公开(公告)号：US20240072799A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18271722

申请日：2022-01-12

申请人： Spectrum Brands, Inc.

发明人： Karl W. Marschke ,  Brian L. Vodvarka ,  Grant T. Oberhauser ,  Charles Quinn ,  Kroy E. Nernberger ,  Matthew J. Quock ,  Steven J. Buth ,  Michael S. Rubrich ,  David W. Everett, JR.

IPC分类号： H03K17/96 ,  A47J36/32 ,  A47J43/07 ,  F24C7/08

CPC分类号： H03K17/9622 ,  A47J36/32 ,  A47J43/07 ,  F24C7/086 ,  H03K2217/96015 ,  H03K2217/96066 ,  H03K2217/960785

摘要： A multi-layer touchscreen assembly for an appliance includes a panel including an outer touchscreen surface, an opaque layer positioned below the touchscreen surface and having at least one transparent area therein defining lighting of at least one visual touch control region, a printed circuit board positioned below the opaque layer, the printed circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting diodes proximate one or more corresponding capacitive touch sensors of a first visual touch control region of the one or more visual touch control regions, and the one or more capacitive touch sensors configured to provide a visual indication of a control aspect of the appliance according to a user's touch input. The assembly also includes at least one diffusion portion operatively positioned between the opaque layer at a transparent area thereof and the printed circuit board at the first visual touch control region.

公开(公告)号：US11648753B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16319025

申请日：2017-05-12

申请人： SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE

发明人： Patrick Weber

IPC分类号： B32B17/10 ,  B60J1/00 ,  H03K17/955

CPC分类号： B32B17/10504 ,  B32B17/10036 ,  B32B17/10174 ,  B32B17/10192 ,  B32B17/10513 ,  B32B17/10532 ,  B32B17/10761 ,  B60J1/00 ,  H03K17/955 ,  H03K2217/960785

摘要： A window pane has a plurality of capacitive switching regions, for separating an interior from an external environment, wherein the window pane includes a pane having an inner surface and a coating that is arranged at least partially on the inner surface of the pane and a capacitive switching region is in each case electrically separated from the coating by at least one coating-free dividing line and can be electrically connected to a sensor electronics system and has a detection region for contactlessly detecting an object moved by a person in an activation region and the direction of movement thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20190243539A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16315831

申请日：2017-07-07

申请人： Noon Home, Inc.

发明人： Ann Claire Lim Chi Cheung ,  William Lark, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H03K17/96

CPC分类号： G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  Y02B20/46 ,  Y02B20/48

摘要： The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system for automated lighting adjustments. The system includes a first light control module configured to cause a transmission of a first quantity of electrical energy to a first lighting circuit of a first light fixture electrically connected to the first lighting control module. The system transmits a control message from the first light control module to at least one second light control module configured to cause a transmission of a second quantity of electrical energy to at least one second lighting circuit of at least one second light fixture electrically connected to the at least one second lighting control module. The system changes a flow of electricity from the at least one second light control module to the at least one second lighting circuit based on the input received via the first light control module.

公开(公告)号：US20190075390A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16182927

申请日：2018-11-07

申请人： Koss Corporation

发明人： Michael J. Koss ,  Michael J. Pelland ,  Michael Sagan ,  Steven R. Reckamp ,  Gregory J. Hallingstad ,  Jeffery K. Bovee ,  Morgan J. Lowery

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H03G3/02 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H04H20/95 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18

CPC分类号： H04R1/1041 ,  H03G3/02 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H04H20/95 ,  H04L61/6068 ,  H04M1/0254 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2201/103 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.

公开(公告)号：US09941078B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14938884

申请日：2015-11-12

申请人： DIEHL AKO STIFTUNG & CO. KG

发明人： Joachim Lyszus ,  Bruno Fuhge ,  Ralph Stohr ,  Andreas Maigler ,  Thomas Frommelt

IPC分类号： H01H19/14 ,  H03K17/96 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/044

CPC分类号： H01H19/14 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/96066 ,  H03K2217/960785

摘要： A touch and/or proximity-sensitive actuation element has an electrically non-conductive housing, which has a fastening portion for the stationary and non-rotational mounting of the actuation element and a substantially cylindrical detection portion, which defines a touch and/or proximity-sensitive detection region of the actuation element, at which a rotary movement of a user around the actuation element can be detected. A plurality of electrically conductive sensor elements are arranged in the housing spaced apart from one another along a lateral surface of the detection portion. A printed circuit board is provided and has a plurality of contact faces, which are each electrically conductively in contact with one of the plurality of sensor elements.

公开(公告)号：US09931935B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14649229

申请日：2014-01-13

申请人： TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH

发明人： Frank Koch ,  Joachim Korherr

IPC分类号： B60K37/06 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  H03K17/96 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/02 ,  H01H3/02

CPC分类号： B60K37/06 ,  B60K2350/1024 ,  B60K2350/2039 ,  B60K2350/928 ,  B60Q1/0082 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F2203/04809 ,  H01H2003/0293 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2017/9602 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/960785

摘要： A control device for a vehicle steering wheel (10) has a closed, touch-sensitive, preferably three-dimensionally shaped sensor surface (20), at least two mechanical switching elements (22) which are arranged below the sensor surface (20) and can be actuated by deforming the sensor surface (20), the touch-sensitive sensor surface (20) being designed to be so flexible that the mechanical switching elements (22) can be actuated separately, and a change-over switch (24) which can activate and/or deactivate the mechanical switching elements (22) and/or the touch-sensitive sensor surface (20).

公开(公告)号：US20180087767A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15613073

申请日：2017-06-02

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Glenn K. Trainer ,  Rong Liu ,  Benjamin A. Cousins ,  Yupin Sun ,  Jun Qi ,  Jason W. Brinsfield ,  Ethan L. Huwe ,  Craig M. Stanley ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  Javier Mendez

IPC分类号： F21V33/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/12

CPC分类号： H04R1/2888 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/007 ,  F21V23/0485 ,  F21V33/0056 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/165 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H04R1/025 ,  H04R1/026 ,  H04R1/26 ,  H04R1/2811 ,  H04R1/2826 ,  H04R1/30 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R7/12 ,  H04R7/127 ,  H04R7/18 ,  H04R9/022 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R31/006 ,  H04R2201/028 ,  H04R2201/34 ,  H04R2201/401 ,  H04R2400/03 ,  H04R2400/13 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H05K1/0274 ,  H05K1/141 ,  H05K2201/09063 ,  H05K2201/10106 ,  H05K2201/10378

摘要： This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.

公开(公告)号：US09871515B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15457303

申请日：2017-03-13

申请人： WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

发明人： Gregory Howard Wilford

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  H03K17/96

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H03K2217/96079

摘要： A capacitive touch switch is disclosed which includes a transparent insulating panel, a filtering layer having an opaque color, a transparent icon being defined in the filtering layer, a transparent substrate including a capacitive electrode, the transparent substrate being tinted to substantially match the opaque color of the filtering layer, and a light source configured to transmit light through the transparent substrate, the transparent icon, and the transparent insulating panel when energized. A user interface and a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch switch are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170272848A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15468590

申请日：2017-03-24

申请人： KOSS CORPORATION

发明人： Michael J. Koss ,  Michael J. Pelland ,  Nicholas Blair

IPC分类号： H04R1/02 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03G3/02 ,  H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/02 ,  H03G3/02 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960785 ,  H04M1/0254 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2201/103 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04W4/80

摘要： Wireless-enabled loudspeaker includes a wooden capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise at least one electroacoustic transducer, a processor in communication with the at least one electroacoustic transducer, and a wooden exterior surface comprising a capacitive touch user interface that allows a user to control operation of the loudspeaker. The wooden exterior surface acts a dielectric for the capacitive touch user interface. The loudspeaker may comprise a wireless transceiver circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless communication signals via a wireless network. The wireless transceiver circuit may receive wirelessly audio content from streaming audio content servers that are connected to the Internet. The capacitive touch user interface comprises a plurality of user control icons etched in the wooden exterior surface, and a plurality of capacitive sense electrodes located under the wooden exterior surface.

公开(公告)号：US09608629B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14780991

申请日：2014-03-17

申请人： DENSO CORPORATION

发明人： Atsushi Katoh ,  Yoshihide Sahashi

IPC分类号： H03K17/975 ,  H03K17/96

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  H03K2217/96023 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/96077 ,  H03K2217/960785

摘要： In the present invention, a capacitance-type switch is provided with an operation plate and an electrode plate. The operation plate forms operation surfaces operated by the touch of a fingertip F (operation body) of a user. The electrode plate is disposed on the side of the operation plate opposite the operation surfaces. Furthermore, the capacitance-type switch is turned on and off in response to the change in capacitance caused between the fingertip F and the electrode plate. In addition, a high-permittivity material is disposed in an outer circumferential section of the electrode plate, the high-permittivity material having a higher permittivity than the operation plate. It is possible to improve the sensitivity of the capacitance-type switch while minimizing malfunctioning.