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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7119654 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor for radiant heating units with a heating coil disposed in a cup includes a tube with a first end connected to a housing of a switch with a movable contact cooperating with stationery contacts in the housing. A two-section rod, which extends into... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6781504 | Thermal switch adapter A thermal switch apparatus having an adapter mount that snaps to a modular thermal switch by hand or with the use of a simple tool. The thermal switch apparatus of the invention is embodied as a thermal switch apparatus including an adapter having a mounting apparat... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6597275 | Intrusion barrier for thermostat A plug or grommet fits into the opening in the back plate of a thermostat and blocks or diverts intrusion air from entering the interior of the thermostat housing from the wall penetration for the thermostat wires. The thermostat wires are fed through the... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6509823 | Electrical functional unit, in particular a circuit-breaker, for use in aviation An electrical functional device for use in the field of aviation, for example, a safety switch, is described. The functional device has a housing out of which a cylindrical fixing neck projects. The fixing neck contains, on an outer circumference thereof,... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6304165 | Switching device for an electric heating device According to the invention a switching device (11) for an electric heating device is provided with a rod-shaped temperature sensor (15) formed by a ceramic rod (17) and an extension tube (16). The temperature sensor (16) operates a snap-action switch (22)... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6239686 | Temperature responsive switch with shape memory actuator A temperature actuated switch having a resilient switch blade that is movable between open and closed positions and extends perpendicular to an elongated actuator of shape memory alloy. The actuator has an elongated deformed shape at normal temperatures a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6097275 | Motor starting and protecting apparatus A motor starting device (1) has a thermostatic element (14) of a first switch circuit (11), a first resistive heater (13) serially connected to the first switch circuit, a thermostatic element (22) of a second switch circuit (21) and a second resistive he... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6032867 | Flat plate thermostat and wall mounting method The present invention provides preferably one or optionally two printed circuit boards that project from supports on a single cover plate into the wall opening formed preferably for a standard 3.5 inch by 2 1/16 inch junction or outlet box. Screw holes ar... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6020807 | Sealed case hold open thermostat A thermostat includes a case, including an exterior, that is made of conductive material. A cover plate is made of a conductive material. The cover plate is connected to the case to define a sealed interior. The cover plate has a contact projecting into t... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5485954 | Reduced profile thermostat A thermostat that includes a subbase having a back surface designed to be mounted conformal with a surface and an inner surface that has a portion of selected electrical components mounted thereon, including a first electrical communication device. The su... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5394134 | Electric switchgear An electric switchgear having at least one switching element that is a semiconductor with a temperature-dependent resistance, which includes a housing joined together from a metal cap and a closing element made of plastic. Contact tabs of the switching el... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5321381 | Base for an electromechanical functional unit A base (1) provided with movable and mechanically loaded operational parts has a planar, plate-like base body (3), to which are fixed support bodies (5 to 9) located on an assembly side (4) with plate-like connecting parts (17, 18) exclusively by means of... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4837547 | Thermal cutoff assembly A thermal cutoff is mounted adjacent a bleed opening in a hot air duct. Hot air flowing through the bleed opening mixes with ambient air before contacting the thermal cutoff. If a predetermined air temperature is exceeded, the thermal cutoff operates, and... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4136324 | Expansion box temperature regulator for electric appliances An expansion box heat regulator for an electric cooker, using a switch housing containing both a control circuit snap switch and a mains switch in respective recesses in the housing, and permitting the switch terminals to be mounted on the housing to exte... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4112407 | Fire sensing device A fire sensing device for actuating associated fire alarm system having a heat receiving plate member of improved heat receiving efficiency for rapidly transmitting any abnormal heat received from environmental atmosphere to a heat-responsive switching me... | 09/05/1978 |
