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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7745745 | Housing for a pyromechanical disconnecting device with integrated ignition element A pyromechanical disconnecting device, in particular for battery shutoff in a motor vehicle include a housing (1) in which there is arranged a conductor bus (11) that is designed to be severable by a cutting chisel (12) at a predetermined cut po... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7498531 | Housing and a conducting rail for disconnecting a battery The invention relates to a device for pyromechanical separation comprising a housing (4) and a conducting rail (2) which is arranged therein and embodied in such a way that it is separable at a separation point (13) by a separating tool (6 | 03/03/2009 |
| 7397012 | High current switch and method of operation An electrical switch which includes an insulative housing having a wall defining an axial bore therein, a first electrical contact disposed in the housing bore and a second electrical contact movably disposed in the housing bore between an open position and a closed... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350424 | Acceleration sensor A low-cost breakable inertial threshold sensor using mainly micro-machining silicon technology constructed on a silicon-wafer or on some other brittle material according to the MEMS process. The sensor comprises a first body portion, a second body portion, and detec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7256362 | Mechanical limiter switch A mechanical limiter switch for use in a medical or surgical device has a substantially cylindrically shaped housing with a perimeter and an opening in an axial direction. The housing has a pattern along the perimeter. A spring is mounted in the opening along the ax... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241959 | Mechanical power breaker for a vehicle A mechanical power breaker for a vehicle has a casing, a power input, a master power output, and a breaker positioned in the casing and electrically connected between the power input and master power output. The breaker has a seat, a conductive connector, a moving e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239225 | Pyrotechnic circuit breaker A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate, tear, or cut a portion of the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be broken may be formed to be readily broken and/or may be a current load-based fuse. Also, the circuit breaker may be config... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220928 | Safety strip for a striking edge safety device or closing edge safety device A safety strip for a striking edge protection device or closing edge protection device has contact elements arranged transversal to the longitudinal extension of the holding bodies, and the points of contact of the contact elements enable a flow of current from one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218193 | MEMS-based inertial switch In one embodiment, an inertial switch of the invention includes a MEMS device manufactured using a layered wafer. The MEMS device has a movable electrode supported on a substrate layer of the wafer and a stationary electrode attached to that substrate layer. The mov... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205879 | Chisel for a pyromechanical disconnecting device The invention relates to a pyromechanical disconnecting device having a housing (2) in which an electrical conductor (3) is arranged, having a cutting plunger (5) and a cutting chisel (8) made of plastic arranged thereon for severing the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182012 | Pyrotechnically driven device for cutting solid, compact materials A pyrotechnic cutting device has a guiding housing in which there is arranged a part to be severed, which is fashioned so as to be severable at a cut point by a cutting tool having a cutting chisel. A pressure pulse generator containing a pyrotechnic driving charge ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7132934 | Ignition safety device and method therefor An ignition safety system and method. A control circuit is coupled to a warning circuit indicating a safety condition. The control circuit is further coupled to a fuse circuit to control an operation of a motor ignition circuit in response to the safety condition. | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123124 | Pyrotechnic circuit breaker A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate or cut a portion of the circuit so as to break the circuit, thereby breaking the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be broken may be specially formed to be readily ablated or cut, and/or may ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104354 | Vehicle collision state detecting device A vehicle collision state detecting device is configured to provide an extremely effective collision protection by identifying a wide range of collision states. The vehicle collision state detecting device basically comprises a front vehicle structural section, a te... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7078635 | Housing with conductor bus for a disconnecting apparatus A pyromechanical disconnecting apparatus, in particular for battery shutoff in a motor vehicle, includes a housing (4) in which there is arranged an electrically conductive conductor bus (2), which is fashioned so as to be severable at a predetermined ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072389 | Direct digital access arrangement circuitry and method for connecting to phone lines An isolation system is provided that is suitable for use in telephony, medical instrumentation, industrial process control and other applications. Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise a capacitive isolation barrier across which a digital signal is communi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063019 | Assemblies including extendable, reactive charge-containing actuator devices An assembly including a support housing and an actuator device. The actuator device includes an extendable initiator cup including at least one non-random fold and at least in part defining a storage chamber containing a reactive charge reactable to produce reaction... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059182 | Active impact protection system An impact protection system for a portable device, comprising a housing 20 with a plurality of impact absorbing arms 22 attached to housing 20 and having a retracted position and an extended position; an extension spring 26 connected to e... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045730 | Tamper resistance apparatus for an electrical device and an electrical device including the apparatus An apparatus for preventing tampering into an electrical device container in which a power circuit is at least partially enclosed includes a housing having a first end that is adapted to be positioned adjacent to the power circuit, and a second end that is adapted t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7009123 | Breaking detector for shear pin A breaking detector for a shear pin having a central bore, comprises an electrically conductive element forming an elongated loop extending on a length of the bore of the shear pin and having upper ends defining contact surfaces adjacent to each other. An electrical... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998969 | Door lock apparatus for vehicle A door lock apparatus for a vehicle includes an outside switch provided outside of a vehicle for detecting an opening operation of a door from the outside of the vehicle, an actuator for releasing an engagement of a latch mechanism of the door, a control device elec... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6957628 | Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system A gas-fired water heater is provided with a combustion shutoff system which precludes further combustion within the water heater's combustion chamber in response to a combustion temperature therein reaching a predetermined level correlated to and indicative of a pre... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6954132 | Pyrotechnic safety element The invention relates to a pyrotechnic fuse element having a closed housing consisting of an electrically conductive material, in which an explosive is provided, the housing containing two terminal zones for electric contacting, which are electrically connected by m... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952332 | Vacuum arc eliminator having a bullet assembly actuated by a gas generating device A vacuum arc interrupter that includes a vacuum chamber assembly and a pressure chamber assembly. The vacuum chamber assembly includes a vacuum chamber and a first conductor which is structured to be coupled to a circuit. The first conductor is disposed within the v... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946608 | Pyromechanical battery pole disconnect element A pyromechanical battery pole disconnect element, includes a housing (1) in which an electrical conductor is located, a pyrotechnic active element (14) including a breaking piston with a disconnect element (7) to sever the electrical conductor a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918609 | Airbag products with nonlinear tear seams A novel cover for a safety restraint device is disclosed. The cover is well-adapted for use in vehicles with modular airbag components. The novel cover configuration of the present invention effectively hides any evidence of the seam through which the airbag deploys... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6858810 | Sensor with failure threshold An inertial sensor with failure threshold includes a first body and a second body, which can move relative to one another and are constrained by a plurality of elastic elements, and a sample element connected between the first body and the second body and shaped so ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846994 | System and method to delay closure of a normally closed electrical circuit A system and method are provided to delay closure of an electrical circuit of a battery-powered electrical device, intended to operate remotely in an environment in which the pH value changes from one value to another. Two electrical contacts of an electrical circui... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843157 | Severing vehicle battery cable A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a lateral bore formed in the housing. The severing element is disposed on on... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6635834 | System and method to delay closure of a normally closed electrical circuit A system and method are provided to delay closure of an electrical circuit of a battery-powered electrical device, intended to operate remotely in an environment in which the pH value changes from one value to another. More specifically, two electrical co... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6633009 | Shorting switch and system to eliminate arcing faults in low voltage power distribution equipment A shorting switch eliminates arcing faults in low voltage power distribution equipment. The switch includes a base supporting a first side and an opposite second side. A first end of a spring engages the first side of the base. A first end of a release bo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6602633 | Crush type pressure detecting device, rechargeable battery with pressure detecting device, and portable electronic device A crush type pressure detecting device less in occurrence of malfunction, simple in structure, and inexpensive to manufacture is presented. On a crush plate 120 made of ceramics or the like, a conductor path 130 is formed, for example, in linear or U-shap... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6556119 | High current intensity fuse device The invention relates to a device for isolating an electric circuit, especially for high current intensities, with a housing (1) in which is provided at least one electrical conductor element (3) which presents an isolating area (9) and which can be wired... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6552890 | Electrical conductor with an ignition device An electric conductor, in particular for connecting the starter relay and starter motor of a motor vehicle, includes an ignition device (5), which is in thermal contact with the conductor (1) and is intended, if a limit temperature is exceeded, for igniti... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6538219 | Arrangement for detecting impermissibly high forces acting on the supporting structure of a vehicle An arrangement for detecting impermissibly high forces acting on a supporting structure of a vehicle is disclosed. Impermissibly high forces acting on the supporting structure of a vehicle which indicates possible damage to the supporting structure are de... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6519128 | Gas-type power breaker A reset knob 20 is mounted to a tip end of a shaft. A front cover 24 having a resilient locking arm 23 is mounted to the reset knob 20. The base body 15 is formed with an engaging projection 25. The resilient locking arm 23 and the engaging projection 25 ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6512189 | Rotary switch A rotary switch or controller is structured to have a so-called impact criteria or characteristic by having members with predetermined yield, or breaking, points (5, 6) which are integrated into the rotary switch (1) so that when a high force acts on the ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6448884 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker includes: a heating portion charged with heating agent and having a conductivity which is arranged between a first connecting terminal connected to a power source side and a second connecting terminal connected to a load side; an ignitio... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445563 | Power circuit breaker using temperature-sensive fuse A power circuit breaker has a housing, a fuse element placed in the housing, and a temperature sensitive fuse attached to the fuse element. The fuse element has tab terminals extending from both ends, which are received by trunk terminals connected to an ... | 09/03/2002 |
