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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:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas A. Neese, Columbus, IN (US);
Charles V. Edwards, Nashville, IN (US);
David E. Zink, Greenwood, IN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Neese, Columbus, IN (US);
Charles V. Edwards, Nashville, IN (US);
David E. Zink, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 19/02 (2006.01); H01H 19/635 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/025 (2013.01); H01H 19/635 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric switch assembly comprises a circuit board; a light source mounted on the circuit board; a thumbwheel knob rotatably mounted on the circuit board; a transparent surface that moves with the thumbwheel knob and on which a symbol is applied or formed; and a light guide for directing light from the light source to the transparent surface to illuminate the symbol.