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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439844 | Cord type thermal fuse and sheet type thermal fuse A cord type thermal fuse, comprising a fuse core produced by winding a conductor meltable at a predetermined temperature on an insulating core member continuous in the length direction, and an insulating cover covering the outer periphery of the fuse core, wherein t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7342314 | Device having a useful structure and an auxiliary structure The present invention provides a device having a useful structure which is arranged on a substrate and has a useful structure side edge. In addition, an auxiliary structure is arranged on the substrate adjacent to the useful structure, the auxiliary structure having... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7172462 | Fuse An over-current fuse of unitary, disposable construction is used to protect battery and alternator cables from over-current conditions. The fuse comprises a cylindrical body of high-temperature plastic having an axial through-bore and recessed annular seat surfaces ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170387 | 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... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7071808 | Fusible link unit Disclosed is a fusible link unit having a fuse circuit structure containing screw fixing terminal portions linked through fusible members to a linking plate, and a housing into which the first fuse circuit structure is assembled, wherein a plurality of terminal supp... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7046115 | Fuse box A fuse box includes a lower cover and an upper cover mounted on an intermediate case to form a box. A large-capacity fuse having an input terminal and an output terminal projecting in substantially opposite directions from one side surface of a body of the fuse is a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034378 | Fuse structure used in an integrated circuit device A novel fuse structure. An optimal position of laser spot is defined above a substrate. A first conductive layer is formed on part of the substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the substrate and the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer comprising th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6932650 | Fused battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector having at least one ferrule at one end of the connector; a body portion at the other end of the connector; a generally flat base portion between the ferrule and the body portion; and a removable fuse, having two terminals, and positioned... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6838971 | Thermal fuse Quantity of flux coated on fusible alloy of a thermal fuse disclosed can be inspected accurately by an image processing method. The thermal fuse comprises: (a) first insulation film 11 coupled with a pair of metal terminals ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6768184 | Fuse structure used in an integrated circuit device A novel fuse structure. An optimal position of laser spot is defined above a substrate. A first conductive layer is formed on part of the substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the substrate and the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer comprising th... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759938 | Fuse link assembly and layout method therefor A fuse circuit (11) having a plurality of terminals (22, 23) provided on a common joint plate (21) and a fuse circuit (11′) having a plurality of terminals (22′, 23′) provided on a common joint plate (21′) are incorp... | 07/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6661331 | Thermal-effect controlled-release mechanism The present invention provides a device forming a controlled-release mechanism, the device comprising: two structural elements suitable for relative movement; and locking means suitable initially for preventing relative movement between the two structural... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6642834 | High voltage automotive use The invention is a blade fuse having a housing section and a fusible element. The housing includes an insulating portion or tab extending from the housing section, and disposed between opposite ends of the fusible element. One aspect of the invention is a... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6617953 | Link fuse A power providing device that has a battery, a protective housing a terminal cap and a fuse.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614341 | Thick film circuit with fuse A thick film circuit on an insulating substrate includes a thermal fuse. The circuit includes a conductive strip, which may be sufficiently resistive to comprise the resistor of an automotive fan motor controller, which is made of a material dissolved by ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6566995 | Protective element A protective element contains a heat-generating member and a low melting metal member on a substrate, in which the low melting metal member is molten by the heat generated by the heat-generating member and flows onto electrodes, which causes the low melti... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558198 | Fuse device and fuse device connecting structure A fuse device is provided with a plurality of separate fuse main bodies in which fuse terminals and fuse terminals are formed at the opposite ends of fusing elements, and a plurality of connection terminals which are members separate from the fuse main bo... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6542064 | Fuse A fuse 1 includes a pair of terminals 2, a housing 4 and a fusible body 5. The one ends 3a of the terminals 2 are housed within the housing 4. The housing 4 includes a pair of end walls 12a, 12b, a pair of side walls 13a, 13b, a first partition wall 21 an... | 04/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6529113 | Push-in type fuse A presser spring (43) is separately formed with a fuse body (33), and therefore may be formed of a material having a high spring characteristic. The presser spring (43) is attached to a portion of peripheral wall portions (41b) to which a back plate porti... | 03/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6507264 | Integral fuse for use in semiconductor packages A fuse element partially encapsulated in an arc-suppression material which can, in turn, be integrated along with a semiconductor device into a semiconductor package to provide overcurrent protection, as well as a method of integrating such a fuse along w... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6476705 | Current distribution device A voltage distribution device for use especially in motor vehicles, includes a first area (2) made of conductive material and fitted with at least one electrical connection (8), at least two separate second areas (3, 4) made of conductive material and fit... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6456186 | Multi-terminal fuse device A fusing device with an adjustable current rating. The fusing device has a common conductive trace, a plurality of individual conductive traces, and a plurality of fusible links. Each fusible link electrically connects the common conductive trace with a c... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6404322 | Fusible link A new and improved fusible link having opposite ends. The fusible link comprises two pieces each having opposite ends. One of the opposite ends of each piece defines the opposite ends of the link. The other end of said pieces overlap each other and have a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6384708 | Electrical fuse element An electrical fuse element (1), which comprises a substrate (4) with two contacts (2) arranged on opposite end sides (3), terminal areas (7) connected to the contacts and a fusible conductor (10) electrically connected in a conducting manner to the contac... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6359543 | Fuse A fuse (20) includes a fuse element (25), having a fusible portion (22) provided between inner side edges (21a) of a pair of parallel flat-plate terminal portions (21, 21), and an insulating housing (23) covering the inner side edges (21a) of the flat-pla... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6163244 | Method for producing fuse element and fuse element produced by the same A method for producing a fuse element having a fusible portion and any other portion which are made of different kinds of metal. The method comprises the steps of boring through-hole in a substrate made of first metal, forming an element plate by fusion-b... | 12/19/2000 |
