Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device with movable buttons or switches and tactile identifier
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Application No.: US17804016Application Date: 2022-05-25
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Publication No.: US11721501B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Theodore C. Blus , Kester Julian Batchelor
- Applicant: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Southborough
- Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Westborough
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01H13/70
- IPC: H01H13/70 ; A61B18/14 ; H01H9/26 ; H01H25/00 ; H01H3/20 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/00 ; H01H3/40

Abstract:
The present teachings provide for a device with a membrane and an underlying switch, an underlying switch actuator, or both that has a unique tactile pattern that is felt through the membrane when the membrane is aligned with the switch, switch actuator, or both, corresponding to the electrical state of the device. The membrane, the switch, the switch actuator or a combination thereof can be repositioned from a first position to a second position so that a different tactile feel is present through the membrane corresponding to a second electrical state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220285107A1 DEVICE WITH MOVABLE BUTTONS OR SWITCHES AND TACTILE IDENTIFIER Public/Granted day:2022-09-08
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