GB2394775B - Mechanically operable electrical device - Google Patents

Mechanically operable electrical device

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Publication number: GB2394775B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: electrical device; mechanically operable; operable electrical; mechanically; operable
Prior art date: 2002-10-31
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.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB0225315A

Other versions

GB2394775A (en

GB0225315D0 (en

Inventor

Hrand Mami Mamigonians

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.)

HM Technology International Ltd

Original Assignee

HM Technology International Ltd

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.)

2002-10-31

Filing date

2002-10-31

Publication date

2006-12-20

2002-10-31 Application filed by HM Technology International Ltd filed Critical HM Technology International Ltd

2002-10-31 Priority to GB0225315A priority Critical patent/GB2394775B/en

2002-12-11 Publication of GB0225315D0 publication Critical patent/GB0225315D0/en

2003-10-31 Priority to PCT/GB2003/004709 priority patent/WO2004040606A2/en

2003-10-31 Priority to AU2003278386A priority patent/AU2003278386A1/en

2003-10-31 Priority to US10/533,540 priority patent/US20060012944A1/en

2004-05-05 Publication of GB2394775A publication Critical patent/GB2394775A/en

2006-12-20 Application granted granted Critical

2006-12-20 Publication of GB2394775B publication Critical patent/GB2394775B/en

2022-10-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F3/041—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
- G06F3/044—Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/08—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes
- G06K7/081—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes electrostatic, e.g. by detecting the charge of capacitance between electrodes
- 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
- H03K17/945—Proximity switches
- H03K17/955—Proximity switches using a capacitive detector
- 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
- 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
- H03K2217/9607—Capacitive touch switches
- H03K2217/960755—Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches
- H03K2217/960775—Emitter-receiver or "fringe" type detection, i.e. one or more field emitting electrodes and corresponding one or more receiving electrodes

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Artificial Intelligence (AREA)
Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Switches That Are Operated By Magnetic Or Electric Fields (AREA)

GB0225315A 2002-10-31 2002-10-31 Mechanically operable electrical device Expired - Lifetime GB2394775B (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0225315A GB2394775B (en)	2002-10-31	2002-10-31	Mechanically operable electrical device
PCT/GB2003/004709 WO2004040606A2 (en)	2002-10-31	2003-10-31	Machanically operable electrical device
AU2003278386A AU2003278386A1 (en)	2002-10-31	2003-10-31	Machanically operable electrical device
US10/533,540 US20060012944A1 (en)	2002-10-31	2003-10-31	Mechanically operable electrical device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0225315A GB2394775B (en)	2002-10-31	2002-10-31	Mechanically operable electrical device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0225315D0 GB0225315D0 (en)	2002-12-11
GB2394775A GB2394775A (en)	2004-05-05
GB2394775B true GB2394775B (en)	2006-12-20

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0225315A Expired - Lifetime GB2394775B (en)	2002-10-31	2002-10-31	Mechanically operable electrical device

Country Status (1)

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GB (1)	GB2394775B (en)

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GB1582640A (en) *	1976-10-18	1981-01-14	Alphameric Keyboards Ltd	Keyboards for electronic circuits
GB2073952A (en) *	1980-04-16	1981-10-21	Kureha Chemical Ind Co Ltd	Variable capacitance push-button switch
EP0133656A2 (en) *	1983-08-11	1985-03-06	Aspo Oy	Method of capacitively reading coded cards and device for carrying out such a method
GB2145877A (en) *	1983-08-26	1985-04-03	Jacques Lewiner	Improvements to capacitive keyboards
US4634847A (en) *	1984-02-25	1987-01-06	Machate Juergen	Capacitive data carrier reader
US4855550A (en) *	1988-01-04	1989-08-08	General Electric Company	White touch pads for capacitive touch control panels
GB2324396A (en) *	1997-04-17	1998-10-21	Translucent Technologies Llc	Capacitive sensing of contents of envelopes
US6452514B1 (en) *	1999-01-26	2002-09-17	Harald Philipp	Capacitive sensor and array

2002
- 2002-10-31 GB GB0225315A patent/GB2394775B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1582640A (en) *	1976-10-18	1981-01-14	Alphameric Keyboards Ltd	Keyboards for electronic circuits
GB2073952A (en) *	1980-04-16	1981-10-21	Kureha Chemical Ind Co Ltd	Variable capacitance push-button switch
EP0133656A2 (en) *	1983-08-11	1985-03-06	Aspo Oy	Method of capacitively reading coded cards and device for carrying out such a method
GB2145877A (en) *	1983-08-26	1985-04-03	Jacques Lewiner	Improvements to capacitive keyboards
US4634847A (en) *	1984-02-25	1987-01-06	Machate Juergen	Capacitive data carrier reader
US4855550A (en) *	1988-01-04	1989-08-08	General Electric Company	White touch pads for capacitive touch control panels
GB2324396A (en) *	1997-04-17	1998-10-21	Translucent Technologies Llc	Capacitive sensing of contents of envelopes
US6452514B1 (en) *	1999-01-26	2002-09-17	Harald Philipp	Capacitive sensor and array

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2394775A (en)	2004-05-05
GB0225315D0 (en)	2002-12-11

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU2003278386A8 (en)	2004-05-25	Machanically operable electrical device
GB0224133D0 (en)	2002-11-27	Electric circuit
TW542444U (en)	2003-07-11	Electrical contact
TW545716U (en)	2003-08-01	Electrical contact
SG112868A1 (en)	2005-07-28	Electric circuit
GB2396055B (en)	2006-06-14	Circuit device construction
TW540858U (en)	2003-07-01	Electrical contact
IL153871A0 (en)	2003-07-31	Electrical heating device
GB2388969B (en)	2005-04-13	Electrical testing
TW547814U (en)	2003-08-11	Electrical contact
GB2394775B (en)	2006-12-20	Mechanically operable electrical device
EP1565622A4 (en)	2011-11-23	An improved device
PT1661213T (en)	2017-02-13	An electrical connection device
GB0118408D0 (en)	2001-09-19	Electrical connection device
AU2003273597A8 (en)	2004-05-04	Electrical apparatus
GB0305859D0 (en)	2003-04-16	An antidecubitus device
GB2385724B (en)	2005-04-20	Electrical charging device
GB0229158D0 (en)	2003-01-22	Electrical devices
TW527011U (en)	2003-04-01	Insulation device
GB0322331D0 (en)	2003-10-22	Electrical device
ZA200509381B (en)	2006-11-29	Electrical connection device
TW577260U (en)	2004-02-21	Electric noodlemaker
TW580898U (en)	2004-03-21	Configuration structure for electric device
TW560638U (en)	2003-11-01	Portable electrical device
GB0224560D0 (en)	2002-11-27	Electric circuit

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2017-03-29	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20170305 AND 20170308
2022-11-23	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20221030