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Patent USRE42199 - Integrated touch sensor and light apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA touch sensor is physically integrated with a light emitting device to provide a switching device with built-in backlighting. In some embodiments, the touch sensor and the light emitting device share electrical components....http://www.google.com/patents/USRE42199?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent USRE42199 - Integrated touch sensor and light apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUSRE42199 E1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/199,539Publication dateMar 8, 2011Filing dateAug 27, 2008Priority dateNov 20, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2467820A1, CA2467820C, CN1310429C, CN1615585A, EP1446878A2, EP1446878B1, US7098414, US7361860, US20030159910, US20040238726, WO2003044956A2, WO2003044956A3Publication number12199539, 199539, US RE42199 E1, US RE42199E1, US-E1-RE42199, USRE42199 E1, USRE42199E1InventorsDavid W. CaldwellOriginal AssigneeTouchsensor Technologies, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (41), Non-Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (34), Classifications (35), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIntegrated touch sensor and light apparatus
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2015Jan 17, 2017Ford Global Technologies, LlcProximity sensor assembly having interleaved electrode configurationUS9559688Jun 25, 2014Jan 31, 2017Ford Global Technologies, LlcProximity switch assembly having pliable surface and depressionUS9568527Jan 30, 2014Feb 14, 2017Ford Global Technologies, LlcProximity switch assembly and activation method having virtual button modeUS9588628Nov 19, 2015Mar 7, 2017Global Touch Solutions, LlcUser interface with proximity sensingUS20110038115 *Dec 22, 2006Feb 17, 2011Nokia CorporationIllumination ArrangementUS20110175813 *Jan 20, 2010Jul 21, 2011Apple Inc.Piezo-based acoustic and capacitive detectionUSRE43606Mar 11, 2011Aug 28, 2012Azoteq (Pty) LtdApparatus and method for a proximity and touch dependent user interface* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification200/310, 200/317, 200/600, 200/5.00AInternational ClassificationH01H9/00, A47F3/06, H01H36/00, A47B96/02, A47F5/00, H01L33/00, A47B57/00, G09F3/20, G09F9/30, H03K17/96Cooperative ClassificationH03K2017/9634, A47B96/025, H03K2217/960785, Y10T307/918, G09F3/204, H03K17/96, A47F3/06, A47F5/0043, A47B57/00, F25D2325/022, H03K17/962, F25D2331/803, G09F9/30European ClassificationA47B57/00, A47F3/06, A47B96/02G, G09F3/20E, H03K17/96, A47F5/00D, G09F9/30, H03K17/96CLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionAug 27, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, ILLINOISFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:CALDWELL, DAVID;REEL/FRAME:023158/0315Effective date: 20051017Jan 29, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services