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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110163841 | TEMPERATURE SWITCH A temperature switch comprises a material (14) which melts and concomitantly undergoes a change in an electrical characteristic at a predetermined temperature. The temperature switch also includes at least two electrical contacts (10, 12) for detecting the... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110057762 | SHORT-CIRCUITING APPARATUS WITH PYROTECHNIC INITIATION A short-circuit device for the electrical bypass of an electric module has a contact arrangement, which is disposed in a switching chamber. The contact arrangement has an open circuit-breaker setting, in which a current flow via the contact arrangement is interrupted, a... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110006875 | BY-PASS OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT A modular by-pass device of an electrical component includes a housing possessing a movable means of sealing, and is equipped with conducting terminals, one of whose ends is connected to one of the terminals of the electrical component circuit, the other end being faste... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100141375 | Trace fuse with positive expulsion A circuit interruption device for printed wiring boards having a positive expulsion device for removing melted fuse material, plasma and debris from the printed wiring board.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100033295 | HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL CUTOFF DEVICE The present disclosure provides high temperature thermal cutoff devices having a high-temperature thermal pellet with a transition temperature of greater than or equal to about 240° C. and comprising at least one organic compound. The pellet is disposed in a housing, w... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090179729 | Thermal fuse employing thermosensitive pellet A thermal fuse includes a metallic casing, a first lead member having a first electrode formed at an end thereof, a second lead member having a second electrode formed at an internal wall surface of the casing, a switching function member including a spring member press... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090159311 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH SEVERABLE CONNECTIONS A battery system for storing electrical power and supplying electrical power to a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes multiple battery packs, each with a plurality of cells. The cells in each battery pack are electrically connected with one another and the multipl... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20080284558 | APPLIANCE ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL FUSE AND TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE ASSEMBLY An appliance assembly includes an appliance and a thermal assembly. The thermal assembly includes a housing attached to the appliance, a temperature sensing device carried by the housing and electrically coupled with the appliance, and a thermal fuse carried by the hous... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080117016 | Temperature Fuse Protection Device A temperature fuse protection device uses a hot melt metal to rivet for connecting two terminals in the circuit that are separated for making the two terminals electrically-connected and the circuit complete. There is a spacing in between the two free ends of the two te... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080106365 | Analog Line-Type Fixed Temperature Fire Detection Cable An analog line-type fixed temperature fire detection cable that has two detection conductors positioned in parallel, an isolation layer of NTC character, and a fusible insulation layer having a fusion temperature of 20° C.˜140° C., with the isolation layer of NTC cha... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070236324 | Thermal pellet type thermal fuse In order to prevent erroneous operation caused by shrinking of a thermal pellet due to sublimation or softening of the thermal pellet when current is applied, a thermal pellet type thermal fuse includes a metal casing, a first lead and a second lead leading out from the... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070052515 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer, which is formed on a semiconductor substrate (not shown), and formed with a concave portion, and an electric fuse which has a conductive member, a first terminal provided on one end and a second terminal provided... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070046418 | Electrical distribution device including protection for overheating conditions An electrical distribution device that includes a terminal for providing a connection to a first conductor, a spring mechanism having a first end that is electrically connected to the terminal, and a second conductor electrically connected to one or more internal compon... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060232372 | Thermal fuse employing thermosensitive pellet To faster respond to switch at an operating temperature a thermal fuse employing a thermosensitive pellet includes a metallic casing, a first lead member having a first electrode formed at an end thereof, a second lead member having a second electrode formed at an inter... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060145808 | Pyromechanical separating device with a specially shaped current conductor rail The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating device comprising a housing (2) wherein an electrically conductive current conductor rail (1) is arranged. Said current conductor rail is embodied such that it can be separated at a separation point (... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20050179516 | Temperature sensing material type thermal use In the present invention, a physical and chemical property of thermosensitive material is noted in selecting and using thermosensitive material to provide a noble and improved thermal fuse using thermosensitive material. To achieve this object, the present thermal fuse ... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050140491 | Overheat protection device for movable body surface, overheat protection apparatus using the same and temperarture control device An overheat protection device for a movable body surface includes a thermal fuse having a fuse element which melts at a predetermined temperature, bridges electrodes in a pair and melts at a temperature equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature to break an e... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050088272 | Thermal pellet incorporated thermal fuse and method of producing thermal pellet There is provided a thermosensitive material allowing a thermal pellet incorporated thermal fuse's operating temperature, or heat distortion temperature, to be adjusted and preventing deformation, modification or similar deficiency if it is exposed to severe external en... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050046540 | Multi-device holding structure In a multi-device holding structure for integrally holding two heat generative elements which are transistors having through-holes so as to be mounted on a base plate, and a heat sensitive element which is a temperature fuse sandwiched between the heat sensitive element... | 03/03/2005 |
