Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 02/09

20090045906 - Moderately hazardous environment fuse: A fuse for a moderately hazardous environment comprising includes: (i) a fuse element; (ii) first and second terminals connected to the fuse element; and (iii) a metal enclosure placed around the fuse element, the enclosure configured to protect the environment from an opening of the fuse element, and wherein the... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP

20090040005 - Method for adjusting trip sensitivity of thermal overload protection apparatus: A method for adjusting a trip sensitivity in a thermal overload protection apparatus so as to effectively set and adjust a trip operation current, comprising: setting an adjusting reference point; measuring a normal position of bimetals; measuring a moving distance at a time of trip operation of a trip latch... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090040004 - Thermal overload trip apparatus and method for adjusting trip sensitivity thereof: A thermal overload trip apparatus capable of minimizing inferiority caused by a variation when manufacturing an adjusting means and simply adjusting sensitivity by duplicating the means for adjusting a sensitivity of a trip operation current, comprising, a trip mechanism driven to a trip position by a driving force from a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090040006 - Electrical fuse with enhanced programming current divergence: A layer of semiconductor material is patterned to form a cathode semiconductor portion, a fuselink semiconductor portion, and an anode semiconductor portion. A first metal layer is deposited on the patterned semiconductor material layer. A dielectric material layer is deposited and lithographically patterned to cover a middle portion of the... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090040007 - Miniaturized high conductivity thermal/electrical switch: The present invention is a thermally controlled switch with high thermal or electrical conductivity. Microsystems Technology manufacturing methods are fundamental for the switch that comprises a sealed cavity formed within a stack of bonded wafers, wherein the upper wafer comprises a membrane assembly adapted to be arranged with a gap... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090040008 - Thermal actuator for a mems-based relay switch: A representative embodiment of the invention provides a thermal actuator for a MEMS-based relay switch. The thermal actuator has an “active” arm that is movably mounted on a substrate. The “active” arm has (i) a thermal expansion layer and (ii) a resistive heater that is electrically isolated from the thermal... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.C.

20090033453 - Power-circuit breaking device: For providing a power-circuit breaking device, which can easily mount a fuse and has a small number of component and a simple structure, the power-circuit breaking device includes a first connector housing having a pair of circuit terminals connected with a power circuit, and a second connector housing closing the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090033454 - Mems actuators with even stress distribution: The micro-electromechanical (MEMS) switch comprises a first double-sided cantilever MEMS actuator attached to a substrate and movable in two opposite directions, and a second cantilever MEMS actuator attached to the substrate. In use, the first MEMS actuator is moved in either directions to distribute the stress more uniformly, thereby reducing... Agent: Stephane Menard C/o Simpler Networks Inc.