Inventor · Crystal Lake, IL, US

Willis A. Larson

29Patents
13h-index
10Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 26, 1974 → May 2, 1984

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4017697A Keyboard membrane switch having threshold force structure Electricity 140 Expired
US4317013A Membrane switch with universal spacer means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US4559426A Membrane switch and components having means for preventing creep Electricity 116 Expired
US4418239A Flexible connector with interconnection between conductive traces Electricity 82 Expired
US3995126A Membrane keyboard apparatus Electricity 55 Expired
US3987259A Membrane switch apparatus having sequential bridging contact arrangement Electricity 50 Expired
US4403272A Membrane switch interconnect tail and printed circuit board connection Electricity 31 Expired
US4433223A Pressure-sensitive adhesive and application thereof Electricity 23 Expired
US3988551A Membrane keyboard apparatus having common apertured electrode, aperture inserted electrodes and conductive bubble contactors Electricity 23 Expired
US4249044A Membrane switch with means for preventing contamination of the interior thereof Electricity 22 Expired
US4034176A Membrane switch apparatus Electricity 19 Expired
US4633228A Entry error elimination for data systems Electricity 15 Expired
US4320573A Method of manufacture for bendable membrane switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4307275A Membrane switch construction and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US3992634A Touch actuated electronic switch including protection from high potential electricity Electricity 9 Expired
US4251683A Interconnect tail for a membrane switch Electricity 8 Expired
US4243852A Membrane switch with means for impeding silver migration Electricity 8 Expired
US4314114A Laminated membrane switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4237358A Isolation membrane switch Electricity 5 Expired
US4367380A Keyboard assembly and components therefor Electricity 5 Expired
US4002923A Touch actuated electronic switch Electricity 5 Expired
US4385213A Switch and component attachment to flexible printed circuitry Electricity 4 Expired
US3947696A Touch actuated electronic switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US3981757A Method of fabricating keyboard apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4420663A Material for electrical devices having a flexible member Electricity 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.