Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 01/09

20090027153 - Metal oxide varistor with heat protection: A metal oxide varistor with heat protection has a body, an insulated washer, a first lead, a second lead and a thermal fuse. The body has two sides and two contacts respectively on the sides. The insulated washer is attached to one contact and has a through hole. The first... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20090027154 - Circuit breaker including ambient compensation bimetal holding and releasing arc fault indicator: An aircraft circuit breaker includes a housing having an opening, separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the contacts, and a trip mechanism structured to cooperate with the operating mechanism to trip open the operating mechanism. The trip mechanism includes a first bimetal to trip open the... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090027155 - Fuse: A small-sized fuse is provided that has a large breaking capability and is easy to manufacture. When a fusible element 18 melts and turns into metal vapor, arc discharge occurs in a large space 40 across which the fusible element 18 extends, of an inner space 26, and a pressure... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090027156 - Electronic assembly: An electronic assembly (1) with a circuit board (2) that is provided with conductor paths or strips (6) and, for forming an electronic circuit, is equipped with a number of SMD components (4) and/or further electronic and/or electromechanical elements through use of a suitable solder, shall be secured with simple... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090021338 - Electrical fuse having a cavity thereupon: An electrical fuse is formed on a semiconductor substrate and a first dielectric layer is formed over the electrical fuse. At least one opening is formed by lithographic methods and a reactive ion etch in the first dielectric layer down to a top surface of the electrical fuse or down... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.c.

20090021339 - High-voltage fuse: The invention relates to a high-voltage fuse comprising a tubular ceramic insulating member that is provided with at least one fusible element, an inner auxiliary cap which is placed on the insulating member and at least partly covers the outer surface of the insulating member in the front area of... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, Pc

20090015365 - Surface-mount current fuse: A surface mount current fuse of the present invention includes a first base which has a recess and is smaller in width at the other end than at one end in the longitudinal direction, and a second base which has the same shape as the first base. The first base... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090015366 - Mechanical reinforcement structure for fuses: A fuse includes an electrical assembly and a fuse tube assembly. The electrical assembly has two electrical contacts accessible from the exterior of the fuse and a fuse element in contact with the two electrical contacts. The fuse tube assembly includes a support structure surrounding at least a portion of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090009281 - Fuse element and manufacturing method thereof: A fuse element comprises a substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to said top surface, and side surfaces, a heat insulation layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface, said first surface of said heat insulation layer disposed on said top... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090002118 - Mems device with bi-directional element: The present invention provides a bi-directional microelectromechanical element, a microelectromechanical switch including the bi-directional element, and a method to reduce mechanical creep in the bi-directional element. In one embodiment, the bi-directional microelectromechanical element includes a cold beam having a free end and a first end connected to a cold beam... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Alcatel-lucent

20090002119 - Fuse sensing scheme: A fuse circuit includes a fuse configured for programming a configuration of an integrated circuit device and a resistive element having a known resistance value operably coupled in parallel with the fuse. The fuse and the resistive element form a parallel circuit configured for quickly sensing a state of the... Agent: Thomas G. Eschweller, Esq. Eschweller & Associates, LLC