs of galvanized, impermanently...
6400246 Switch with magnetically coupled dual armature  
An electrical switch, such as an automotive power window up/down switch, has an electrically conductive dual armature that is normally magnetically held in coupled engagement with a sheet magnet....
6400267 Wireless reed switch-based burglar alarm  
A reed switch-based burglar alarm features two reed switches mounted perpendicularly to each other within the alarm enclosure. The orientations of the perpendicular reed switches permit the...
6392515 Magnetic switch with multi-wide actuator  
A magnetically actuated switch has a magnet coupler layer spaced from a set of electrodes formed on a substrate. The electrodes include spaced contacts. The coupler layer normally holds a...
6380499 Float sensor employing reed switch  
A reed switch in a solid plastic body is positioned by a clip adjacent to a fluid container. A change in fluid level opposite the reed switch moves a magnet connected to a float, turning the reed...
6380733 Latched switching device  
So that a device for producing selector positions is easy to operate, the stop positions of which can be taken in securely and largely free of mechanical wear, and so that it is easily adaptable,...
6369692 Directionally sensitive switch  
An electrical switch has spaced, facing coupler and carrier layers with a set of electrodes formed on the facing surfaces thereof. There is an aperture in the coupler layer. A conductive armature...
6359538 Bracket assembly for mounting a reed switch and associated magnet  
A bracket assembly for mounting a reed switch and associated magnet on an overhead opening door includes first and second interlocking pieces, both of which are stamped from sheet metal that is,...
6344782 Dry type vacuum cleaner/sander switching adapter  
A dry type vacuum cleaner/sander switching adapter is constructed to include a pneumatic control unit and a relay air. When operating the sander, compressed air passes to the sander through the...
6335498 Shock sensor employing a spring coil for self-test  
A reed switch based shock sensor provides for passing electrical current through the coil spring used to bias the shock sensing magnetic mass. The spring is wrapped around the reed switch, allowing...
6329893 Buckle with non-contact buckle switch  
A buckle is provided with a non-contact buckle switch to find an engagement condition with a tongue. When a lock member of the buckle is disposed in a locking position, a magnetic field produced by...
6329618 Reed switch with shock sensing mass within the glass capsule  
A shock sensor has a shock sensing magnetic mass that rides on the inside of a glass tube that is sealed about a reed switch. The reed switch has a first stop positioned so that the shock sensing...
6313724 Multifaceted balanced magnetic proximity sensor  
An apparatus and method of proximity switch/sensor based generally on a balanceable magnetic pole array. The magnetic pole array contains at least four poles with optional ferromagnetic shunt(s)....
6304177 Switching assembly for an exit alarm lock  
A switching assembly for use with an exit alarm lock. The switching assembly uses two reed switches which must both be closed for the alarm horn to sound. An arm/disarm switch is operated by a...
6292074 Switch unit  
A reed switch unit 44 for detecting a liquid level in a reservoir 30 of a master cylinder which comprises a reed switch 11 including a contact part 14 which is sealingly contained in a glass tube...
6278347 Switch for the control of a shut-off of a belt lock  
The present invention concerns a switch device for verifying the locking position of an automobile seatbelt lock having at least two switch elements whose switch condition can be determined, as...
6262646 Island switch  
A magnetically actuated pushbutton switch has individual switch modules pre-assembled as standalone subassemblies. Each subassembly has a platform with a cavity on its underside. A portion of the...
6246307 Magnetic switch  
A magnetically activated switch includes a flexible metallic strip on the inside of a sealed encasement, having first and second ends. The first end provides for an electrical contact and extends...
6246319 Lever bar activation detecting structure  
Lever bar activation detecting structure including a lever bar and a lever bar pivot seat with which the lever bar is pivotally connected. A magnet and a magnetic switch are respectively disposed...
6236295 Hazardous environment pressure-sensing switch  
A pressure-sensing switch assembly has an electrical region and a gasoline vapor system pressure region separated by a vapor and liquid impermeable wall, without sealing or flexible membrane...
6229420 Proximity switches with mechanical decoupling of connection pins and connection insert  
A proximity switch including a connector insert (4) and connection pins (4) are not securely connected to one another. Apart from a potting compound which fills the housing, the connection pins are...
6225885 Switch device  
A switch device includes two contactors. Each contactor respectively includes at least two conductors, a magnet, and a coil spring. The conductors are connected to a power source via a powered...
6184764 Pendulum mass acceleration sensor  
A bidirectional shock sensor has a housing mounted directly to a printed circuit board. The housing contains a switch or sensor embedded in the housing and is connected by leads to the circuit...
6175290 Contactless stalk mounted control switch  
A contactless control switch (20) for a vehicle for actuating a system between an open and a first closed circuit position is disclosed. The switch includes a housing (22) and a pivot assembly (24)...
6154107 Inhibitor switch with rattle preventing structure  
An inhibitor switch comprises a movable board (1) having a movable arm (1b) carrying a permanent magnet (4) and being rotatable in accordance with a selected position of an automatic transmission,...
6150808 Switching apparatus having magnetoresistive elements for detecting a plurality of manually selected switching position  
A switching apparatus is provided which may be used for power window control systems of automotive vehicles. The switching apparatus includes an operating knob, a magnet, a magnetoresistive...
6137387 Magnetically-retained armature retainer for electrical switches  
An armature retainer for a magnetic switch retains an armature adjacent an internal surface of a carrier sheet with electrodes thereon forming switch contacts. The retainer includes a polishing...
6130593 Switch panel having a magnetically-retained overlay  
An electrical switch has a substrate with at least one pair of spaced switch contacts arranged to be shorted by an electrically conductive armature. The armature defines a central axis with first...
6127910 Hermetically sealed proximity switch  
A magnetic proximity switch comprises an elongated, substantially cylindrical body which houses a switching circuit, said switching circuit closing when a magnetic target passes within a certain...
6121864 Security switch and method for installation thereof  
An electrical switch includes a magnetically actuated switch (16), such as a reed switch, and a permanent magnet (10). A path defining arrangement (14) is mechanically coupled (by track follower...
6097272 Contactless switch  
A contactless switch (20) for actuating a system between an open circuit position and a closed circuit position is disclosed. The switch includes a housing (22) and a linear actuator (34) disposed...
6091238 Variable output electrical device  
The present invention incorporates a system for varying the output signal and regulating the power consumed by an electrical device. It achieves its purpose by moving a magnet relative to a Hall...
6079367 Animal training apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for training an animal and confining the animal to a defined area includes a magnetically actuated switch. The apparatus further includes a housing removably attached to the...