Patents
US 10586669 B2: Force switch
- Granted
- 2020-03-10
- Filed
- 2019-01-08 application 16242548
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of creating a switch, comprising disposing a switching element movably within an interior cavity of the switch to define switch-making and switch-breaking positions along a switching axis of the switching element, disposing a biasing element about the switching element to impart a biasing force to the switching element to place the switching element in one of the switch-making and switch-breaking positions until an external force imparted to the switching element exceeds the biasing force to cause the switching element to change to the other position, disposing a biasing force-adjusting element in cooperative engagement with the biasing element such that a magnitude of the biasing force is adjustable, and coupling a conductive contact to the switching element to define a switch-making state when the switching element is in the switch-making position and a switch-breaking state when the switching element is in the switch-breaking position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200310.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 1,347 patents | US company or organization | Cincinnati, OH | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY. INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin W. Smith | Kendall, FL | 197 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01H | Electric switches; relays; selectors; emergency protective devices | H01H35/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49105 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SYNTHEON, LLC signed 2019-02-18 | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. CINCINNATI, OH | 50475/549 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-02-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, KEVIN W. signed 2019-01-15 | SYNTHEON, LLC MIAMI, FL | 48370/81 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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