AU2005289529A1 - Touch Switches and Practical Applications Therefor - Google Patents

Touch Switches and Practical Applications Therefor

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Publication number: AU2005289529A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: practical applications; touch switches; applications therefor; therefor; switches
Prior art date: 2004-09-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

AU2005289529A

Other versions

AU2005289529B2 (en

AU2005289529A2 (en

Inventor

David W. Caldwell

Bob B. Campbell

Dan Eavenson

Tony V. Gioiosa

Andy Livingston

Mark R. Matthews

Donald Charles Mueller

Rick L. Oppor

Scott Roberts

Anthony Russo

Thomas M. Schreiber

Bahar N. Wadia

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

TouchSensor Technologies LLC

Original Assignee

TouchSensor Technologies LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-09-24

Filing date

2005-09-26

Publication date

2006-04-06

2005-09-26 Application filed by TouchSensor Technologies LLC filed Critical TouchSensor Technologies LLC

2006-04-06 Publication of AU2005289529A2 publication Critical patent/AU2005289529A2/en

2006-04-06 Publication of AU2005289529A1 publication Critical patent/AU2005289529A1/en

2011-01-27 Application granted granted Critical

2011-01-27 Publication of AU2005289529B2 publication Critical patent/AU2005289529B2/en

2025-09-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
- H03K17/965—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
- H03K17/975—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using a capacitive movable element
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
- H03K17/96—Touch switches
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
- H03K17/96—Touch switches
- H03K17/962—Capacitive touch switches
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
- H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
- H03K2217/94057—Rotary switches
- H03K2217/94073—Rotary switches with capacitive detection
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
- H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
- H03K2217/96—Touch switches
- H03K2217/96066—Thumbwheel, potentiometer, scrollbar or slider simulation by touch switch

AU2005289529A 2004-09-24 2005-09-26 Touch Switches and Practical Applications Therefor Ceased AU2005289529B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US61307304P	2004-09-24	2004-09-24
US60/613,073		2004-09-24
PCT/US2005/034554 WO2006036950A1 (en)	2004-09-24	2005-09-26	Contactless multiposition switches using capacitive touch sensors

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2005289529A2 AU2005289529A2 (en)	2006-04-06
AU2005289529A1 true AU2005289529A1 (en)	2006-04-06
AU2005289529B2 AU2005289529B2 (en)	2011-01-27

Family

ID=35717496

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU2005289529A Ceased AU2005289529B2 (en)	2004-09-24	2005-09-26	Touch Switches and Practical Applications Therefor

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1803221A1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2008515153A (en)
KR (1)	KR101186393B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN101065904A (en)
AU (1)	AU2005289529B2 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0515584A (en)
CA (1)	CA2581515C (en)
MX (1)	MX2007003409A (en)
NZ (1)	NZ554621A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006036950A1 (en)

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2005
- 2005-09-26 BR BRPI0515584-3A patent/BRPI0515584A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-09-26 JP JP2007533738A patent/JP2008515153A/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-09-26 MX MX2007003409A patent/MX2007003409A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2005-09-26 CA CA2581515A patent/CA2581515C/en active Active
- 2005-09-26 NZ NZ554621A patent/NZ554621A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-09-26 KR KR1020077009307A patent/KR101186393B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-09-26 AU AU2005289529A patent/AU2005289529B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-09-26 WO PCT/US2005/034554 patent/WO2006036950A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-09-26 EP EP05800122A patent/EP1803221A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-09-26 CN CNA2005800401699A patent/CN101065904A/en active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CN101065904A (en)	2007-10-31
NZ554621A (en)	2011-01-28
CA2581515A1 (en)	2006-04-06
WO2006036950A8 (en)	2006-07-27
WO2006036950A1 (en)	2006-04-06
AU2005289529B2 (en)	2011-01-27
AU2005289529A2 (en)	2006-04-06
KR20070064647A (en)	2007-06-21
KR101186393B1 (en)	2012-09-26
BRPI0515584A (en)	2008-07-29
JP2008515153A (en)	2008-05-08
MX2007003409A (en)	2008-03-04
EP1803221A1 (en)	2007-07-04
CA2581515C (en)	2014-12-02

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2418259B (en)	2007-08-08	Improvements in touch technology
GB2418023B (en)	2006-11-22	Vehicular touch switches with adaptive tactile and audible feedback
WO2005073839A8 (en)	2006-02-02	Capacitive touch sensor
AU2005289529A1 (en)	2006-04-06	Touch Switches and Practical Applications Therefor
AU2003256961A1 (en)	2004-06-23	Tactile metronome
AU2003250425A1 (en)	2004-03-29	Touch sensing
GB2412244B (en)	2007-06-06	Switches
AU2003260788A1 (en)	2004-04-30	Touch probe
AU2003284400A1 (en)	2004-06-18	Touch sensor
EP1594042A4 (en)	2008-11-19	Touch panel
AU2003217238A1 (en)	2003-09-02	Touch screen
GB2415302B (en)	2006-10-18	Electrical switches and wireless-operated systems including them
GB2414564B (en)	2007-02-21	Optical switches and actuators
AU2003209690A1 (en)	2004-08-23	Switch
GB2428804B (en)	2007-07-04	Improvements in touch technology
AU2004901686A0 (en)	2004-04-22	Touch display technology
AU2003901890A0 (en)	2003-05-08	Tornado touch down point pathway
HK1063110B (en)	2005-03-24	Electronic switch
TW545641U (en)	2003-08-01	Thin-type touch panel
HK1110201A (en)	2008-07-11	Phycotoxins and uses thereof
HK1084774A (en)	2006-08-04	Switch panel
AU2004903466A0 (en)	2004-07-08	Switch Assembly
AU2004903156A0 (en)	2004-06-24	Switch assembly
HK1097554A (en)	2007-06-29	Neoplasm-specific polypeptides and their uses
AU2004901566A0 (en)	2004-04-08	G Switch

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2007-08-23	DA3	Amendments made section 104	Free format text: THE NATURE OF THE AMENDMENT IS AS SHOWN IN THE STATEMENT(S) FILED 12 JUL 2007
2011-05-26	FGA	Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent)
2022-04-21	MK14	Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired