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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169292 | High voltage fuse with universal fuse terminal A high voltage fuse which includes at least one fuse terminal located at a distal end of the fuse housing. One face of the fuse terminal includes an elongated groove and an opposite face includes at least two elongated grooves. An aperture extends through the fuse t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7924137 | Battery fuse assembly A fuse includes a fusible element and a body member encased within a heat-resistant housing. The fusible element is configured to open an electrical circuit coupled to a storage battery in response to an over-current in the electrical circuit. The housing is configu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7808362 | Moderately hazardous environment fuse A fuse for a moderately hazardous environment comprising includes: (i) a fuse element; (ii) first and second terminals connected to the fuse element; and (iii) a metal enclosure placed around the fuse element, the enclosure configured to protect the environment from... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7714693 | Slow blow fuse and electric junction box A fuse element comprising a pair of female terminal portions into which the other pair of terminals is plugged, and which are disposed in parallel, and a blowout portion for coupling the pair of female terminal portions in a direction perpendicular to the direction ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710236 | Fuse systems with serviceable connections A fuse system has both a non-serviceable fuse and a fuse terminal system for selectively installing a serviceable fuse. When installed, the serviceable fuse provides a current flow path parallel to the non-serviceable fuse. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7663465 | Fusible link unit Disclosed is a fusible link unit which is capable of being directly connected to a battery, and which includes: a band plate portion integrally formed in a bus bar; two fuse circuit-forming members contiguously formed respectively to two sides of the band plate port... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7515031 | Universal fuse engine with modular end fittings Fuse assemblies, system and kits and methods for assembling fuses include a fuse body that may be universally and interchangeably used with a plurality of different end fittings providing various fuse configurations for connection to electrical circuits. The highly ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7453345 | Connection grid with integrated fuse, method for the production thereof and system for implementing this method The invention provides a connection grid, comprising at least a pair of arms for fixing a fuse to the grid via its longitudinal ends. Each of the arms comprises a concave portion forming a cradle for receiving one of the longitudinal ends of the fuse. A method for p... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7425885 | Low cost electrical fuses manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Electrical fuse devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. T... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340051 | Power ramp-up in a line-powered network element system A method of ramping up a power supply that supplies power on a communication medium. The method includes supplying power on the communication medium with the power supply operating at a first set point, determining if an overload condition exists, and, if the overlo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7255204 | Apparatus for moving elevator equipment An apparatus for moving elevator equipment, particularly an elevator car when stuck in a shaft, comprises a suspension point which is connected to the elevator equipment by an adjustable-height connection. Contrary to the prior art, the suspension point includes a l... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7242202 | Signal probe and probe assembly A probe includes an electrical element. The probe has reduced parasitic loading. A probe assembly with a plurality of probes is also disclosed. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7205878 | Over-current protection device and manufacturing method thereof An over-current protection device comprises at least one PTC component, at least one thermal dissipation layer, at least one adhesive layer and at least two isolation layers, wherein the PTC component is formed by interposing a PTC material between two electrode lay... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173510 | Thermal fuse and method of manufacturing fuse A thermal fuse includes a fusible alloy including tin, a couple of lead conductors connected to both ends of the fusible alloy, respectively, and a surface layer on the lead conductors, respectively. The surface layer is made of tin or alloy including tin as main su... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7153145 | Electric junction box and connection structure of tuning fork terminal An electric junction box that can accommodate various circuit patterns in accordance with a combination of a printed-circuit board and a case housing the printed-circuit board. Connection pins connected to conductors are provided in a projecting position at interval... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7077681 | Welding connector An assembly is disclosed and comprises a pair of connectors, each including a body which securely receives in electrically-conducting relation the end of a welding cable and a sleeve which, in use, forms a grip for the body and receives same in a manner which provid... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074053 | Electrical connection box An electrical connection box includes a case, a connector, a terminal fitting, a cover, and a restricting member. The case has an opening and houses a circuit forming board including a conductive path. The connector is mounted on the circuit forming board to face an... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6985065 | Mounting device for laminated fuses The present invention provides for a device allowing the mounting of laminated fuses onto a fuse support using a preferably square washer that is positionally held by a plurality of stops incorporated into said fuse support. The plurality of stops and square washer ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6952154 | Composite insulator for fuse cutout The present invention relates to an electrical fuse cutout comprising: (i) an insulator having a composite body and at least two connectors, wherein a first connector couples the composite body to a fuse assembly and a second connector couples the body to a utility ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6940021 | Zero space component adapter for rail mounted terminal block relays An in-plane fuse adapter provides a thin housing that may be received by a standard terminal block to present side surfaces conforming substantially to the width of the terminal block relay allowing other terminal blocks to be closely abutted to the left and right s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902434 | Battery fuse bus bar assembly A battery fuse assembly for a storage battery having a threaded post terminal is provided. The fuse assembly includes a bus bar having a planar surface and a first opening extending therethrough, at least one threaded terminal stud extending from the planar surface ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891463 | Mounting structure of fuse connection terminals on board A plurality of fuse connection terminals (10), each having at one end an insertion portion (11) for the insertion of a fuse terminal, and having at the other end a soldering portion (12) for connection to a circuit board (3), are press-fi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6856232 | Mounting fixture for switch connectors A mounting fixture for fast installation of switch connectors is provided. The mounting fixture is encased in a molded housing with a plurality of dividers separating an interior of the housing into a plurality of compartments. An elongated pin is adjacent to one en... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6798330 | Miniature fuse of surface-mount type A miniature fuse of surface mount type having a stable pre-arcing time-current characteristic and a strong time lag characteristic The fuse is easy to produce, and provides a constant pre-arcing time. The main body of the fuse is of rectangular ceramic construction ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6753755 | Electrical safety connector fuse An electrical safety connector fuse for insertion into a two- or three-pin electrical socket comprises a sealed, tamper-proof housing having live and neutral apertures, and live and neutral receptacles for receiving the prongs of a plug, live and neutral prongs for ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6753754 | Variably fusable power distribution block kit A novel power block distribution block kit is disclosed. The blocks may use MAXI or AUG, or other types of commercially available type fuses. The present invention discloses a variably fusable power distribution block kit that permits custom configuration of the fus... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6717505 | Circuit protection unit with fuse carrier and fuse status indicator A fused switch unit is provided with two connecting contacts into which a fuse holder (20) can be inserted in order to hold a fuse link (30) with a head contact (31) and a foot contact (32). A first connecting contact (60) of the f... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
