AU6707100A - Electrical switches - Google Patents

Electrical switches

Info

Publication number: AU6707100A
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: electrical switches; switches; electrical
Prior art date: 1999-08-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU67071/00A

Inventor

Anthony Alan Lane

Anthony Patrick Needham

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Marconi Caswell Ltd

Original Assignee

Marconi Caswell Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-08-18

Filing date

2000-08-16

Publication date

2001-03-13

2000-08-16 Application filed by Marconi Caswell Ltd filed Critical Marconi Caswell Ltd

2001-03-13 Publication of AU6707100A publication Critical patent/AU6707100A/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H57/00—Electrostrictive relays; Piezoelectric relays
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H59/00—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
- H01H59/0009—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
- H01H1/20—Bridging contacts
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H57/00—Electrostrictive relays; Piezoelectric relays
- H01H2057/006—Micromechanical piezoelectric relay

AU67071/00A 1999-08-18 2000-08-16 Electrical switches Abandoned AU6707100A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9919435A GB2353410B (en)	1999-08-18	1999-08-18	Electrical switches
GB9919435		1999-08-18
PCT/GB2000/003186 WO2001013457A1 (en)	1999-08-18	2000-08-16	Electrical switches

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU6707100A true AU6707100A (en)	2001-03-13

Family

ID=10859304

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU67071/00A Abandoned AU6707100A (en)	1999-08-18	2000-08-16	Electrical switches

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU6707100A (en)
CA (1)	CA2381966A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2353410B (en)
WO (1)	WO2001013457A1 (en)

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1999
- 1999-08-18 GB GB9919435A patent/GB2353410B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2000
- 2000-08-16 AU AU67071/00A patent/AU6707100A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-08-16 WO PCT/GB2000/003186 patent/WO2001013457A1/en active Application Filing
- 2000-08-16 CA CA002381966A patent/CA2381966A1/en not_active Abandoned

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2001013457A1 (en)	2001-02-22
GB2353410B (en)	2002-04-17
GB2353410A (en)	2001-02-21
CA2381966A1 (en)	2001-02-22
GB9919435D0 (en)	1999-10-20

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU3746999A (en)	1999-11-01	Electrical devices
AU6707100A (en)	2001-03-13	Electrical switches
AU4781900A (en)	2000-12-18	Conductive contact
AU3583301A (en)	2001-09-17	Electric switch devices
AU4392499A (en)	2000-01-10	Switch
AU4439700A (en)	2000-11-21	Insulator
AU4813999A (en)	2000-01-05	Electric component
AU6874300A (en)	2001-04-10	Conductive contact
TW534447U (en)	2003-05-21	Electrical switch
AU4672599A (en)	1999-12-20	Electrical switch mat
AU3414399A (en)	1999-10-11	Switch circuit
AU2881599A (en)	1999-09-15	Electrical switch
AU1992000A (en)	2000-08-01	Electrical assemblies
AU5732599A (en)	2000-04-03	Switch
AU6397099A (en)	2000-06-05	Electric switch
AU6493600A (en)	2001-02-13	Electron-driven chirality switches
AU3610900A (en)	2000-09-21	Electrical cammed switch
AUPQ120099A0 (en)	1999-07-22	Switch structure
AU6445598A (en)	1998-08-03	Double electrical switch
AU2318400A (en)	2001-07-09	Electrical flashover monitor-E FOMx+
AU1908001A (en)	2001-05-30	An electric switching device
AU6993400A (en)	2001-03-05	Electric circuit
AU4592500A (en)	2000-12-05	Switch
AU6301500A (en)	2001-02-19	Electrical circuit breakers
GB9924398D0 (en)	1999-12-15	Electrical switches

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2002-05-02	MK6	Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase