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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305891 | Detectable indicator A detectable indicator (10) formed on a body (18), the indicator (10) comprising a deformable element (12), a safeguard (14) at least partially surrounding the deformable element (12) and an area (16) in the safeguard... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7209027 | Fuse structure A fuse structure is described. The fuse structure includes a first region adapted to be coupled to a voltage source, a second region adapted to be coupled to a ground, and a current flow region disposed between the first and second regions. The current flow region h... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6960978 | Fuse structure A fuse structure is described. The fuse structure includes a first region adapted to be coupled to a voltage source, a second region adapted to be coupled to a ground, and a current flow region disposed between the first and second regions. The current flow region h... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6927472 | Fuse structure and method to form the same A method and structure for a fuse structure comprises an insulator layer, a plurality of fuse electrodes extending through the insulator layer to an underlying wiring layer, an electroplated fuse element connected to the electrodes, and an interface wall. The fuse e... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6556121 | Fuse assembly A fuse assembly which can securely halt an electric power supply to a load after a blowout of a fuse element in the fuse assembly is provided. The fuse assembly 1 has a pair of terminals 2, a housing 4 and a fuse element 5. Ends 3a of the terminals 2 are ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6507265 | Fuse with fuse link coating A fuse that includes an arc energy reducing coating to reduce arc energy during a short-circuit and/or a full voltage overload current interrupt is described. The fuse includes end conductor elements, and at least one fuse element secured between and maki... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6166618 | Electrical safety receptacle An electrical safety receptacle (10) including a dielectric housing (12), first electrical contacts (14) in the housing for electrical connection to one side of an electrical power line, second electrical contacts (16) in the housing for electrical connec... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5929739 | Fusible link A fuse includes a fuse element having a pair of terminal portions interconnected by a fusible portion, pivot pawls provided between the fusible portion and each of the terminal portions, seat surfaces respectively supporting the pivot pawls thereon, there... | 07/27/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5883561 | Secondary short preventing mechanism of fuse A secondary short preventing mechanism of a fuse is constituted by a pair of female terminal members in which male terminal receiving portions are formed at their longitudinally one ends respectively so that the male terminal receiving portions are to be ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5859580 | Service plug having male and female terminals permanently coupled to the service plug for closing a protected circuit A service plug includes a circuit accommodating body that has circuit terminals internally arranged therein, the circuit terminals being connected to end portions of an open electric circuit; and a plug main body that has a fuse and that is fitted with th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5798683 | Waterproof fuse plug including a safety fuse door & a fuse pick An improved fuse plug is provided. The fuse plug includes a housing, a pair of first and second fuse chambers formed in opposite side of the housing, a first blade directly connected with a first cord, a second blade indirectly connected with a second cor... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5745023 | Fuse element having low melting point curved surface metal and clamping pieces with projections A fuse element which includes a substantially beltlike fusible body for electrically connecting a pair of connecting terminal portions to each other, the connecting terminal portions connected to an electric circuit, a low-melting-point metal piece clampe... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5668522 | Slowly-breaking fuse and method of production A slowly-breaking fuse includes a housing made of a synthetic resin, a fuse element including a pair of terminal members for an electrical connection, and a melting member mounted between the terminal members, the melting member being smaller in thickness... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5668521 | Three piece female blade fuse assembly having fuse link terminal with a clip receiving portion A female fuse assembly has a fuse housing, and first and second fuse-link terminals. Each fuse-link terminal includes a clip-receiving portion, and first and second clip abutments. The female fuse assembly also includes a fuse link connected between the f... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5661448 | Fuse-link chain and method of forming A chain of fuse-links is made from an electrically conductive metal plate. Each fuse-link P4. has an arc-shaped fusing portion 1 and a couple of terminal portions 4, 4 constituting a pair of wing-shaped members connected to each end of the arc-shaped fusi... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5631620 | Fusible link and method of assembling same There is disclosed a fusible link which obviates the need for a spacer for supporting a fuse element. An insulative housing includes an integral bottom wall through which at least one pair of through holes are formed. A fuse element extends through these ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5489885 | Automotive fuse inserting and attaching apparatus An automotive fuse inserting and attaching apparatus that has an aligning portion for aligning automotive fuses to be inserted and attached into a fuse box. The aligned automotive fuses are aligned in the same arrangement they assume when inserted and att... | 02/06/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5294906 | Fusible link Disclosure is a fusible link which prevents a housing from being deformed and discolored due to unnecessary generation of heat in a fuse element. In the fusible link, each of connecting plates includes two elastic engagement pieces and two projections res... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5244418 | Method of making a plug-in diode device and diode device produced thereby A method of mass producing plug-in diode units includes the steps of punching areas of metal from a sheet metal body and forming the remaining areas of the body to leave longitudinally spaced, confronting pairs of laterally extending terminal blades havin... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5239282 | Electrical blade fuse The electrical blade fuse is sealed at both the bottom and the top so that the fuse material, once melted, cannot become dislodged to short out other electrical circuits or to short out the terminals of the fuse itself. A cap of the fuse encloses the fuse... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5227759 | Plug-in fuse A substrate-type plug-in fuse to be directly inserted into slots of a pair of pressure terminals, including a substrate on a surface of which a fuse-forming pattern and terminal-forming patterns are provided, wherein the substrate is made of elastic mater... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5139443 | Housing assembly for plug-in electrical element having blade-type terminals A fuse assembly has a one-piece molded housing providing alignment and guiding surfaces for insertion of a generally planar fuse assembly having side elements carrying a fuse link or diode therebetween. In one version the housing has an open bottom throug... | 08/18/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5101187 | Subminiature fuse and method of manufacturing same A subminiature fuse has a housing in which more than one enclosed arc-extinguishing chambers are in series provided with partitions inbetween and one or more than one small hole communicating with the more than one arc-extinguishing chambers in series are... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4997393 | Housing assembly for plug-in electrical element having blade-type terminals A fuse assembly has a one-piece molded housing providing alignment and guiding surfaces for insertion of a generally planar fuse assembly having side elements carrying a fuse link or diode therebetween. In one version the housing has an open bottom throug... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4988969 | Higher current carrying capacity 250V subminiature fuse A subminiature fuse is disclosed comprising two terminals (20, 30), two substrates (80, 90), a fusible conductor (140), an insulating coating (180), and a unitary housing (170). The unitary housing is protected from the interrupt arc by the substrates (80... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4800358 | Fuse A fuse to be connected to cable terminals with bolts comprises an electrical insulating housing, a fuse-element disposed in the housing and a pair of fuse contacts each connected at one end to both ends of the fuse element, respectively, and the other end... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4798546 | Bifurcated fuse clip A novel fuse holder for a fuse as described for a fuse of the type having two generally flat, parallel spaced apart, oppositely disposed electrical contacts. The fuse holder comprises an insulating block and a fuse clip which is formed from a single strip... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4751489 | Subminiature fuses A subminiature fuse comprising two terminals, a substrate, a fusible conductor, ceramic coating, a second coating and a unitary housing. A ceramic substrate 80 plated at both ends is inserted into fingers (70) in terminal, a fusible wire element 10 is str... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4682140 | Miniature plug in fuse Small plug-in electrical fuses, e.g., for automotive use are formed with a fusible link portion which is partially cut but with the walls of the cut in substantial electrical contact with each other and opposite ends of each link rigidly supported. Initia... | 07/21/1987 |
