GB1562264A - Electric switch matrix - Google Patents

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GB1562264A
GB1562264A GB45785/77A GB4578577A GB1562264A GB 1562264 A GB1562264 A GB 1562264A GB 45785/77 A GB45785/77 A GB 45785/77A GB 4578577 A GB4578577 A GB 4578577A GB 1562264 A GB1562264 A GB 1562264A
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switch matrix
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Control Data Corp
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Priority claimed from US05/743,991 external-priority patent/US4066852A/en
Priority claimed from US05744209 external-priority patent/US4066855B1/en
Priority claimed from US05744207 external-priority patent/US4066854B1/en
Priority claimed from US05/743,992 external-priority patent/US4085302A/en
Priority claimed from US05/744,080 external-priority patent/US4066853A/en
Application filed by Control Data Corp filed Critical Control Data Corp
Publication of GB1562264A publication Critical patent/GB1562264A/en
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GB45785/77A 1976-11-22 1977-11-03 Electric switch matrix Expired GB1562264A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/743,991 US4066852A (en) 1976-11-22 1976-11-22 Membrane-type touch panel employing a photo-resist insulating grid anti-short means
US05744209 US4066855B1 (en) 1976-11-22 1976-11-22 Vented membrane-type touch panel
US05744207 US4066854B1 (en) 1976-11-22 1976-11-22 Membrane-type touch panel employing insulating grid anti-short means
US05/743,992 US4085302A (en) 1976-11-22 1976-11-22 Membrane-type touch panel
US05/744,080 US4066853A (en) 1976-11-22 1976-11-22 Membrane type touch panel employing piezoresistant anti-short means

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GB1562264A true GB1562264A (en) 1980-03-12

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AU (1) AU511354B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2751680A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2371761A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1562264A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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GB2125199A (en) * 1982-07-29 1984-02-29 Sharp Kk Input device
GB2233499A (en) * 1989-06-28 1991-01-09 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Switch
EP1351121A2 (en) 2002-03-26 2003-10-08 Polymatech Co., Ltd. Input Device
EP1347364A4 (en) * 2000-12-28 2010-01-20 Panasonic Corp TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE TOUCH PANEL
EP2120136A4 (en) * 2007-03-01 2013-01-23 Sharp Kk DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY SHIELD, DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE

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DE3338810A1 (de) * 1983-10-26 1985-05-09 Zwicker + Hensel Elektronische Schalttechnik GmbH, 5960 Olpe Tastdruck-initiator
US4771277A (en) * 1986-05-02 1988-09-13 Barbee Peter F Modular touch sensitive data input device
DE8809052U1 (de) * 1988-07-14 1989-11-16 Blomberg Robotertechnik Gmbh, 4730 Ahlen Flächiger Drucksensor

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FR2146281B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1971-07-16 1976-08-06 Ind Electronic En
DE2204522B2 (de) * 1972-02-01 1975-11-27 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Schalttastatur
FR2196515B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1972-08-18 1977-09-16 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd
US3988551A (en) * 1975-04-03 1976-10-26 Magic Dot, Inc. Membrane keyboard apparatus having common apertured electrode, aperture inserted electrodes and conductive bubble contactors
US4017848A (en) * 1975-05-19 1977-04-12 Rockwell International Corporation Transparent keyboard switch and array

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2125199A (en) * 1982-07-29 1984-02-29 Sharp Kk Input device
GB2233499A (en) * 1989-06-28 1991-01-09 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Switch
GB2233499B (en) * 1989-06-28 1994-03-02 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Sheet-like switch
EP1347364A4 (en) * 2000-12-28 2010-01-20 Panasonic Corp TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE TOUCH PANEL
EP1351121A2 (en) 2002-03-26 2003-10-08 Polymatech Co., Ltd. Input Device
EP1351121A3 (en) * 2002-03-26 2009-10-21 Polymatech Co., Ltd. Input Device
EP2120136A4 (en) * 2007-03-01 2013-01-23 Sharp Kk DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY SHIELD, DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE

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DE2751680A1 (de) 1978-05-24
FR2371761A1 (fr) 1978-06-16
FR2371761B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1983-10-07
AU511354B2 (en) 1980-08-14
AU3085177A (en) 1979-05-31

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