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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:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Masaki Nakasuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Sawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Oya, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Ikeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Shimosato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaki Nakasuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Sawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Oya, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiaki Ikeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Shimosato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switch has a detection portion that contains a magnetic-field-sensing element and an attraction member. The attraction member generates a magnetically attracting force. The detection portion generates a switching signal based on an output of the magnetic-field-sensing element.