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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Bartley, Ravenna, OH (US);
Michael E Conway, Youngstown, OH (US);
Harry J Millard, III, Berlin Center, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200310 ; 200314 ; 200313 ; 200512 ;
Abstract
An illuminated elastomeric keypad switch assembly has a keypad and key caps which are illuminated by light passing through thin webs connecting the key caps to the keypad to create a halo lighting effect surrounding the key caps.