Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 04/07

20070085651 - Method for ambient temperature compensating thermostat metal actuated electrical devices having a plurality of current ratings: A thermally actuated device, such as an electrical circuit breaker (10) is provided with an ambient temperature compensation thermostat metal member (38) selected so that it bends when subjected to changes in temperature and compensates for ambient temperature effects on a thermostat metal trip arm for a selected current rating.... Agent: Sensata Technologies, Inc.

20070085652 - Heavy current coupling: A heavy current coupling that includes an electrically conductive elastic fastening and fuse element supported by the housing. The fastening and fuse element is configured to electrically connect first and second contacts, with the first and second contacts being spaced from one another. Wherein the fastening and fuse element burns... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070080772 - Fuse insert having a flat insulating body: The invention relates to a fusible element provided with a flat insulating body and a pair of contacts which are projected therefrom and whose sections receivable in the reception areas of the insulating body are connected to each other by a fusing conductor wherein at least one reception area and... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070075822 - Fuse with cavity forming enclosure: A surface mount fuse includes a substrate, a fuse element applied to the substrate, first and second terminals applied to substrate, first and second conductors connecting the fuse element electrically with the first and second terminals, and an enclosure coupled to the substrate, the enclosure covering the first and second... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP