Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 12/08

20080315983 - Safety device for preventing propagation in fracture of ceramic element: The present invention relates to a safety device for preventing propagation when a ceramic element is failed. An angle is formed such that elastic terminals contacted at both faces of the ceramic element do not face each other and an elastic terminal of one lateral face of the ceramic element... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080315984 - Thermal release: The invention relates to a thermal tripping device which is heated indirectly by means of a heating winding and which comprises a release strip made of thermostatic bimetal, a form memory alloy or similar. An insulating intermediate layer is arranged between the heating winding and the release strip and one... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080303625 - Plug with replaceable fuse: A plug with a replaceable fuse is provided. The plug includes an outer housing, an inner core, a pair of prongs and a pair of conductive cords. The outer housing includes a fuse uninstall button opening and an inner core install opening. The inner core is installed into the outer... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080303626 - Fuse for a chip: In order to produce a cost-effective fuse (100) in chip design, which is applied to a carrier substrate (10) made of a Al2O3 ceramic having a high thermal conductivity, and which is provided with a fusible metallic conductor (13) and a cover layer (14), in which the melting point of... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080297301 - High voltage fuse: A high voltage fuse is disclosed. The high voltage fuse is compact and includes a molded plastic housing that holds connecting terminals, a fuse element, and optionally, a spring between one of the terminals and the fuse element or thin wire. When the fuse opens upon melting of the fuse... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP