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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7268661 | Composite fuse element and methods of making same A composite fuse element includes a network or matrix of conductive material that is in contact and interspersed with arc suppressing materials at a particle level. In such a matrix, the conductive (e.g., metal) network and the arc suppressing material particles pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7222561 | Pyromechanical cutting element A pyromechanical cutting element has a housing (2) in which an electrical conductor (3) is arranged, a cutting plunger (5) with a cutting tool (8) to cut through the electrical conductor (3), and pyrotechnic charge (13) to d... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7209027 | Fuse structure A fuse structure is described. The fuse structure includes a first region adapted to be coupled to a voltage source, a second region adapted to be coupled to a ground, and a current flow region disposed between the first and second regions. The current flow region h... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7119653 | Fuse element A fuse element is formed integrally from a conductive metal plate such that two narrow portions are formed side by side between a pair of electrical connection portions. The narrow portions each assume an arch shape and constitute a parallel conductive path. Arch-sh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109839 | Fuse link, method for the production thereof and soldering substance A fuse link, especially for low voltage, high-breaking-capacity fuses, includes at least one fusible conductor having a soldering substance in a solder depot of a carrier, the solder being tin-based and the carrier being copper-based. The solder contains a tin alloy... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7064648 | Alloy type thermal fuse and material for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a Bi—Sn alloy is used as a fuse element, which has an operating temperature of about 140° C., which, even when used at a high power, can safely operate, and in which dispersion of the operating temperature can be su... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6995648 | Fuse barrier and power circuit employing the same A power circuit includes a first low voltage power bus, a second low voltage power bus, a fuse electrically connected between the first low voltage power bus and the second low voltage power bus, and a fuse barrier. The fuse has a non-interrupted state and an interr... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960978 | Fuse structure A fuse structure is described. The fuse structure includes a first region adapted to be coupled to a voltage source, a second region adapted to be coupled to a ground, and a current flow region disposed between the first and second regions. The current flow region h... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6930585 | Miniature fuse A box-like case for a miniature fuse comprises a first and second plastic assembling members having the same form, each of the assembling members has a base part provided with a pair of first grooves, a side plate part formed as a unitary one-piece structure as the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6903649 | Fuse with fuse link coating A fuse that includes an arc energy reducing coating to reduce arc energy during a short-circuit and/or a full voltage overload current interrupt is described. The fuse includes end conductor elements, and at least one fuse element secured between and making electric... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6873243 | Small-footprint fuse A method and an apparatus for protecting an electrical circuit against excessive currents by a fuse assembly. The fuse assembly is configured to interrupt the flow of current through the electrical circuit by increasing dielectric separation between two ends of a fu... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6542064 | Fuse A fuse 1 includes a pair of terminals 2, a housing 4 and a fusible body 5. The one ends 3a of the terminals 2 are housed within the housing 4. The housing 4 includes a pair of end walls 12a, 12b, a pair of side walls 13a, 13b, a first partition wall 21 an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6507265 | Fuse with fuse link coating A fuse that includes an arc energy reducing coating to reduce arc energy during a short-circuit and/or a full voltage overload current interrupt is described. The fuse includes end conductor elements, and at least one fuse element secured between and maki... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6452474 | Barrier fuse The invention is a housing for a blade fuse, and a blade fuse that uses that housing. The housing includes a first generally planar wall and a second generally planar wall. The first and the second generally planar walls each have an outer surface and an ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6396380 | Electrical fuse box for motor vehicles A fuse box for motor vehicles includes a housing that is adapted to contain electrical fuses mounted to a common busbar for connecting one end of the fuses directly to a pole of an electric battery in the vehicle. The housing includes lateral surfaces for... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6160471 | Fusible link with non-mechanically linked tab description The invention is a fusible link-containing structure for an electrical fuse. The structure includes an metallic or other conductive element having a fusible link. The structure further includes at least one arc-quenching tab secured to the metallic elemen... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157286 | High voltage current limiting device A high voltage, current limiting device is connected in series with a high voltage power source and a protected load to interrupt current for an over-current condition [Typically 50 kA]. The current limiting device includes a current sensor/isolator and a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5783985 | Compressible body for fuse The invention is a component for an electrical or electronic fuse. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the component comprises a body of resilient, compressible material having a front face and a rear face. A fusible element is disposed within t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5241445 | Electronic part having safeguard function Disclosed is an electronic part having a safeguard function for protecting the associated electronic equipment against abnormally high voltages such as lightning surge voltage. It is equipped with an element which cuts off any continuous excess current so... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5162773 | High breaking capacity micro-fuse A high breaking capacity micro-fuse includes a body having a wall which forms a cavity in a body, pair of conductive terminals extending through the wall, and a fusible element extending between the pair of conductive terminals and connected thereto in th... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5140294 | Safety fuse element and method of manufacturing such safety fuse element A continuous hollow compartment open at both opposite ends thereof is arranged within an electrically insulating housing. Tubular portions of end contacts extend into ends of the hollow compartment and are completely covered at their inner surfaces by an ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5101187 | Subminiature fuse and method of manufacturing same A subminiature fuse has a housing in which more than one enclosed arc-extinguishing chambers are in series provided with partitions inbetween and one or more than one small hole communicating with the more than one arc-extinguishing chambers in series are... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4894633 | Fuse Apparatus An electrical fuse for mounting on a circuit board. The fuse has a housing member with terminal members engaging a fuse element intended to interrupt an external electrical circuit coupled with the terminal members upon an occurence of a fault condition i... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4779055 | Device for amplifying and sampling high dynamic signals A device is provided for amplifying and sampling signals in an acquisition chain before application thereof to an analog-digital converter and in particular multiplexed signals. It includes two blocking samplers to which a gain of 1, 2 or 16 for the first... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4736180 | Fuse wire assembly for electrical fuse A core assembly having a flexible insulating material core and a spirally wound inner fuse wire engages with one or more elongate bodies of the flexible insulating material to sandwich and compress the inner fuse wire therebetween. An arc burning between ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4656453 | Cartridge fuse with two arc-quenching end plugs A cartridge fuse has a pair of compressed, resilient plugs in opposed ends of a passageway passing through the fuse housing. The compressed material of the plugs engages and holds the fuse filament in slight tension along the length of the passageway and ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4646053 | Electric fuse having welded fusible elements A fillerless electric fuse having a tubular casing with open ends is provided with a fusible element in the form of an extremely fine wire extending from one of the open ends to the other. The casing is provided with a pair of annular sections of reduced ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4346362 | Electric fuses with regions of reduced cross-sectional area An electric fuse according to this invention incorporates metal end caps and an elongate fuse element having regions of reduced cross-sectional area and extending in electrical series between the metal end caps, wherein the fuse incorporates within each e... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4320377 | Arc gas control device for a power class fuse having load break contacts A power class fuse comprises an insulative canister having a female load break contact at a closed end of the canister and a male load break contact, coupled electrically to a fuse element. The male load break contact is inserted into the canister for eng... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4309684 | Electric fuse having large cycling ability and gas-evolving means A fuse having a high cycling ability combined with a high arc-extinguishing ability due to the presence of a gas-evolving material. The fuse includes a pair of fusible elements having end portions and intermediate portions arranged between the end portion... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4059816 | Electrical loadbreak fuse and canister assembly An electrical loadbreak fuse and canister assembly with arc quenching means operative upon withdrawal of the fuse from the canister or upon insertion of the fuse in the canister under either load or fault conditions. The canister, formed of a glass filled... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4032879 | Circuit-protecting fuse having arc-extinguishing means A circuit-protecting fuse comprises an insulating housing having electrically conductive connectors on opposite ends thereof to connect the fuse in an electrical circuit and at least one fusible link in the housing connected in electrically conductive rel... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3983526 | Current limiting fuse with auxiliary element arcing clip spaced by nonporous dielectric member The fuse is of the general purpose type having a casing closed at the ends by terminal caps; a core inside the casing; a main fusible element wound about the core and connected between the caps; a pair of arcing clips mounted in spaced relation on the cor... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3949341 | Power vacuum fuse using coaxial cylinders A power vacuum fuse using coaxial electrodes with the fuse length disposed therebetween. In one embodiment of the invention a larger diameter outer cylinder is partially disposed around a hollow inner cylinder within an evacuated chamber and the fuse link... | 04/06/1976 |
