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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7808361 | Dual protection device for circuit A dual protection device includes a cover, a first protection unit, a second protection unit and a base. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece and a first conductive member. The elastic contact piece has a first end fixed to the cover and a sec... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791448 | Dual protection device for circuit A dual protection device for a circuit includes a first protection unit and a second protection unit functioning independently. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece having a first contact point and a conductive member having a second contact p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7750788 | Dual protection device for circuit A dual protection device for a circuit includes a first protection unit and a second protection unit functioning independently. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece having a first contact point and a first conductive member having a second con... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737816 | Dual protection device for circuit A dual protection device for a circuit includes a first protection unit and a second protection unit functioning independently. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece which has a first contact point. A first conductive member has a second contac... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7400225 | Electrical distribution device including protection for overheating conditions An electrical distribution device that includes a terminal for providing a connection to a first conductor, a spring mechanism having a first end that is electrically connected to the terminal, and a second conductor electrically connected to one or more internal co... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385474 | Thermosensor, thermoprotector, and method of producing a thermosensor In the thermosensor of the invention, both ends 21, 22 of an elastic member 2 are fixed to a body 1 in a state where the elastic member 2 is compressed in a longitudinal direction, to form the elastic member 2 into a convex curved ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7345568 | Dual protection device for circuits A protection device includes a bi-metallic plate having a first end fixed to a first terminal and a second of the bi-metallic 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 cont... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345569 | Temperature sensitive protection device for circuits A protection device includes a bi-metallic plate electrically connected between the first and second terminals, and the bi-metallic plate is bent upward to separate two contact points when the protection device is overloaded to cut off the circuit. A contact plate h... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345570 | 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 ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6937131 | Self-shadowing MEM structures Self-shadowed microelectromechanical structures such as self-shadowed bond pads, fuses and compliant members and a method of fabricating self-shadowing microelectromechanical structures that anticipate and accommodate blanket metalization process steps are disclosed... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6741159 | Fail-safe assembly for coacting contacts in a current-carrying system, apparatus or component A fail-safe assembly for an electronic or electrical component, device, system or apparatus with coacting operatively associated contacts has an impact member, normally maintained in a stressed and disengaged portion, and a meltable or fusible member for holding and... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6687110 | Isolating circuit breaker and circuit protection arrangement An isolating circuit breaker (40) for pole mounting (12) in relation to a electrical distribution line, said isolating circuit breaker including: an isolating switch (50) with a pivoting link (52), said isolating switch having respective terminals (45, 44... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6664885 | Thermally activated latch A device is described for latching an actuator to a substrate where the substrate includes a thermally activated material located on the substrate and a heater capable of heating the thermally activated material until it softens. The actuator includes a c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6608546 | Fuse and fuse support A 42V fuse and a fuse support used in an electric circuit of an automobile. The 42V fuse includes first and second terminals, a fuse line connecting the first and second terminals, and a housing. The fuse support has a pair of guide blocks. A groove exten... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6590490 | Time delay fuse In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a fuse element for a time delay fuse includes a conductive fuse element member, a fuse link formed within the member, and a heat sink coupled to the member. The heat sink draws heat from the fuse element member... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6556121 | Fuse assembly A fuse assembly which can securely halt an electric power supply to a load after a blowout of a fuse element in the fuse assembly is provided. The fuse assembly 1 has a pair of terminals 2, a housing 4 and a fuse element 5. Ends 3a of the terminals 2 are ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6531949 | Fuse A fuse 1 includes a pair of terminals 2, housing 4 and a fusible body 5. The one ends 3a of the terminals are housed in a housing chamber 20 of the housing 4. The housing 4 has a first inner wall 12a, a second inner wall 12b, a first partition wall 21 and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6515570 | Fuse with overstoichiometric amount of oxidant A fuse has a fuse element (6), composed of silver, with constrictions (7) which follow one another at regular intervals, and which fuse element makes contact with a combustible element (8), preferably over its entire length. The combustible element (8) is... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6132257 | Electrical socket device with overheating and overcurrent protection An electrical socket device includes a base member formed with an open top side for access to a mounting chamber. Two conductive prong engaging members are mounted on the base member inside the mounting chamber, and are formed with prong engaging portions... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6111360 | Fluorescent discharge lamp with overcurrent protection A fluorescent discharge lamp including a housing with a base, series electronics, and an overcurrent protection element formed of two connection leads having ones of their ends electrically welded to opposite ends of a fuse wire, with the free ends of the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5917399 | Method for adjusting pre-arcing time-current characteristic of fuse and fuse structure therefor A method of adjusting pre-arcing time-current characteristic for a fuse is performed in a manner that a fusible portion I serving in a dead short-circuit area and a fusible portion II serving in a rare short-circuit area are coupled in series to form a fu... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5895963 | Semiconductor device having opening portion for fuse breakage A semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises a fuse provided on a substrate, a first insulating layer formed on the substrate and the first insulating layer, a first wiring formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating l... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5852396 | Fusible element with high surge capability A fusible element is provided that includes cooperating interfitting parts surrounded by fusible material. The cooperating interfitting parts are arranged so as to place compressive force on the fusible material in response to attempted separation of the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5818125 | Secondary source of energy system for powering communications hardware and services and associated method A system for providing backup power for a communications system is disclosed. The backup power system of the present invention includes a device for supplying capacitively stored power and a device for monitoring a power level in the communications system... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805047 | Fused car battery terminal and fuse-link therefor A fused battery terminal has a stamped and formed terminal member an insulative housing integrally molded over power supply line connection bolts, and a battery post mounting member attached to the terminal member. The terminal member is rigidly attached ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5790007 | Board fuse, and method of manufacturing the board fuse A board fuse includes an insulating board having a through-hole window in the middle of the insulating board and fusible elements laid over the insulating board. Further, the fusible elements are continuous metal wires substantially equal in cross section... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5781394 | Surge suppressing device A surge suppressing device includes a voltage-dependent resistor having an opening formed therethrough. A pair of preformed pads formed of an electrically conductive material is located adjacent a first and second side respectively of the voltage-dependen... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5781095 | Blown fuse indicator for electrical fuse A blown fuse indicator, having an insulating element, a current-carrying element overlaying the insulating element, and a substantially transparent window. A chemical composition coats at least a portion of the insulating element. The improvement comprise... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5777540 | Encapsulated fuse having a conductive polymer and non-cured deoxidant A simplified method of manufacturing an electrothermal fuse includes the steps of screening conductive epoxy onto fuse link termination pads, placing a metal alloy fuse link into the conductive epoxy on the termination pads, curing the conductive epoxy, a... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5770993 | Thermal fuse A resistor with a thermal fuse includes: a substrate consisting of an insulating material; a wire pattern formed on a surface of the substrate; a gap for electrically cutting off the wire pattern; a plate spring consisting of an electrically conductive ma... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5754089 | Fuse structure and method for manufacturing it A fuse structure is described in which a metallic frame is inserted between the insulation layers, through which the fuse window passes, and the final passivation layer. This frame is used as a mask during fuse window formation so alignment is simplified ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5714923 | High voltage current limiting fuse with improved low overcurrent interruption performance A high voltage current limiting fuse has improved low fault current interruption due to an end-sealed sleeve separating a fusible length from pulverulent sand in a casing of the fuse while permitting venting of gas and vaporized metal plasma due to meltin... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5684447 | Failsafe bimetallic reed having bimetal with fusible link for a circuit protector A bimetallic reed for a circuit protecting device includes an integral fusible portion as a failsafe interrupting mechanism. The bimetallic reed includes a body of electrical conductive materials and having a first end mountable to a terminal and a second... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5663702 | PTC electrical device having fuse link in series and metallized ceramic electrodes Electrical devices with a PTC element including a polymer having conductive particles dispersed therein and at least one metallized ceramic electrode. The devices are made by dispersing conductive particles into a polymer to form a polymer PTC composition... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5629569 | Thermal photocontrol switch circuit A self-configuring photoelectric control circuit for controlling operation of a load based on ambient light. The photocontrol circuit comprises a photocell responsive to ambient light, a heating resistor connected to the photocell, a bimetallic element in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 4533896 | Fuse for thick film device A fuse is disclosed for protecting thick film devices. The fuse comprises two blocks of material mounted to the substrate that carries the thick film device. The blocks are mounted in close proximity to one another, in axial alignment, but in a spaced apa... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4383236 | Heat limiters and method of manufacture A circuit interrupting device responsive to externally generated heat and method of manufacture of such device. The device includes a pair of spaced, coaxially aligned leads each entering a thermally conductive housing from an opposite end. The inserted e... | 05/10/1983 |
