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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:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicants:
Mark S. Knighton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Mydul R. Islam, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Tzyy-woei R. Sung, Buena Park, CA (US);
Kevin H. Vuong, Baldwin Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark S. Knighton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Mydul R. Islam, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Tzyy-Woei R. Sung, Buena Park, CA (US);
Kevin H. Vuong, Baldwin Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synerdyne Corporation, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 13/52 (2006.01); H01H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/52 (2013.01); H01H 3/125 (2013.01); H01H 2215/042 (2013.01); H01H 2221/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A key for user input having superior tactile qualities. The key is suspended by a magnetic field force to improve the smoothness of motion. Two compact interleaved members link a keycap to a key base to provide highly precise parallel travel with reduced tilt and flexion, and improved durability.