Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 11/07

20070268107 - Fusible link unit: A fusible link unit includes a housing and two fuse circuit bodies overlapped with each other and received in the housing in a thickness direction of the housing. A coupling plate and terminals connected to each other via fuse elements integrally forms the fuse circuit body. An opening is formed... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070262844 - Thermally responsive electrical switch: A motor protector (10) is shown having an elongated generally cup-shaped metallic housing (12) formed by a top wall (12a) and a side wall (12b) extending down from the perimeter of the top walls, the free end of which is welded to a header (14). The side and top wall... Agent: Sensata Technologies, Inc.

20070257764 - Portable electrical receptacle with multiple heat sensors: A portable electrical receptacle, such as a receptacle adapter or power strip, has multiple thermal sensors, each of which can trigger automatic shut off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. After automatically turning off, the receptacle remains permanently non-conducting.... Agent: Brenda Pomerance Law Office Of Brenda Pomerance

20070257763 - Electrical receptacle with multiple heat sensors: An electrical receptacle has multiple thermal sensors, each of which can trigger automatic shut off when the temperature rises above a predetermined threshold. After automatically turning off, the receptacle remains permanently non-conducting.... Agent: Brenda Pomerance Law Office Of Brenda Pomerance

20070257765 - Environmental fuse: The invention relates to an environmental fuse, an actuator and to an associated method for protecting the actuator from failure in a specific operating environment. The environmental fuse then comprises a sensor member for detecting any change in the environment deviating from the tolerance allowed by a specific standard, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070257766 - Micro-transducer and thermal switch for same: The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a micro-transducer and a thermal switch used to control the transfer of heat into and away from the micro-transducer. In one embodiment, the thermal switch includes at least one drop of a thermally conductive liquid and is operate a to alternately establish a path... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070252670 - Fusible switching disconnect modules and devices: A fusible disconnect device having auxiliary connections to line-side and load-side terminals and color coding features to indicate an amperage rating of a fuse.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070252671 - Bimetallic thermal switch: f