Class 337/16 - Bimetallic means

Subclass of Class 337 - Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches
Definition: Subject matter wherein the shunt circuit completing means
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 06/10/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7385473	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 a button that visually indicates when the receptacle has reached its temperature threshold. After aut...	06/10/2008
7324876	System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en...	01/29/2008
7218492	Devices and systems for electrostatic discharge suppression A device (10) for suppressing electrostatic discharge comprises first and second multilayer structures (14, 16) surrounding an electrostatic discharge reactance layer (12), the resistance of said electrostatic discharge reactance layer (12	05/15/2007
7112362	Thermally movable plastic devices and toys In accordance with the invention, thin bodies of plastic, such as sheets or strands, with substantially different thermal coefficients of expansion are laminated together to make plastic bodies which move in response to heat. The movable plastic bodies can be secure...	09/26/2006
6981319	Method of manufacturing devices to protect election components Devices capable of protecting electronic components during the occurrence of a disturbance event using printed circuit board manufacturing techniques. A three (3) layer structure is formed comprising a polymer-based formulation sandwiched between two electrode layer...	01/03/2006
6912038	Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing liquid crystal display (LCD) device by utilizing photopolymer. A first photopolymer layer is coated on the support substrate and the substrate having a buffer layer is treated by photopolymerization. A subst...	06/28/2005
6911891	Bistable actuation techniques, mechanisms, and applications A bistable structure provided by the invention is characterized as including a deflection element that has mechanically constrained end points and a compliant span between the end points that is substantially free to deflect between two stable positions when a force...	06/28/2005
6832135	System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method therefore includes a plurality of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the...	12/14/2004
6685303	Thermal actuator with reduced temperature extreme and method of operating same An apparatus for a thermal actuator for a micromechanical device, especially a liquid drop emitter such as an ink jet printhead, is disclosed. The disclosed thermal actuator comprises a base element and a cantilevered element extending from the base eleme...	02/03/2004
6483419	Combination horizontal and vertical thermal actuator A micrometer sized, single-stage, horizontal and vertical thermal actuator capable of repeatable and rapid movement of a micrometer-sized optical device off the surface of a substrate. The horizontal and vertical thermal actuator is constructed on a surfa...	11/19/2002
6480089	Thermal bend actuator A thermal actuator for micro mechanical or micro electro-mechanical devices, the actuator comprising a supporting substrate, an actuator extension portion, a first arm attached at a first end thereof to the substrate and at a second end to the extension p...	11/12/2002
6459355	Thermal overload relay A thermal overload relay includes an inversion operation mechanism that is driven by a releasing lever to open or close a contact. The inversion operation mechanism includes a movable plate supported at one end so as to be inverted, and a tension spring f...	10/01/2002
6417757	Buckle resistant thermal bend actuators The invention relates to a thermal bend actuator 7 including: a first anchor portion 9 for securing to a fixed substrate 2; a first thermally conductive active beam member 10 secured at a proximal end to said first anchor portion 9 and extending to a movable distal...	07/09/2002
6411487	Coaxial surge protector having thermal fail-safe shunt A coaxial surge protector includes a housing in which is situated a transmission line in the form of a two-sided printed circuit board. The surge protector includes input and output signal connectors mounted on a housing and connected to the transmission ...	06/25/2002
5844466	Bimetallic thermal triggering apparatus for a protection device Thermal triggering apparatus, for a protection device featuring an electrically conductive bimetallic strip and a plate of thickness (e) which supports the bimetallic strip. The bimetallic strip has a first end free that is capable of deforming and a seco...	12/01/1998
5828287	Automatic thermal shut-off switch A new Automatic Thermal Shut-Off Switch for preventing heat damage to a high pressure low volume water pump. The inventive device includes a T-shaped housing having a longitudinal cavity, a bimetallic compression spring within the cavity, a disc within ca...	10/27/1998
5526225	Receptacle with lamp switch and breaker means A receptacle including a casing to hold a positive contact metal plate, a negative contact metal plate, which is connected to the negative terminal of power supply, and a ground plate, a T-shaped copper plate mounted inside the casing and connected to the...	06/11/1996
5519561	Circuit breaker using bimetal of thermal-magnetic trip to sense current In a circuit breaker having a thermal-magnetic trip, the voltage across the bimetal is used to sense load currents. This voltage signal representative of current through the bimetal can be used as an input to an arcing fault detector. The signal is conver...	05/21/1996
5463233	Micromachined thermal switch A monolithic micromachined temperature switch obviates the necessity of assembling discrete components and also allows the temperature switch to be disposed in a relatively small package. In one embodiment of the invention, the temperature switch includes...	10/31/1995
5276422	Surge absorber A surge absorber in which a thermal response switch is inserted in an input line at the input side of a surge absorbing element. The switch includes a conductive spring piece and a conductive hook piece. The base end of the conductive spring piece is fixe...	01/04/1994
5247273	Surge absorber for protection of communication equipment connected to communication lines A surge absorber including a surge absorbing element for protecting communication equipment from transient surges and a thermal response switch with an automatic restoration function connected in parallel with the surge absorbing element. The inventive su...	09/21/1993
5113167	Lightning arrester isolator A device for isolating an arrester has first and second electrical terminals mechanically and electrically coupled together. The electrical connection includes a mechanism for automatically interrupting the electrical connection and creating a spark gap. ...	05/12/1992
4742273	Long life incandescent lamp An extended life incandescent lamp which employs thermal, voltage, or radiation activated differential switching to substitute a series-connected reserve filament for an inoperative primary filament without increasing the normal in-rush current....	05/03/1988
4288833	Lightning arrestor A metal oxide varistor (MOV) is directly electrically connected between a line conductor and ground to dissipate the energy associated with voltage surges appearing on the line conductor. A thermostatic switch, in the form of a resilient arm held in elect...	09/08/1981

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