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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174351 | Thermal assembly coupled with an appliance An appliance assembly includes an appliance and an appliance member. The appliance includes a wall defining a plurality of holes. The appliance member is carried by the appliance. The appliance member includes a housing which includes a snap-fit arrangement coupled ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169291 | Combination-type fuse A fuse includes an insulating base and a conducting terminal installed in the insulating base, and the insulating base is integrally formed and includes a groove and two concave pits interconnected to the groove. The conducting terminal is accommodated in the groove... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7978046 | Fusible link unit A fusible link unit includes a fusible link main body that includes a bus bar for connecting to a battery terminal, and a battery that has a battery post for connecting to the battery terminal. The fusible link main body includes an L-shaped housing having a first f... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7920044 | Appliance assembly with thermal fuse and temperature sensing device assembly An appliance assembly includes an appliance and a thermal assembly. The thermal assembly includes a housing attached to the appliance, a temperature sensing device carried by the housing and electrically coupled with the appliance, and a thermal fuse carried by the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7612646 | Fuse cavity structure and electric connection box Fuse cavity structure includes fuses 10, 20 in which each of fusible elements 17, 27 for protecting a circuit from overcurrent is located between terminals 15 or 25, and a housing 59 in which the fuses 10, 20 are mounted; a ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7439844 | Cord type thermal fuse and sheet type thermal fuse A cord type thermal fuse, comprising a fuse core produced by winding a conductor meltable at a predetermined temperature on an insulating core member continuous in the length direction, and an insulating cover covering the outer periphery of the fuse core, wherein t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436283 | Mechanical reinforcement structure for fuses A fuse includes an electrical assembly and a fuse tube assembly. The electrical assembly has two electrical contacts accessible from the exterior of the fuse and a fuse element in contact with the two electrical contacts. The fuse tube assembly includes a support st... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7400493 | Circuit breaking link status detection and reporting circuit Certain embodiments provide a circuit breaking link status and reporting system. The system includes a power source and a circuit breaking link in communication therewith. An electrical outlet is in interruptible power supply communication with the circuit breaking ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7355502 | Direct relay connection to a fusible link An assembly provides a direct electrical connection between a relay and a fusible link on the surface of a vehicle junction block. A fuse housing for the fusible link has a first, female terminal located near a top portion of the fuse housing. The first terminal is ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348505 | Shutter locking system for draw-out circuit breakers and method of assembly thereof A cassette for a draw-out circuit breaker apparatus is disclosed. The cassette comprises a base having a front edge and a back edge, the back edge defining a back plane, a set of shutters disposed at the back plane and configured to open and close, and a set of shut... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321286 | Electrical junction box In order to readily remove a fusible link fastened by a bolt from an electrical junction box, an electrical junction box includes a bus bar made of an electrical conductive metallic plate and that has an input terminal section, a plurality of output terminal section... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7301433 | Fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector A fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector comprising a truck cable, a cable-engaging element, a fuse canister, a canister closure, a fuse contact element, and a flexible gland arranged so that the fuse can be replaced in the fus... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301432 | Fusing terminal device A fusible link device comprising a housing that contains terminals for terminating incoming/outgoing wires, and that also contains a fusible link that interconnects a pair of the terminals in series, the fusible link device providing a self-contained unit/module for... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292130 | Fusible link and battery fuse unit containing the fusible link A fusible link adapted to be connected to a battery terminal and a compact and thin battery fuse unit that contains the fusible link and battery terminal. The link, formed by punching out an electrically conductive metallic plate, includes an input side connecting-s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234968 | Power distribution fuseholder A fuseholder with a power distribution terminal for providing simultaneous fused connections to multiple devices. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231708 | Method for marking fuses In a method for marking a fuse in order to allow for the rapid visual identification of certain characteristics of that fuse, the fuse is provided with: a first color-coded visual indicia indicative of an amperage rating of the fuse; a second color-coded visual indi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7206505 | Volatizer with integrated thermal cutoff A volatizer has a case that deforms to interrupt electrical current flow through an internal heating element. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179128 | Fuse A fuse 1 of the present invention includes a fuse body 32, a housing 33 which is made of an insulative resin, and receives and holds the fuse body therein, the fuse body being inserted into the housing through an upper opening in the housing, an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178843 | Litter and refuse retrieval device A litter and refuse retrieval device is provided for sanitarily and single-handedly cleaning up after a pet. The device includes an outer frame having an upper and a lower portion and an inner frame also having an upper and a lower portion. The upper and lower porti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172984 | Fuse housing of targeted percentage tetragonal phase zirconia and method of manufacture A ceramic fuse housing is provided for surface mount circuit protectors, wherein a selectively destructible fuse is at least partially retained within the fuse housing. The fuse housing being formed of between 80% to 90% alumina and 20% to 10% zirconia, wherein 5% t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172462 | Fuse An over-current fuse of unitary, disposable construction is used to protect battery and alternator cables from over-current conditions. The fuse comprises a cylindrical body of high-temperature plastic having an axial through-bore and recessed annular seat surfaces ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7116550 | Electrical circuit apparatus with fuse access section An electrical apparatus has an elongated housing with fuses located therein. Windows are provided in the housing to close apertures in registration with fuse locations to allow access to fuses by removing the window. Fuses may be carried on a circuit card removably ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7099934 | Network-connecting power manager for remote appliances A network comprises a power manager with a network agent in communication over a network with an network manager. The power manager is connected to control several intelligent power modules each able to independently control the power on/off status of several networ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7043543 | Vertical-mount electrical power distribution plugstrip A vertical-mount electrical power distribution plugstrip comprises a long, thin plugstrip body with several power outlet plugs distributed along the length of one face. A power input cord is provided at one end, and this supplies operating power to each of the power... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6998954 | Fused electrical disconnect device A fused electrical disconnect device comprises a housing and line and load connectors extending from one side of the housing. A line buss is disposed within the housing and is electrically connected to the line connector. A load buss is also disposed within the hous... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6967560 | Blade fuse A compact fuse (1) for an automobile is provided. The fuse is formed by a fuse element (2) and an insulative housing (3) having a cutaway portion (8). The fuse element includes two base plates (4) and a melting portion (5) c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6930585 | Miniature fuse A box-like case for a miniature fuse comprises a first and second plastic assembling members having the same form, each of the assembling members has a base part provided with a pair of first grooves, a side plate part formed as a unitary one-piece structure as the ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922131 | Electrical device An electrical device suitable for use in digital telecommunications applications is provided. The device includes a laminar PTC element composed of a conductive polymer composition sandwiched between two metal foil electrodes. A first insulating layer which is compo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6828896 | Fuse A housing body contains the fuse body therein. The fuse body is formed with an opening and a retaining projection arranged in the vicinity of the opening. A cover body is formed with a locking piece adapted to engage with the retaining projection so that the cover b... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6778061 | Fuse A fuse that can be made small while improving its breaking performance. An element 3 is securely held between the two lengthwise ends of a tubular fuse casing 2 and a pair of metal plates 4 having a melting point of more than 1000° C. The ends ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6710696 | Fuse housing for network protector An improved fuse housing includes a main body and a cover and is configured to receive a fuse. The main body includes a plurality of fins that are configured to increase the surface area of the fuse housing in order to enhance heat dissipation. The main body is form... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6667681 | Network protector fuse housing A housing assembly for network protector fuses that includes a first and second C-shaped body and one or more cover plates. The first C-shaped body has a generally flat, rectangular front side and generally perpendicular first extension and second extensi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6624356 | Fuse unit and manufacturing method therefor An electrically conductive metal plate is stamped out to yield a fuse unit including an input terminal and several output terminals. The fuse unit further includes a predetermined locus where fuse element portions are to be formed later. A surface area of... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6608546 | Fuse and fuse support A 42V fuse and a fuse support used in an electric circuit of an automobile. The 42V fuse includes first and second terminals, a fuse line connecting the first and second terminals, and a housing. The fuse support has a pair of guide blocks. A groove exten... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6593842 | Polymeric cutout assembly An insulator assembly for a polymeric cutout assembly has a core with first and second ends and an outer surface. First and second end caps are attached at the first and second core ends. The end caps have outer surfaces. A sleeve is disposed on the outer... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6587028 | Fused disconnect switch A fused disconnect switch assembly includes a switch housing assembly and a pull out fuse assembly. The switch housing assembly includes a housing defining a fuse receptacle, first and second terminal contacts within the housing and located adjacent the f... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585541 | Electrical connection box An electrical connection box with a plurality of housings including those for a dark current provided therein. The fuse housing 4 for a dark current comprises a connecting portion 4a to which a fuse for a dark current is electrically connected, and an acc... | 07/01/2003 |
