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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7436284 | Low resistance polymer matrix fuse apparatus and method A low resistance fuse includes a polymer membrane, a fuse element layer formed on the polymer membrane, and first and second intermediate insulation layers extending on opposite sides of the fuse element layer and coupled thereto. At least one of the first and secon... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420453 | Fusible link unit A fusible link unit is provided with a first alternator terminal including a screw hole configured to be connected with an opposite terminal with a screw, a second alternator terminal including a connector configured to be connected with an opposite connector, a bat... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7385475 | Low resistance polymer matrix fuse apparatus and method A low resistance fuse apparatus and methods of manufacture includes a first intermediate insulation layer, a second intermediate insulation layer, and a free standing fuse element layer independently formed and fabricated from each of the first and second intermedia... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378933 | Dual fuse holder A fuse holder having at least two separate electrical paths may include a first hollow support containing a first fuse and a second hollow support containing a second fuse. The first hollow support may have first electrical connection devices, and the second hollow ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7176780 | Fuse unit A fuse unit includes first and second fuse devices. Each of the fuse devices includes a attaching portion to be attached to a battery terminal of a battery, a housing provided on the attaching portion and having a cavity which is opened forward and backward of the h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6696914 | Electrical fuse for rotary current generator with rectifier The invention relates to an electrical fuse for rotary current generators, having a rectifier assembly (14) for supplying a DC network, in particular in motor vehicles. To achieve simple, cost-effective and rapid-response fuse performance in the event of ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6650223 | Electrical fuse element The present invention relates to an electrical fuse element having an essentially ceramic housing which, in the unfired state, is closed around at least one fusible conductor. To improve the properties of such a fuse element with respect to the extremely ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6580032 | 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... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6531949 | Fuse A fuse 1 includes a pair of terminals 2, housing 4 and a fusible body 5. The one ends 3a of the terminals are housed in a housing chamber 20 of the housing 4. The housing 4 has a first inner wall 12a, a second inner wall 12b, a first partition wall 21 and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520804 | Fuse box device A fuse box device is provided that includes a fuse box and a fuse unit contained therein. The fuse unit includes an input terminal directly connectable to a battery, several output terminals connectable to a wire harness, and several fuse element portions... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6448882 | Large current fuse A large current fuse 21 which comprises a metallic fusing member 22 and a resin housing 23, the metallic fusing member 22 including a first conductive plate 25, a second conductive plate 26, and a fusing part 27, the resin housing 23 having an open space ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6275135 | Large current fuse for automobiles A large current fuse 1 for automobiles comprising a fuse body 2 consisting of a pair of flat plate portions 4, 4 formed of a sheet metal by pressing process, an arm portion 5 bridging the flat plate portions, and a fuse element 3 attached to the arm porti... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269745 | Electrical fuse The present invention relates to an electrical fuse element (1) which comprises at least one fusible conductor (3) and a carrier (2). The object is to provide a fuse element (1) for all known tripping characteristics in a cost-effective production techniq... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6147585 | Subminiature fuse and method for making a subminiature fuse A method for manufacturing a subminiature fuse includes the steps of applying metallized coatings to surfaces at axially opposite ends of a hollow fuse body, placing a fuse element in an internal cavity in the fuse body, the fuse element extending from th... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6067004 | High current fuse A fuse comprising first and second tab-shaped terminal plates, a fuse link, a first resin reinforcing member, a second resin reinforcing member. The fuse link is interposed between the first and second tab-shaped terminal plates. The first resin reinforci... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5977860 | Surface-mount fuse and the manufacture thereof A surface-mount fuse for protecting a circuit, which includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, each surface having first, second, third, and fourth ends, the substrate also having first, second, third, and fourth sides. The fuse includes a me... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5926084 | Electric fuse and method of making the same A fuse includes at least one ceramic part at least partially surrounded by a sinterable mass coating that is electrically conductive after a sintering process. The sinterable mass coating is disposed in the vicinity of the two remote sides of the first pa... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5923239 | Printed circuit board assembly having an integrated fusible link A printed circuit board assembly comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces deposited on a surface thereof to define a plurality of electrical circuit geometries. A plurality of thin film fuses are deposited on the printed ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5914648 | Fault current fusing resistor and method A fault current fusing resistor, comprising a substrate on which there is a line of resistive film formed of metal and glass in a conductive film, which line is closely confined by containing and sealing substances to prevent venting of vapor from the lin... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5907559 | Communications system having a tree structure A communications system is organized into a two or more levels of multiplexing modules. Each multiplexing module has a plurality of inputs from next level multiplexing modules, with the exception of the last level multiplexing modules. The last level mult... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5901045 | Method and apparatus for isolating component leads A device for isolating a hazardous connection on a circuit board includes an elongated enclosure having a bore extending therethrough and a slot extending longitudinally from a first end of the enclosure. A component such as a fuse, having leads on both e... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5898358 | Vermiculite-coated fuse Fuse comprising ceramic oxide fibers and vermiculite particulate.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5892427 | Current limiting high voltage fuse A current limiting high voltage fuse wherein a hollow body 1 has conductive caps 2, 3 at either end and is filled with silica sand. A plurality of fusible strips 8 extend between the two caps. Each fusible strip has a low melting alloy spot 10. The locati... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886612 | Female fuse housing A female fuse housing is provided for housing a fuse and includes a sidewall, a fuse insertion end, a terminal entry end, and a pliant partition. The sidewall has an inner surface and an exterior surface. The inner surface defines a fuse insertion area. T... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5883562 | Amorphous resin arc suppression fuse There is disclosed an arcless fuse in which adverse effects on an equipment due to an arc discharge, produced when the fuse is melted, are prevented, and also melted metal is prevented from dissipating. An arcless fuse includes a fuse element 25 having op... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5880665 | Fuse holder A holder (10) for a fuse (18) of the type typically used in automobile and marine applications. The fuse includes a fuse element encased within a generally rectilinear insulative fuse body (20), with a pair of parallel coplanar conductive blades (22, 24) ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5861793 | Re-settable fuse A re-settable fuse is provided with a movable cartridge containing a plurality of fuse elements. When a fuse is blown, a replacement fuse element may be installed into a circuit by moving, rotating or otherwise altering the position of the cartridge such ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5825274 | Fusible link A fusible link includes a housing which is made of insulating resin, the housing has an opening through which a fuse element is inserted into the housing, a fuse element having a pair of connecting terminal sections and a fusible body connected between th... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5818320 | Fuse assembly with removable fusible element A fuse having a pair of blade-type male terminals inserted into one opening of a fuse housing, which is made of synthetic resin, having a through hole. An element portion of the fuse is removably inserted into the other opening of the housing. The element... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5812046 | Subminiature fuse and method for making a subminiature fuse A method for manufacturing a subminiature fuse includes the steps of applying metallized coatings to surfaces at axially opposite ends of a hollow fuse body, placing a fuse element in an internal cavity in the fuse body, the fuse element extending from th... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5790007 | Board fuse, and method of manufacturing the board fuse A board fuse includes an insulating board having a through-hole window in the middle of the insulating board and fusible elements laid over the insulating board. Further, the fusible elements are continuous metal wires substantially equal in cross section... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783985 | Compressible body for fuse The invention is a component for an electrical or electronic fuse. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the component comprises a body of resilient, compressible material having a front face and a rear face. A fusible element is disposed within t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781096 | Planar fuse and method for making the same Separating walls are formed between adjacent grooves on the surface of a base. Circuits including fusible strips are mounted in the grooves. Thereafter, the separating walls are crushed so that they overlie the strips, retain them in the grooves, and prot... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5742221 | Electric power disconnection apparatus for microwave oven An electric power disconnection apparatus for a microwave oven which is capable of simply disconnecting the electric power supply to the system when disassembling an outer casing from a frame of a microwave oven by attaching a fuse holder to the outer cas... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5739740 | Surface mounted fuse with end caps An electrical fuse having an insulator, through which a cavity extends from one end to the facing end and which has a cross-sectionally square or rectangular casing part, is further developed in such a way that in the case of easy manufacture a reliable s... | 04/14/1998 |
