Inventor
SORENSON RICHARD W
US51 patents
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CARLINGSWITCH INC
38 patentsUS4340791AJul 20, 1982
Environmentally sealed rocker switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC56 citations96
USD369143SApr 23, 1996
Rocker switch bezel and actuator
CARLINGSWITCH INC24 citations93
US4242551ADec 30, 1980
Environmentally sealed rocker switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC40 citations93
USD341568SNov 23, 1993
Electrical switch rocker
CARLINGSWITCH INC33 citations91
USD328454SAug 4, 1992
Rocker switch actuator
CARLINGSWITCH INC23 citations91
US5105059AApr 14, 1992
Environmentally sealed switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC40 citations91
US4853505AAug 1, 1989
Miniature illuminated rocker switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC22 citations82
USD284261SJun 17, 1986
Switch case bezel
CARLINGSWITCH INC19 citations82
US4461938AJul 24, 1984
Switch case construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC26 citations82
US4347417AAug 31, 1982
Switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC24 citations82
US4989118AJan 29, 1991
Off-set terminal configuration for electrically coupling the load side of adjacent circuit breakers
CARLINGSWITCH INC19 citations74
US4942272AJul 17, 1990
Toggle switch with self-locking feature
CARLINGSWITCH INC7 citations74
US4742187AMay 3, 1988
Rotary switch with common contact
CARLINGSWITCH INC9 citations74
US4680435AJul 14, 1987
Rocker switch for sliding or pivoting contact lever
CARLINGSWITCH INC7 citations74
US4640998AFeb 3, 1987
Push button switch with compound contact lever action
CARLINGSWITCH INC7 citations74
US4524253AJun 18, 1985
Three position switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC11 citations74
US4473870ASep 25, 1984
Lamp housing
CARLINGSWITCH INC13 citations74
US4454400AJun 12, 1984
Switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC7 citations74
US4389552AJun 21, 1983
Switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC9 citations74
US4383154AMay 10, 1983
Positive action rocker switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC11 citations74
US4367386AJan 4, 1983
Snap-on actuator for miniature toggle switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC9 citations74
US4352965AOct 5, 1982
Toggle switch assembly
CARLINGSWITCH INC14 citations74
US4268734AMay 19, 1981
Environmentally sealed toggle switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC17 citations74
US4210791AJul 1, 1980
Slide switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC9 citations74
US4191872AMar 4, 1980
Switch case with stackable lock washer
CARLINGSWITCH INC11 citations74
US4748297AMay 31, 1988
Rotary switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC11 citations73
US4571467AFeb 18, 1986
Three position center-off electrical switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC9 citations73
US5227595AJul 13, 1993
Rotary switch with common contact terminal
CARLINGSWITCH INC8 citations72
US4803314AFeb 7, 1989
Momentary rotary switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC18 citations71
US4929807AMay 29, 1990
Miniature illuminated rocker switch and case therefore
CARLINGSWITCH INC3 citations63
US4686336AAug 11, 1987
Appliance switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC5 citations63
USD284277SJun 17, 1986
Electric switch rocker
CARLINGSWITCH INC3 citations63
US4562318ADec 31, 1985
Momentary switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC6 citations63
US4440991AApr 3, 1984
Electric switch with nested terminals
CARLINGSWITCH INC6 citations63
US4430534AFeb 7, 1984
Switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC4 citations63
US4408106AOct 4, 1983
Pushbutton switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC6 citations63
US4767899AAug 30, 1988
Make before break electrical switch
CARLINGSWITCH INC1 citations51
US4417109ANov 22, 1983
Switch construction
CARLINGSWITCH INC0 citations42
(unassigned)
5 patentsUS6154116ANov 28, 2000
Thermal circuit breaker switch
22 citations93
US6094126AJul 25, 2000
Thermal circuit breaker switch
30 citations93
US5982269ANov 9, 1999
Electric switch and thermal protector
22 citations93
US5847638ADec 8, 1998
Thermal circuit protector and switch
24 citations93
US5496981AMar 5, 1996
Electrical switch
5 citations63
SORENSON RICHARD W
5 patentsUS5264817ANov 23, 1993
Thermal circuit protective device
SORENSON RICHARD W25 citations92
US5089799AFeb 18, 1992
Thermal switch/breaker
SORENSON RICHARD W31 citations92
US10340678B1Jul 2, 2019
Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protection
SORENSON RICHARD W13 citations84
US10290448B1May 14, 2019
Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protection
SORENSON RICHARD W6 citations73
US10522996B2Dec 31, 2019
Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protection
SORENSON RICHARD W0 citations41
CARLING TECH INC
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