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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. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Touchsensor Technologies, Llc, Wheaton, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark Burleson, Elburn, IL (US);
Assignee:
TOUCHSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Wheaton, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/10 (2006.01); G05G 1/08 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/10 (2013.01); G05G 1/08 (2013.01); G05G 5/06 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2084 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a modular knob system include a modular knob shell, bearing componentry, and detent componentry. A specific knob shell embodiment may accommodate various different detent mechanisms so that a single knob shell can be used with numerous switching mechanisms. The knob system also may include electronic, magnetic or other sensors.