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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7969275 | Fuse assembly with integrated current sensing A fuse assembly includes a main component partially encased in a protective sheath. The main component includes a pair of connectors formed of an electrically conductive material to allow the fuse assembly to be electrically connected into an electric vehicle drive ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7312688 | Fuse element and method for making same A fuse element strip with a central metallic section having a part with a high melting point and a part with a low melting point embedded in the high melting point part, and two lateral metallic sections with a high melting point. Each lateral section is joined to t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7116208 | Printed-circuit board with fuse A printed wiring board includes a substrate (20) on which a wiring pattern (12) has been formed, and a fuse (6) provided on the substrate (20). One end of the fuse (6) is directly connected to a first pad (12a) of the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109839 | Fuse link, method for the production thereof and soldering substance A fuse link, especially for low voltage, high-breaking-capacity fuses, includes at least one fusible conductor having a soldering substance in a solder depot of a carrier, the solder being tin-based and the carrier being copper-based. The solder contains a tin alloy... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7064648 | Alloy type thermal fuse and material for a thermal fuse element An alloy type thermal fuse is provided in which a Bi—Sn alloy is used as a fuse element, which has an operating temperature of about 140° C., which, even when used at a high power, can safely operate, and in which dispersion of the operating temperature can be su... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7015430 | Automotive electric heater apparatus An electric heater apparatus for automobiles is disclosed. A sheathed heater (14a) constituting a heat generating member of a heater assembly (14) generates heat by power supplied from a main power supply for generating a DC high voltage through... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6710699 | Fusible link The fuse is used in the medium- and high-voltage sector and has two spaced-apart power supply connections (2, 3) and an active part (1). The active part comprises a fusible, current-carrying fuse element and an arc-extinguishing medium. The fuse elemen... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6614340 | Full-range high voltage current limiting fuse A Full-Range fuse element assembly includes an insulative former having opposite first and second ends and electrically conducting connectors coupled to ends of the former. A plurality of fuse elements extend between the first connector and the second con... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6583708 | Fuse cutout with integrated link break lever and fuse link ejector A fuse cutout for connection to a power source, includes a mounting having upper and lower support members extending from opposing ends of the mounting. A holder member is fixedly attached to the lower support member of the mounting and a pivot member is ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6538551 | Heat concentrating barrel for wire heater in dual element fuses A dual element fuse includes a first conductive fuse coupler portion and an overload fusing assembly coupled to the first conductive fuse coupler portion. The overload fusing assembly includes a barrel having a flange at one end thereof, a trigger receive... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6509824 | Fuse unit and method of manufacturing fuse unit An electrically conductive fuse element including fusible portions has a hinge portion provided at a middle portion thereof. A resin body is divided into resin body parts so that the resin body parts are provided around the fuse element in such a way as t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6392526 | Fuse cutout with mechanical assist A fuse cutout for connection to a power source comprising, a mounting having upper and lower support members extending from opposing ends of the mounting, respectively. A holder member fixedly attached to the lower support of the mounting. A pivot member ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6361185 | Safety structure to prevent a socket from being over-heated in a lamp string A safety structure to prevent a socket from being over-heated in a lamp string, which comprises a separate lamp string made of a pre-determined number of sockets connected in series. The power-supply wire of the lamp string is connected in series with an ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6211768 | Non-venting cutout mounted fuse A non-venting current limiting fuse for mounting in a cutout comprises a high current fuse component and a low current fuse component housed in separate compartments of a housing and connected in series. Interruption of a low current overload results in o... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5917399 | Method for adjusting pre-arcing time-current characteristic of fuse and fuse structure therefor A method of adjusting pre-arcing time-current characteristic for a fuse is performed in a manner that a fusible portion I serving in a dead short-circuit area and a fusible portion II serving in a rare short-circuit area are coupled in series to form a fu... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5726621 | Ceramic chip fuses with multiple current carrying elements and a method for making the same A subminiature circuit protector includes a plurality of layers of ceramic material in a laminate structure, each layer bearing a fuse element. The ends of laminate structure are coated with electrically conductive end terminations. The fuse elements of t... | 03/10/1998 |
| 4731600 | Fuse A General-Purpose or Full-Range fuse in which one or more integral fuse elements are provided a first part of the length of each element serving as a current limiting device at high fault currents and a second part of the length of each element serving as... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4626817 | Current limiting fuse with less inverse time-current characteristic A current limiting fuse with less-inverse time-current characteristics characterized by a tubular housing having electrical terminals at each end, a fusible structure in the housing and interconnected between the terminals, the fusible structure comprisin... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4488137 | Composite fuse links employing dissimilar fusible elements in a series A fuse link for use in a fast acting current limiting fuse also exhibiting a superior arc quenching capability consisting of a thin copper ribbon placed in series with a thin silver ribbon. The copper section provides a faster heating capability to the fu... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4481495 | Fusible element for a current-limiting fuse having groups of spaced holes or notches therein A fusible element for a current-limiting fuse comprises a metal ribbon having groups of holes therethrough and therealong. The distance along the ribbon between adjacent holes in a group is less than the distance along between adjacent groups. The lateral... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4414526 | Electric fuse having composite fusible element An electric low-voltage current-limiting fuse completely or substantially complying with the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard Class R fuses. The current carrying part of the fuse comprises a fusible element having serially arranged perforations. Th... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4394639 | Printed circuit fuse assembly A circuit fuse assembly comprising a plurality of fuse elements which are simultaneously formed using printed circuit or through hole plating techniques and including means for easily substituting a different one of the plural fuse elements when the in-ci... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4322704 | Electric fuse, particularly for use in connection with solid state devices Electric fuses according to this invention aim to increase the ratio between current-carrying capacity and i2 .multidot.t values. This means, in other words, to increase the current-limiting action for any given current rating. The fusible elem... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4315234 | Composite fusible element and electric fuse comprising the element A composite fusible element for electric fuses comprising a pair of spaced drawn wires substantially circular in cross-section, at least one pair of spaced plates of sheet metal in contact with said pair of wires, and electrical bonds conductively connect... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4308515 | Fuse apparatus for high electric currents A fuse for operation with both DC and AC currents is disclosed which consists of a composite fuse link contained in a large insulator housing. Located within the housing are first and second foil sections fabricated from a good conducting material. Each f... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4308514 | Current-limiting fuse A current-limiting fuse including a fusible element that comprises a relatively long portion of sheet copper and one or two end portions of sheet silver. The portions of sheet silver are each shorter than the portion of sheet copper. The portion of sheet ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4219794 | Fusible element for fuses A fusible element for use in fuse construction wherein the fusible element is made of an elongated, heat-conductive metal or alloy having regions of reduced cross sectional area, including a middle reduced region and two reduced intermediate regions, each... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4198615 | Full range current limiting fuse having high load current carrying capacity A current limiting fuse is provided with a number of discrete current limiting elements coupled electrically in parallel between a pair of conductive terminals, and a fused gap assembly in series with each current limiting element whereby full range fault... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4189696 | Electric fuse-links and method of making them A fuse element for a cartridge fuse-link comprises a thin metal wire helically wound about a thin flexible core consisting of an electrically and heat insulating filament. Spaced sections of the winding at opposite ends of the fuse element are metallized ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4146861 | Quick-acting fuse arrangement A novel fuse arrangement for electrical and electronic circuits is provided having shorter arcing time and arc-extinguishing time as compared to the prior art fuses. The fuse arrangement described herein comprises a pair of electrodes having contact termi... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4146862 | Energy limiting oil immersible fuse An oil immersible current limiting full range fuse including a tubular housing, end caps hermetically sealed to each end of the housing and supporting a full range fuse assembly within said housing, the housing being filled with a granular arc extinguishi... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4134094 | Fuse element A fusible element for a current limiting fuse includes two silver ribbons, each provided with a plurality of holes spaced apart along the length thereof which define fusible points of reduced cross sectional area, one of these ribbons including a conventi... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4121187 | High speed ratio, dual fuse link A relatively low cost dual element fuse link including a meltable solder junction has a pair of thermally insulated, serpentine, fusible elements supported on opposite sides of the junction for increasing the heat transferred to the junction by the elemen... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4058784 | Indicator-equipped, dual-element fuse A circuit-interrupting device has a stationary current-conducting member, a movable current-conducting member, a connector which accommodates the adjacent ends of the current-conducting members and which normally holds a mass of heat-softenable alloy in e... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4053861 | Electric time-lag fuse having a small current rating A narrow strip of metal-clad material, as used in printed circuitry, is placed inside the casing of a fuse taking the place of the fusible conductor or element. The metal layer is, in part, removed from the strip by etching, or otherwise, leaving a centra... | 10/11/1977 |
