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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 |
| 7248141 | Current fuse and method of making the current fuse In order to provide a current fuse with high solderability without containing harmful materials, solder chips containing 30 to 60 percent by weight of zinc, 0.1 to 2 percent by weight of copper, 0.1 to 1 percent by weight of nickel, and the remainder percent by weig... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213518 | Modular electronic fuze A modular fuze assembly is provided for use in multiple types of military ordnance. The fuze comprises a base unit having an initiator for arming the fuze; a timer assembly that includes a programmable clock package; a trigger assembly comprising a line monitoring c... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7119653 | Fuse element A fuse element is formed integrally from a conductive metal plate such that two narrow portions are formed side by side between a pair of electrical connection portions. The narrow portions each assume an arch shape and constitute a parallel conductive path. Arch-sh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7119652 | Method of avoiding arc prolongation on current interruption, particulary a fuse A fuse assembly is disclosed. The fuse assembly includes an electrically insulating hollow casing of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in outline, a fuse element provided within the casing and supported by the casing, the casing having first and secon... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6973629 | Circuit arrangement Fuses that selectively disable functional blocks of a circuit are arranged in a multistage structure, wherein if any fuse element in the multistage structure permanently switches off a part of the circuit, no other fuse element in the multistage structure can affect... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963476 | Method for manufacturing resettable fuses and the resettable fuse A method for manufacturing resettable fuses has acts of forming multiple first and second bottom electrodes in pairs on a substrate, laminating a fuse layer on the substrate, forming multiple top electrodes respectively over the pairs of bottom electrodes, forming m... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6734780 | Fuse assembly A fuse assembly 1 including a pair of terminals 2 which are arranged in parallel to each other, a housing 4 having a cavity 20 for containing one end portions 3a of the terminals, and a fusible body 5 interconnecting ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6642833 | High-voltage current-limiting fuse A high-voltage current-limiting fuse comprises an elongated housing, an auto-centering connector centrally located about the elongated axis of the housing, and an elongated fusible element attached to the connector and secured along the elongated axis of ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6552646 | Capless fuse A capless fuse which includes a hollow fuse body, a fuse element within the fuse body and terminal pins having helical springs which are inserted into respective ones of the ends of the fuse body and directly connected to the ends and to the fuse element.... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6545585 | Fuse A fuse 1 includes a pair of terminals 2, housing 4 and fusible body 5. The terminals 2 are provided so that their one ends are housed in the housing 4 and their other ends are exposed externally from the housing 4. The terminals 2 each has a recess to enl... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6538550 | High amperage current limiting fuse A high current fuse includes a housing with electrically-conductive caps attached at opposite ends. At least two winding supports are positioned in the housing, extending between the caps, and spaced from one another. Each winding support is wound by at l... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6496096 | Fuse assembly A fuse assembly, in which a pluraity of members constituting a housing of the fuse assembly can be mounted tightly and whether the fuse element has blown out or not can be easily checked, is provided. The fuse assembly 1 has a pair of terminals 2, a fuse ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6194989 | Fuse element having parallel strips A fuse includes a tube, a pair of blade terminals projecting from opposite ends of the tube, at least one fuse element disposed in the tube and electrically coupled between the terminals, and a pair of metallic end caps disposed on opposite ends of the tu... | 02/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6040754 | Thin type thermal fuse and manufacturing method thereof A thin type thermal fuse is structured by a resin base film, a pair of belt-shaped lead conductors, a low melting-point fusible alloy piece, flux and a resin cover film. Tip portions of the pair of belt-shaped lead conductors is fixed on the resin base fi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5994994 | Fuse The present invention relates to a fuse for improving the reliability and facilitating automation the process and, in this fuse, an inner cap 14 is provided between a glass tube 12 and a cap terminal 13; a passage 22 for ventilating the inside of the glas... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5982268 | Thin type fuses A thin type fuse of the present invention has a structure in which each tip portion of a pair of lead conductors is put out from one side of an insulating substrate film on to the other side thereof so as to keep watertightness, the tip portions of the le... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5905426 | Knife blade fuse A fuse includes a tube, a pair of blade terminals projecting from opposite ends of the tube, at least one fuse element disposed in the tube and electrically coupled between the terminals, and a pair of metallic end caps disposed on opposite ends of the tu... | 05/18/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5363082 | Flip chip microfuse A flip chip Surface Mount Fuse is disclosed. This fuse is comprised of a generally rectangular insulating member having a groove across its full length. A fuse element is placed inside the elongated groove and thick film metallizations are provided, throu... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5214406 | Surface mounted cartridge fuse A surface-mounted fuse has a hollow, open-ended insulating fuse body with a square sided central portion terminating in opposite, preferably square-sided, recessed, tapered end portions. A pair of preferably square-sided conductive end caps are provided h... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5196819 | Printed circuits containing fuse elements and the method of making this circuit A fusible printed circuit includes one or more conductors extending along a dielectric substrate. The circuit can be flexible or rigid. Each conductor is comprised of a layer of electrically conductive material and has one or more gaps formed in the condu... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5162773 | High breaking capacity micro-fuse A high breaking capacity micro-fuse includes a body having a wall which forms a cavity in a body, pair of conductive terminals extending through the wall, and a fusible element extending between the pair of conductive terminals and connected thereto in th... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5130688 | Fuse A fuse of the miniature or sub-miniature type with a housing of insulating material and having metal points of connection at, or in the vicinity of, two spaced ends thereof for connecting a fuse wire, and a fuse wire secured to the points of connection an... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5097246 | Low amperage microfuse A subminiature fuse includes a ceramic substrate with a glass coating disposed over a portion thereof. A fusing link is disposed on the glass coating, and weld pads for receiving fuse leads are disposed on opposite sides of the glass coating. The substrat... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5086285 | Time-current characteristics variable chip fuse A chip fuse is disclosed which includes a rectangular parallelepiped box shaped main body with an opening on the upper side thereof, and a cover covering the opening. Two main terminals are disposed on opposite shorter side walls of the main body. A plura... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4951026 | Weld projections on fuse terminals A high speed fuse 8 having terminals 14 staked to non-electrically conductive end bells 12 with fusible element 30 connected to ridges 44 on terminal 14 by projection welding, and round balls 18 plugging sand holes 20.... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4929921 | Automatable fuse A method of manufacturing a fuse includes wrapping the fuse element on an insulating bridge. The ends of the bridge include a metal foil coating which helps increase the conductivity and reliability of the solder bond between the fuse element and end ferr... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4924203 | Wire bonded microfuse and method of making A microfuse (10) with a ceramic chip (12), thick film pads (14), fusible wire (16), attached to pads (14) without solder or flux, in an insulating enclosure or fuse tube (40). Ferrules (42) are attached to metallized areas (14) with solder (44). Performan... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4920327 | Chip-type micro-fuse A chip-type micro-fuse including a fusible element, a hollow body made of heat-resistant and insulative materials having at lesat two recesses which are respectively formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof, near the ends thereof and two end caps ada... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4862134 | Electrical fuse and method for its production An electrical fuse comprises a fusible conductor welded or bonded onto separated contact surfaces. The fusible conductor is coated with a metal, selected solely for optimum welding or bonding to contact zones of the contact surfaces. The metallic coating ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4851806 | Fuse device and method of manufacturing such fuse device Within an electrically insulating housing there is provided a continuous hollow space open at both ends. Tubular portions of end contacts are insertably disposed at both ends of the hollow space. Flat portions of the end contacts form clamping locations f... | 07/25/1989 |
