Bizarre Patents
System for magnetically attaching templeless eyewear to a person
A system of eyewear that eliminates the need for hinges on the frames of the eyewear.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362207 | Electrical switching apparatus and limiter including trip indicator member A limiter includes a housing having a first surface and a second surface, a line terminal, a load terminal, a fusible conductor electrically connected between the line and load terminals and an indicator button disposed proximate the first surface. The button includ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348872 | Fuse having a plurality of configurable thermal ceilings A fuse having a plurality of configurable thermal ceilings. The fuse includes a housing, a first conductive cap, a second conductive cap, a plurality of conductive elements extending through the housing, and a conductive connector that is electrically coupled to a c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330491 | Fault tolerant laser diode package A laser diode package (10) according to the present invention is tolerant of short-circuit and open-circuit failures. The laser diode package (10) includes a laser diode bar (12), a forward-biased diode (14), a heat sink (18), and ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323965 | Thermal fuse using thermosensitive material In the present invention, a physical and chemical property of thermosensitive material is noted in selecting and using thermosensitive material to provide a noble and improved thermal fuse using thermosensitive material. To achieve this object, the present thermal f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7250843 | Tubular fuse component with end caps with a hermetically sealing plastic sealing body insert A fuse component (1) has a fusible conductor (2) which extends in a gas filled cavity (3) within a cylindrical tube (4) between two end surfaces (8). Two end caps (5) of an electrically conductive material are applied to the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7071809 | Thermal fuse containing bimetallic sensing element A non-resetable, bimetallic thermal switch. The bimetallic thermal switch includes a bimetallic element, first and second electrical contacts, and a component for electrically connecting and disconnecting the first and second electrical contacts based on movement of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6646537 | Solid state rectifying fuse A single circuit element, referred to as a solid state rectifying fuse (SSRF), rectifies an incoming AC signal and opens the circuit if a programmed maximum current level is reached. The anode or cathode depending upon the particular application is design... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6538551 | Heat concentrating barrel for wire heater in dual element fuses A dual element fuse includes a first conductive fuse coupler portion and an overload fusing assembly coupled to the first conductive fuse coupler portion. The overload fusing assembly includes a barrel having a flange at one end thereof, a trigger receive... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6476705 | Current distribution device A voltage distribution device for use especially in motor vehicles, includes a first area (2) made of conductive material and fitted with at least one electrical connection (8), at least two separate second areas (3, 4) made of conductive material and fit... | 11/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5841338 | Fuse combination, method of making the same, and fuse circuit including the same A fuse combination in which a group of fused elements are placed on an insulative support. The support is bent into a U-shape carrying the fuse elements with it. Contacts at the ends of the fuse elements extend beyond the corresponding edges of the suppor... | 11/24/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5254967 | Dual element fuse An electrical interruption device is disclosed in which a space efficient spiral spring activates current interruption. The spring is characterized by coils which wind continuously about and approach a central axis, with successive coils of the spring hav... | 10/19/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5247274 | Trigger mechanism for time-delay fuses 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... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5239291 | Multi-function heater element for dual element ferrule fuses A dual element ferrule fuse includes a short circuit element and an overload element. The overload element includes a heater element which, in addition to carrying heat, is designed to partially enclose the overload element with tabs that provide a weldab... | 08/24/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5077534 | Class J time delay fuse A time-delay fuse (10) having parallel fusible element (22). The 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 parallel fuse element (22) provide... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5075664 | Spring timer for fuse A trigger for a dual element time delay fuse includes a paper cap and a heater strip having locating ears thereon.... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4992770 | Fuse with improved spring timer The dual element time delay fuse includes a circuit overload trigger which opens the fuse in response to long term medium circuit overloads, and a short circuit strip disposed in a solid matrix filler for opening the fuse in response to the presence of a ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4973932 | Electrical fuse with coated time delay element A fuse comprises a housing filled with arc-quenching material, terminals at the opposite ends of said housing, and a fuse element assembly in the housing connected between the terminals. The fuse element assembly has at least one short circuit blowing sec... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4888573 | Fuse construction A dual element cylindrical line fuse includes an insulating assembly disposed midway along an insulating tube. A metal eyelet having a barrel with a closed end is disposed through the assembly and retains an electrically conductive coil in place around th... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4873604 | Fuses having suppressed voltage transients A shunt device and a method are described for protecting electrical equipment when a fuse blows. The shunt device establishes a by-pass across the fuse for permitting a limited amount of current to begin to flow at a lower voltage than the fuse blowing vo... | 10/10/1989 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4680567 | Time delay electric fuse A time delay fuse (10) includes a tubular housing (12) of insulative material with first and second open ends (14, 16). First and second metallic or electrically conductive ferrules (18, 20) are mounted on the first and second ends, respectively, of the t... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4593262 | Time delay indicator fuse A fuse (12) for protecting a circuit and comprising a tube (14) of insulating material having an inner wall surface (16) and an outer wall surface (18) so as to form a fuse housing. The fuse includes two opposite axial ends (20) and (22), and a first (24)... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4562420 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse comprises an initially open end insulating housing having conductive terminals at the opposite ends thereof, a current-heatable strip connected to one of said terminals, a thermal mass in heat communication with the current-heatable stri... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4560971 | Spiral wound shunt type slow blow fuse A slow blow fuse of the shunt type includes a pair of spaced terminals between which is connected and suspended a fuse wire assembly including a core of insulating material having at least a pair of fuse filaments upon the same, the outer of which is pref... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4523172 | High voltage quick-break fuse A high voltage quick-break fuse has at least one silver fuse element and at least one tin fuse element in series connection. It is a full-range fuse dimensioned in such a way that, even in the case of critical overcurrents where hitherto fuses have had a ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4517544 | Time delay electric fuse A time delay fuse includes a tubular housing of insulative material with first and second open ends. First and second metallic or electrically conductive ferrules are mounted on the first and second ends, respectively, of the tubular housing. A core is po... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4417224 | Time delay fuse A time delay fuse is disclosed which does not require stored energy devices or separated chamber construction, and is dependent on the mass of the low melting point material and metal connector blocks to absorb heat on short duration overloads. The time d... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4263574 | Slit type current limiting fuse A strip-shaped fusible member is disposed in a slit formed in an electrically insulating member to be not greater than 1 mm in width. Further a granulated electrically insulating material may be charged around the electrically insulating member within an ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4146861 | Quick-acting fuse arrangement A novel fuse arrangement for electrical and electronic circuits is provided having shorter arcing time and arc-extinguishing time as compared to the prior art fuses. The fuse arrangement described herein comprises a pair of electrodes having contact termi... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4058784 | Indicator-equipped, dual-element fuse A circuit-interrupting device has a stationary current-conducting member, a movable current-conducting member, a connector which accommodates the adjacent ends of the current-conducting members and which normally holds a mass of heat-softenable alloy in e... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4057774 | Miniature time-delay fuse A time-delay fuse is provided comprising a glass or ceramic tube sealed at both ends with sealing means such as, e.g., ferrules. An elongated generally cylindrical core member, made from a highly heat conductive material (a sintered blend of aluminum oxid... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4053862 | Fuse-element for fuses used in electric networks A fuse-element for use in an electric network, includes a metal strip including at least one portion having a reduced cross-section, a shunt element of conductive material shunting the portion, bonding means conductively bonding the shunt element to the m... | 10/11/1977 |
