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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110012703 | MEMS ACTUATORS AND SWITCHES Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators and switches exhibiting geometries and configurations providing superior operating characteristics and longer lifetimes.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100242512 | CONTROL UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A COOLING-AIR FAN OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE The invention relates to a control unit (16), in particular for a cooling-air fan (14) of an internal combustion engine (2), having a housing, in which a printed circuit board is arranged, for receiving electronic components and conductor elements (... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20080116851 | Secondary Battery Protection Circuit, Battery Pack and Thermosensitive Protection Switch Device A protection circuit is provided for protecting a secondary battery from overcharging and excessive discharge current by a simple circuit. The protection circuit is provided with a connection terminal (T3) for connecting the secondary battery (6); a connec... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20070296539 | DOUBLY-ANCHORED THERMAL ACTUATOR HAVING VARYING FLEXURAL RIGIDITY A doubly-anchored thermal actuator for a micro-electromechanical device such as a liquid drop emitter or a fluid control microvalve is disclosed. The thermal actuator is comprised of a base element formed with a depression having opposing anchor. A deformable element, a... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070257763 | Electrical receptacle with multiple heat sensors An electrical receptacle has multiple thermal sensors, each of which can trigger automatic shut off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. After automatically turning off, the receptacle remains permanently non-conducting. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070257764 | Portable electrical receptacle with multiple heat sensors A portable electrical receptacle, such as a receptacle adapter or power strip, has multiple thermal sensors, each of which can trigger automatic shut off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. After automatically turning off, the receptacle remains ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070194656 | BIMORPH ELEMENT, BIMORPH SWITCH, MIRROR ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THESE There is provided a bimorph element including a silicon oxide layer, a high expansion coefficient layer that is formed on the silicon oxide layer and has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than a thermal expansion coefficient of the silicon oxide layer, and a deform... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070096860 | Compact MEMS thermal device and method of manufacture A MEMS thermal device is made in a smaller size by decreasing the distance that the two cantilevered portions, a spring cantilever and a latch cantilever, of the device must travel. The smaller distance is accomplished by positioning the two contact surfaces of the spri... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070030110 | Thermoprotector In the thermoprotector of the invention, an elastic movable conductor 3 is placed between stationary electrodes 21, 22 opposed in an insulation housing 1. One end of the elastic movable conductor 3 is fixed to one stationary electrode 21. ... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060275653 | Protection circuit for secondary battery and secondary battery comprising the same Disclosed is a protection circuit for a secondary battery and a secondary battery having the same, which can interrupt electric current input into the secondary battery when the temperature of the secondary battery increases due to an overcharge, and also can protect th... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060250209 | Temperature sensitive protection device for circuits A protection device includes a bimetallic plate electrically connected between the first and second terminals, and the bimetallic plate is bent upward to separate two contact points when overload to cut off the circuit. A contact plate has a first end in contact with th... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060250208 | Dual protection device for circuits A protection device includes a bimetallic plated having a first end fixed to a first terminal and a second of the bimetallic plate has a first contact point so as to contact a second contact point on a first end of a carrier. A contact plate has a first end in contact w... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060145807 | Device for protection against surge voltages A device for providing electrical protection against voltage surges. The device comprises a protector unit connected to the electrical equipment via a connection circuit including an electric current interrupter means movable between a return position corresponding to t... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060028316 | One-shot heat sensing electrical receptacle An electrical receptacle senses its operating temperature and automatically turns off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. The receptacle has button that visually indicates when the receptacle has reached its temperature threshold. After automatic... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20050264390 | Protector for electrical apparatus A protector (10) particularly useful for wye-connected three phase electrical motors has a header (12) mounting first and second terminal pins (14) to which L-shaped pin heaters (16) are mounted along with stationary electrical contacts (1... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050231318 | Trip-free limit switch and reset mechanism A high temperature limit switch is disclosed. The switch includes a resettable temperature responsive mechanism movable between a non-tripped position and a tripped position, a reset member movable between a position of rest and a reset position, a non-movable fixed con... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050128043 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an electric... | 06/16/2005 |
