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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134817 | Electrostatic discharge conducting pathway having a noise filter spark gap A printed circuit board includes a primary region, a secondary region and an isolation region disposed between the primary region and the secondary region to galvanically isolate the primary region from the secondary region. The primary region is to be coupled to an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8018705 | Spark gap protection device A spark gap protection device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of spark gaps and a plurality of windings. Each spark gap is connected to at least one winding which is inductively coupled to an associated winding connected to another spark gap so that, i... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7916443 | Antistatic device with multiple discharging intervals An antistatic device with multiple discharging intervals is applied to electrical components for providing an optimized protection against ESD (Electrostatic Discharge). The antistatic device includes a trace, a discharging portion and multiple grounding portions. T... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7817396 | High efficiency and high bandwidth plasma generator system for flow control and noise reduction A plasma generation system includes a pulse generator having at least one switch and that is configured to convert a DC voltage to a desired high frequency, high breakdown voltage pulse sufficient to break down a high-breakdown voltage gap, wherein all pulse generat... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817395 | Overvoltage protection element and ignition element for an overvoltage protection element An overvoltage protection element for discharging transient overvoltages with at least two electrodes, with at least one ignition element of insulating material located between the electrodes, and with an air breakdown spark gap which acts between the electrodes, wh... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787230 | Spark gap protection device A spark gap protection device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of spark gaps and a plurality of windings. Each spark gap is connected to at least one winding which is inductively coupled to an associated winding connected to another spark gap so that, i... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7768762 | Design structure for an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device A design structure for an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device is described. In one embodiment, the electro-static discharge device comprises a substrate and multiple metal level layers disposed on the substrate. Each metal level comprises more tha... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7733620 | Chip scale gas discharge protective device and fabrication method of the same Disclosed is a chip scale gas discharge protective device whose metal coupled electrodes are fabricated through processes of yellow light, image formation, and electro casting of metal electrode, and the two electrodes are facing each other in arch lines with the di... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7675728 | Fire safe arrester isolator A housing encapsulating first and second terminals of a surge arrester disconnector becomes structurally weakened before activation of a disconnect device in the disconnector when the disconnector is exposed to heat, thereby preventing the disconnector from producin... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7633735 | ESD protection device An ESD protection device includes a ceramic multilayer board, a cavity disposed in the ceramic multilayer board, at least one pair of discharge electrodes having ends, edges of the ends being opposed to each other at a predetermined distance in the cavity, and exter... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7561398 | Anti-surge power adapter An anti-surge power adapter comprising: a transformer; a pair of copper sheets which, with a certain gap between themselves, is connected between said transformer and the power input terminal or on the said transformer to release instantaneous surge. The present inv... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7539001 | Surge discharging device A surge discharging device for releasing electric surge due to high voltage so as to avoid destroy of an electric apparatus having the device, the surge discharging device comprises a body having a hollow space; a channel connected between the hollow space and an ex... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7433167 | Strike ring based electrostatic discharge protection One embodiment in accordance with the invention includes a capacitive sensor apparatus that includes a sensing element and a ground element. The capacitive sensor apparatus also includes a floating strike ring that is electrically isolated from the sensing element. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7388248 | Dielectric relaxation memory A capacitor structure having a dielectric layer disposed between two conductive electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer contains at least one charge trap site corresponding to a specific energy state. The energy states may be used to distinguish memory states for t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7358788 | Compound semiconductor switching circuit device Protecting elements are respectively connected between a control terminal Ctl and a ground terminal GND of a logic circuit L, between a point Cp and a ground terminal GND, and between a power supply terminal VDD and a ground terminal GND thereof. With thi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7260428 | Shield arrangement for ECG lead wires A grounding arrangement in a system using the same connector for 5- and 12-lead connection in ECG-measurement. If 5-lead configuration is used, the connector elements of the 12-lead connection are used for grounding of lead wire shields through a current limiting ci... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7230506 | Crosstalk reduction for a system of differential line pairs A technique is presented for minimizing crosstalk between adjacent differential signal pairs in communications. A backplane embodiment wherein the backplane includes a plurality of differential signal line pairs, is presented. A first differential signal line pair c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7116542 | Micro-switches for downhole use A downhole tool includes a device to be activated by electrical energy and a micro-switch that includes conductors and an element between the first and second conductors selected from the group consisting of: a dielectric element capable of being modulated to provid... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6999294 | Waveguide A waveguide which is particularly suitable for transmitting electrical signals between or to and/or from electronic circuits, for example between integrated circuits disposed on a printed circuit board, has an over-voltage protection region. The over-voltage region ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6891709 | Surface mounting surge absorber and surface mounting cap for surge absorber Surface mounting caps 14 are placed onto both ends of a cylindrical housing 12 of a surge absorber element 10. The surface mounting cap 14 is formed by pressing a phosphor bronze plate, and comprises a cap bottom section 30 and a f... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6839214 | Overvoltage protection device An overvoltage protection device for an electronic apparatus having a plug-in device which has at least one plug-in element and is designed for insertion into a housing of the electronic apparatus. In overvoltage protection in which there is no need for any addition... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6788518 | Spark gap arrangement The invention relates to a spark gap arrangement for use in power supply systems, especially in low-voltage systems, comprising an arcing chamber in which an electric arc is formed between two electrodes of the spark gap. An intermediate chamber (5) is provid... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6721157 | Electrostatic discharge device of surface mount type and fabricating method thereof An electrostatic discharge device (ESD device) of the surface mount type and a method of fabricating such devices are disclosed. The ESD device includes an upper cover plate made of an insulating material, a middle insulating plate made of an insulating material and... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714392 | Electronic component and utilization of a guard structure contained therein An electronic component is described and has a dielectric layer which is constructed on a substrate, conductive surfaces that are constructed on the dielectric layer, and an electrically conductive guard structure. The guard structure is disposed in a plane above th... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6650518 | Load protection system in a power modulator In a production system included in a power modulator for the protection of a load connected to the power modulator, comprising a charging system, a power impulse former, a control arrangement and a pulse transformer with a first protection circuit in the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6606230 | Chip-type surge absorber and method for producing the same A chip-type surge absorber and method for producing same, wherein the chip-type surge absorber includes an insulating substrate in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; an insulating hermetic cap open at a bottom side thereof, for forming, together w... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6473285 | Surge-gap end plug A surge-gap device (300) includes two electrodes (310, 315), having an inside portion and an outside portion, and an insulator material (320), which secures the two electrodes (310, 315). The insulator material (320) has an opening through the material to... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6111740 | Overvoltage protection system and overvoltage protection element for an overvoltage protection system An overvoltage protection system with an overvoltage protection element (1) and an ignition aid which triggers the overvoltage protection element (1), the overvoltage protection element (1) having two main electrodes (2, 3) and an air-breakdown spark gap ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6094013 | Circuit arrangement for limiting the current at make for a transformer A circuit arrangement for limiting the current at make for a transformer wherein, in order to avoid the current peak at make when switching a transformer on, resistors are connected between operating voltage and the primary winding of the transformer. A t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6084759 | Arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharge in electronic apparatuses For protection against electrostatic discharge in electronic apparatuses, a circuit or a component having a connected signal conductor and a discharge conductor connected thereto, is provided with a pointed free end facing and spaced from a pointed free e... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5930099 | Grounding arrangement for a powerline system A grounding arrangement for a normally ungrounded multi-phase powerline system, which also carries dc information signals. A resistance and a spark gap device are provided in a path between system neutral and a ground. Upon the occurrence of a predetermin... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5768082 | Gas-filled surge voltage protector A gas-filled surge voltage protector with a high current-carrying capacity. The protector has electrode contacts implemented as strip clamps which in the areas of the end electrodes also surround contact rings that are placed on the base part of the end e... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5768085 | Reserve series gap for a gas-filled surge diverter and gas-filled three-electrode surge diverter with mounted reserve series gaps As a reserve series gap for a gas-filled three-electrode diverter, an arrangement is used that consists of two disk-shaped electrodes arranged axially behind one another with the same outer diameter and of an insulating foil arranged between these electro... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5461533 | Overvoltage protection device having a concave arc section An overvoltage protection device connected between an AC plug and an electronic device, comprises a first AC pattern having first and second concave circular arc sections and a first peak point, a second AC pattern having third and fourth concave circular... | 10/24/1995 |
| 4375661 | Overvoltage protection circuit for a television Disclosed is an overvoltage protection circuit for use in a television receiver with a floating ground, high voltage, alternating or direct current power supply in which a protective network of two spark gaps in series across one of which is coupled a cap... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4323853 | Circuit for protecting traveling-wave tubes against faults of a power supply A traveling-wave tube protection circuit prevents faults in its associated power source from damaging it. The power source supplied DC voltages to the collector, slow-wave circuit, anode and cathode of the traveling-wave tube. A power source control circu... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4242713 | Triac output asymmetry detector A circuit for protecting an AC driven load that is controlled by a solid state device, such as a triac, or inverse SCR's, or the like. Whenever the AC power output of the control is asymmetrical to the load, the circuit produces a signal capable of shutti... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4161674 | Overvoltage protected fluorescent tube supply circuit To prevent excessive voltages from interfering with a switching transistor supplying a fluorescent tube circuit with alternating pulses from a d-c supply upon removal of the fluorescent tube from the tube transformer, a voltage detector is connected to th... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4031347 | Protective gas cap for electric power apparatuses Spark gap apparatuses are provided at the receiving end or the sending end of an electric power substation, in order to protect electric apparatus in the electric power substation against the surge voltage incoming from the power transmission lines. In th... | 06/21/1977 |
| 3980928 | Fire detectors A fire detector of the type including a smoke chamber and a grid supported in the chamber on an insulating element. In order to prevent the flow of leakage currents from the grid to the body of the chamber an electrically-conductive element is arranged ar... | 09/14/1976 |
