Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches inventions 09/09

20090237198 - Safety power disconnection terminal apparatus with light indication: The present invention discloses a safety power disconnection terminal apparatus with light indication that includes: a housing, having two inspecting openings and a light transmitting portion provided at the top of the housing, and an opening provided at the bottom of the housing; a terminal pin installed in the housing,... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090231082 - Switching device, particularly fuse switch disconnector: The invention relates to a switching device, in particular fused interrupters, comprising a housing and a cover arranged thereon, wherein in the housing at least one pair of contacts is provided for receiving respectively one contact blade of a safety device or the like, wherein each contact is electrically connected... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090224864 - Switching device: A switching device has an input terminal and an output terminal for connection to electrical conductors, and two switching contacts which, when closed, close a current path between the input terminal and the output terminal. An overcurrent trigger device which includes a bimetallic element heated by an electric current flow... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090219128 - Method for fabricating lateral-moving micromachined thermal bimorph: A method of making a Lateral-Moving Micromachined Thermal Bimorph which provides the capability of achieving in-plane thermally-induced motion on a microchip, as opposed to the much more common out-of-plane, or vertical, motion seen in many devices. The present invention employs a novel fabrication process to allow the fabrication of a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP