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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320171 | Fuse component A fuse component (1) includes a hollow body (2) which is formed from a tubular wall that encloses an inner area (5) and which has two open faces that are situated opposite one another. The fuse component also includes a fuse-element (4) w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6791448 | Fusible element, method for production thereof, safety circuit and fuse A fuse has a fuse element (6) with a fusible conductor (7) of a conductor material (8) such as Ag, Cu or Al and is provided with doping points (9) following one another at regular intervals. There, the conductor material (8) has a ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6064293 | Thermal fuse for high-temperature batteries A thermal fuse, preferably for a high-temperature battery, comprising leads and a body therebetween having a melting point between approximately 400° C. and 500° C. The body is preferably an alloy of Ag--Mg, Ag--Sb, Al--Ge, Au--In, Bi--Te, Cd--Sb, Cu--M... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5939969 | Preformed thermal fuse A preformed thermal fuse comprising two electrodes, first and second layers of solder, and a conductive bridge comprising a non-paste solder material is disclosed. The conductive bridge has a melting temperature which is substantially equivalent to the pr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5923239 | Printed circuit board assembly having an integrated fusible link A printed circuit board assembly comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces deposited on a surface thereof to define a plurality of electrical circuit geometries. A plurality of thin film fuses are deposited on the printed ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5900798 | Current limiting fuse having a non-directional fusing characteristic In the metal piece 32 which diffuses into the fuse element so that an alloy layer is generated, there is formed an expanding slot 30, which is inserted and pressured in the fusing portion 25b of the fusible body 25 which forms the fuse element. Due to the... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5883560 | Fusible member of a fusible link element A fusible member of a fusible link element used as a large-current fuse comprises a sealed box-shaped structure having a pouring hole through an upper wall thereof. Molten tin is poured into this sealed box-shaped structure through the pouring hole, and i... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5844477 | Method of protecting a surface-mount fuse device A thin film surface-mount fuse having two material subassemblies. The first subassembly includes a fusible link, its supporting substrate and terminal pads. The second subassembly includes a protective layer which overlies the fusible link so as to provid... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5790008 | Surface-mounted fuse device with conductive terminal pad layers and groove on side surfaces A thin film surface-mount fuse having two material subassemblies. The first subassembly includes a fusible link, its supporting substrate with a groove on side surfaces and a plurality of conductive terminal pad layers. The second subassembly includes a p... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5760674 | Fusible links with improved interconnect structure The fuse link includes a first and second interconnect, with interconnects each being substantially longer than deep. The interconnects are disposed toward each other with a insulator region between them. A fusible conductor, spanning the insulator region... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5748067 | Fuse with low-melting point metal and structure for holding the fuse There is provided a fusing portion constituted by a high-melting point fusible metal element for coupling a pair of box-type terminals in the form of a link, and a low-melting point fusible metal element disposed at a substantially center portion of the h... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5552757 | Surface-mounted fuse device A thin film surface-mount fuse having two material subassemblies. The first subassembly includes a fusible link, its supporting substrate and terminal pads. The second subassembly includes a protective layer which overlies the fusible link so as to provid... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5546066 | Delayed-fusion fuse The present invention provides a delayed-fusion fuse by which its predetermined durability can be reliably ensured, and its stable pre-arcing time-current characteristics can be obtained, even when a current exceeding the steady-state current such as a mo... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5115220 | Fuse with thin film fusible element supported on a substrate A fuse including a fuse casing, an end cap terminal at an end of the casing, a substrate supporting a thin film fusible element thereon, and a springy metal connecting strip made of sheet metal and providing electrical connection between the element and t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4405914 | Fusible links A thermal fuse is comprised of a pair of internested, flat, thin metallic plates, each plate having peripheral upturned flanges along opposite edges of the plate. The flanges of the lower plate each have a notch formed therein and the upper plate has a ta... | 09/20/1983 |