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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358845 | Cable limiter and crab limiter employing replaceable fusible element A cable limiter includes a main body having a cavity. The cavity of the main body is structured to receive a replaceable fusible element. An annunciator is housed by the main body. The annunciator is structured to annunciate status of the replaceable fusible element... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312689 | Fuse with metallic state indicator A fuse includes an insulative body, a primary fuse element extending within the body, a fuse state indicator extending on an exterior surface of the body and electrically connected in parallel with the primary fuse element, and first and second ferrules coupled to o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7199697 | Alloy type thermal fuse and material for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a ternary Sn—In—Bi alloy is used, excellent overload characteristic and dielectric breakdown characteristic are attained, the insulation stability after an operation can be sufficiently assured, and a fuse element ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7142088 | Alloy type thermal fuse and material for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a ternary Sn—In—Bi alloy is used, excellent overload characteristic and dielectric breakdown characteristic are attained, the insulation stability after an operation can be sufficiently assured, and a fuse element ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7042327 | Alloy type thermal fuse and wire member for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a ternary Sn—In—Bi alloy is used, the operating temperature belongs to the range of 130 to 170° C., the overload characteristic and the dielectric breakdown characteristic are excellent, the insulation stability a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038569 | Alloy type thermal fuse and fuse element The present invention relates to an alloy type thermal fuse and a fuse element which are particularly useful as a thermoprotector for a battery. It is an object of the invention to provide an alloy type thermal fuse in which a ternary In—Sn—Bi alloy or an alloy ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6992560 | Fuse structure The invention relates to a fuse structure, which includes a non-conductive tube connecting both ends with two respective metal caps and an inner resistance filament being inside. The improvement is an aperture being formed on the non-conductive tube for exhausting i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6917277 | Fuse and fuse production method The invention is to offer a fuse and a fuse production method excellent in reducing manufacturing cost. A fuse having an electrically conductive fuse element. The fuse element has a pair of terminal connection portions and a fusible member for electrically connectin... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911892 | Alloy type thermal fuse and fuse element thereof The invention provides a thermal fuse and a fuse element of the low-melting fusible alloy type in which the fuse element has an alloy composition of 37 to 43% In, 10 to 18% Sn, and the balance Bi. As a result, the operating temperature is in the range of 65 to 75° ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6380837 | Slow acting fuse with wide range of current ratings A fuse assembly is provided having two fusible elements, electrically in parallel with each other, thereby providing the fuse assembly with increased inrush current withstand capacity, a greater range of current ratings and lower temperature rise at highe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5927060 | Electrically conductive yarn A composite longitudinally balanced electrically conductive yarn has a textile fiber core yarn wrapped with a minimum of two, and a maximum four, filaments. One to four of the filaments are metal filaments with the remainder being synthetic filaments. Eac... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5898358 | Vermiculite-coated fuse Fuse comprising ceramic oxide fibers and vermiculite particulate.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5528213 | Fuse An embracing portion is formed on a fusible body of metal, and a chip of low-melting metal is embraced by this embracing portion, and a constricted portion of a small cross-sectional area is formed at the fusible body, and a radiating plate is provided in... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5406244 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse that includes a trigger mechanism and fusible element within a cylindrical fuse casing that is closed by end ferrules. The trigger mechanism includes a plunger, a spring, and a cylindrical shell that contains the spring and plunger in a ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5361058 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse including a fuse casing, terminals located on the exterior of the casing, a hollow electrically insulated inner core having first and second holes in the walls thereof, a fusible element that makes electrical connection to the terminals ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5345210 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse and various subassembly components for that time delay fuse. The fuse includes a housing made of an insulating material. The housing encloses a short-circuit fusible element, preferably a copper or copper alloy strip having a plurality o... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343185 | Time delay fuse with mechanical overload device A fuse including a tubular casing, first and second blade-shaped terminals extending from respective sides of the casing, a short circuit fusible element attached to the first terminal, a heater attached to the second terminal, and a time delay overcurren... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5298877 | Fuse link and dual element fuse We provide an overload fuse link that is generally used in cartridge type fuses along with a short-circuit fuse link. The overload fuse link is prepared from a solder alloy and is directly attached to the interior of one of the cartridge fuse terminals. T... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5252942 | Fuse links and dual element fuse A hollow electrical circuit protector preferably coated with an insulative coating which will maintain its structure and not be conductive when said circuit protector blows. The electrical circuit protector has at least one weak spot cross-sectional area ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5235306 | Fuse assembly The improved fuse assembly includes a trigger assembly having an electrically nonconductive barrel for receiving a spring loaded trigger therein and a heater strip disposed along the outer circumferential surface of the barrel with a pair of end flaps. On... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5198791 | Surge absorber The surge absorber having a surge absorbing element, and first and second wire means for electrically connecting the surge absorbing element across the input lines of an electronic device. The first and second wire means are connected to the surge absorbe... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5187463 | Compact time delay fuse A time delay fuse including a fusible element for short circuit protection and a spring-loaded plunger partially contained in an enclosure and restrained by a solder mass for time-delayed overcurrent protection, the fusible element including a segment ext... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5150093 | Time delay fuse for motor starter protection A time-delay fuse having a fuse element with a series of weak spots surrounded by a loose sand filler. The fuse element is connected to a trigger mechanism by solder or other meltable alloy. The trigger section provides overload protection and the fuse el... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5142262 | Slow blowing cartridge fuse and method of making the same A slow blowing fuse includes an open-ended rigid housing defining a fuse element-containing space therein. Conductive end caps close off the ends of the housing and act as electric terminals for the fuse. A spiral wound fuse element in said space extends ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5043689 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse including a fuse casing, a preassembly including a wall member, a pin passing through a hole through the wall member, solder on one side of the wall member restraining the pin from movement through the hole and electrically connecting a ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4994779 | Class J time delay fuse A time-delay fuse 10 having a circular fusible element 22 with stress relief section 24. The cylindrical fuse element 22 is connected to a trigger mechanism 30 by solder or other meltable alloy. The trigger section 30 provides overload protection and the ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4972169 | Spiral wound sand fuse A spiral wound sand fuse has a non-reactive fiber core permitting use of the fuse to interrupt high fault currents in high voltage circuits.... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4771259 | Electric protective device and method for manufacturing same A connecting apparatus for connecting one end of a spring of a time-delay fuse to a hollow body of the fuse and a method for its manufacture is disclosed. The apparatus includes two transverse slots formed in the end of the body. An insert is placed in th... | 09/13/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4727347 | Time delay electrical fuse and method of making same The present invention relates generally to a three chamber ferrule type fuse comprising a tube of dielectric material having a tube wall and a bore, providing a unitary sub-assembly comprising a plunger and plunger guide, and two short circuit elements, a... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4703300 | Time lag electrical fuse A composite time lag fuse having an insulating housing enclosing a time delay fuse and an electrical resistance heater which is located in intimate heat transfer relationship with the time delay fuse. The time delay fuse and electrical resistance heater b... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4692733 | Fuse for an alternating current power circuit A fuse for an alternating current power circuit in the medium voltage (3.3 kV to 38 kV) range. The fuse comprises a sealed chamber and a first electrode (41) is mounted within the chamber, the first electrode having a substantially circular periphery (42)... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4651119 | Electric fuse heat dam element having stiffening ribs An electric fuse is provided with heat dam elements interconnecting the fusible element and the fuse end terminals, which are provided with one or more raised ribs integrally formed therein. The heat dams include a plurality of planar sections and interco... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4646052 | Slow blow fuse A slow blow fuse has a fuse element section and a pair of electrical terminals integrally formed with the opposite ends of the fuse element section. The fuse element section and the electrical terminals are formed of a high melting point metal and heat ac... | 02/24/1987 |
