Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 01/07

20070018772 - Safety switches: A switch includes a push rod which extends from an underside of a switch member and the push rod selectively pivots an action member in “ON” and “OFF” positions. A bimetallic contact plate has a first end fixed to one of two terminals and a contact portion splits from the... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070018773 - Safety switches: A switch includes a switch member and an extension and a push rod respectively extended from two ends of an underside of the switch member. A bimetallic contact plate has a first end fixed to one of two terminals and a contact portion splits from the contact plate. A first... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070018774 - Reactive fuse element with exothermic reactive material: Reactive fuses that contain reactive fuse elements for use in electrical circuits and other applications are provided. In various exemplary embodiments reactive materials and reactive foils are employed to provide a focused, localized heat source which can by used to open or sever a fuse element, or precisely join one... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

20070018775 - Diagnostic fuse indicator including visual status identifier: Electrical fuse indicators which may be used to diagnose and identify a fault state or failure mode of the electrical fuse include in various exemplary embodiments, indicator materials such as a reactive material, which are incorporated into various fuse indicator devices to cooperate with a visually perceptible indicator portion or... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

20070013472 - Current fuse and method of making the current fuse: In order to provide a current fuse with high solderability without containing harmful materials, solder chips containing 30 to 60 percent by weight of zinc, 0.1 to 2 percent by weight of copper, 0.1 to 1 percent by weight of nickel, and the remainder percent by weight being tin, or... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20070008061 - Electric plug: An electric plug includes a housing which has front and rear walls, a fuse-receiving space, and a first aperture provided in the front wall. First and second conductive members are mounted inside the housing and project outwardly from the front wall. The second conductive member has a first fuse contact... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070001799 - Electronic function relay: A simple and low-cost electronic function relay is specified, for example an overload relay with a bistable printed circuit board relay module. The relay includes an engagement point for mechanical operation. The relay further includes a separate reset mechanism, which can be coupled to the printed circuit board relay module,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070001798 - Protection device for switches: A switch device includes a body with a switch member pivotably engaged with a top opening of the body and a first terminal and a second terminal respectively extend through a bottom of the body. A bimetallic plate has a first end fixed to the first terminal and includes a... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070001797 - Safety switch: A switch includes a body and a switch member is pivotably engaged with the top opening of the body. A link has one end pivotably connected to a first end of the switch member and the other end of the link is movably received in a guide path is defined... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property