Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 07/09

20090189730 - Low temperature fuse: A fuse is disclosed, the fuse made of a first metal, such as copper, and having a notched portion with an alloying element, such as tin, deposited in the notch. The alloying element helps to lower the voltage drop across the notch, allowing the fuse to generate less heat during... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090189731 - Cross point switch using phase change material: A cross-point switch and cross-point switch fabric utilizing phase change material, and method of operating the same. The cross-point switch includes a phase change cross-point circuit containing a plurality of terminal nodes connected to a central node. The connections between the terminal nodes and the central nodes are regulated by... Agent: Law Office Of Ido Tuchman (yor)

20090184795 - Safety switch: A safety switch has a housing, a conducting assembly, a switching assembly and a resilient member. The housing has an on-end and an off-end. The conducting assembly is mounted in the housing and has two conductors and a bimetal strip. The conductors respectively correspond to the on and off-ends and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090184796 - Enclosed insulator assembly for high-voltage distribution systems: An enclosed insulator assembly has a generally cylindrical polysiloxane body, a tubular Durethan® core with upper and lower terminals, Multilam™ contacts within the terminals, an arc-quenching tube, and a manually removable handle. Entrance holes in the body accommodate the coupling of external cables to the terminals. A threaded cylinder positioned... Agent: Seldon & Scillieri

20090184797 - Fuse assembly with integrated current sensing: A fuse assembly includes a main component partially encased in a protective sheath. The main component includes a pair of connectors formed of an electrically conductive material to allow the fuse assembly to be electrically connected into an electric vehicle drive system. A fusible link is electrically connected between the... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20090184798 - Shape memory thermal conduction switch: A thermal conduction switch includes a thermally-conductive first member having a first thermal contacting structure for securing the first member as a stationary member to a thermally regulated body or a body requiring thermal regulation. A movable thermally-conductive second member has a second thermal contacting surface. A thermally conductive coupler... Agent: University Of Central Florida C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20090179727 - Blade fuse: A blade fuse includes a first terminal includes an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge includes a first portion notched away from the inner edge beneath the first portion; a second terminal includes an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge include a second portion... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090179728 - Blade fuse: A blade fuse includes a first terminal includes an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge includes a first portion notched away from the inner edge beneath the first portion; a second terminal includes an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge include a second portion... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090179729 - Thermal fuse employing thermosensitive pellet: A thermal fuse includes a metallic casing, a first lead member having a first electrode formed at an end thereof, a second lead member having a second electrode formed at an internal wall surface of the casing, a switching function member including a spring member pressing a thermosensitive pellet and... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090167479 - Fuse cutout assembly: A fuse cutout assembly having enhanced safety features to aid in both removal and replacement of fuse tubes. The inventive assembly can be produced by making modifications to standard fuse cutout assemblies. The modifications include lengthening the trunnions of the lower contact assembly and adding reflectors as a further visual... Agent: Alfred F. Hoyte, Esq.,

20090167480 - Manufacturability of smd and through-hole fuses using laser process: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a circuit protector and to a circuit protector. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having opposing end portions, coupling an element layer to the top surface of the substrate, and laser machining the element layer to shape the element... Agent: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (16463)