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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:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Applicant:
Lan Le Gallic, Montfermeil, FR;
Inventor:
Lan Le Gallic, Montfermeil, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Systems Thermiques S.A.S., Le Mesnil Saint Denis, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); H03K 17/975 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Control knob comprising a mobile part () capable of being actuated manually and linked with an electromechanical transducer (). The knob also comprises a metal surface () arranged in the vicinity of the mobile part and means to measure the capacitance of the metal surface so that the presence of a finger in the vicinity of the mobile part can be detected.