| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 337186000 |
Housing, casing or support means
| 122 |
| 337290000 |
Fusible link or element structure or material
| 69 |
| 337227000 |
Fuse link carrier or holder
| 57 |
| 337143000 |
With manual or other mechanical contact control means
| 16 |
| 337168000 |
Cutout or disconnect type (an assembly) of a fuse support and fuse holder with or without a fuse link)
| 16 |
| 337158000 |
Current limiting devices (e.g., high voltage fuses)
| 15 |
| 337182000 |
With external or auxiliary heating means
| 7 |
| 337283000 |
Plural independent fuses
| 6 |
| 337273000 |
With arc suppression or extinguishing means | 5 |
| 20160155596 | FUSE WITH SEPARATING ELEMENT | 06-02-2016 |
| 20150054614 | FUSES - A fuse assembly for interrupting fault current in an external DC circuit. The fuse assembly includes 2n fusible conductor elements, where n is an integer, wherein the fusible conductor elements extend along, and are circumferentially around, a longitudinal axis of the fuse assembly. The fusible conductor elements are connected together in series to define fuse elements and the fusible conductor elements are orientated within the fuse assembly such that current flowing along each fusible conductor element is in the opposite direction to current flowing along the fusible conductor element or fusible conductor elements adjacent to it. The fuse assembly further includes a supply terminal connected to an end of the fuse element and connectible to a DC supply, and a load terminal connected to an opposite end of the first fuse element and connectible to an electrical load. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150294828 | ARC SUPPRESSOR FOR FUSIBLE ELEMENTS - An arc suppressor fixable to a fusible element to suppress electrical arcs and prevent the spread of electric arc “burn-back.” The arc suppressor includes first and second inner members comprised of pre-cured silicone rubber, and first and second outer members comprised of an arc suppressing material (e.g., melamine). The inner and outer members form a sandwich around a portion of the fusible element, wherein the first inner member is located adjacent to a first surface of the fusible element and the second inner member is located adjacent to an opposing second surface of the fusible element. The first outer member is located adjacent to the first inner member and the second outer member is located adjacent to the second inner member. Mechanical fasteners tightly engage together the first and second inner members, the fusible element, and the first and second outer members. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20100271169 | FUSE - A fuse incorporates a fusible element assembly and an auxiliary fusible element assembly in a solid arc extinguishing material configuration. The fusible element assembly has a first operating characteristic and the auxiliary fusible element has a second operating characteristic different than the first operating characteristic. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20150137934 | HIGH VOLTAGE, REINFORCED IN-LINE FUSE ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Fuse assemblies, systems and methods of manufacture include reinforcement materials and arc absorbent materials to provide overcurrent protection for 1500 VDC power systems without enlarging the body of the fuse. | 05-21-2015 |
| 337163000 |
Delayed action (i.e., time lag) | 3 |
| 20080224814 | ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - The disclosed embodiments include a method of manufacturing and electrical assembly. The method includes forming a first electrical component at a first stamping machine. The method also includes forming a second electrical component at a second stamping machine. The method further includes forming a third electrical component at a third stamping machine and receiving the first, second and third electrical components at an assembly machine. The first, second and third electrical components are then assembled into a unitary electrical assembly. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090066470 | Slow Blow Fuse and Electric Junction Box - A fuse element comprises a pair of female terminal portions into which the other pair of terminals are plugged and which are disposed in parallel and a blowout portion for coupling the pair of female terminal portions in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the other pair of terminals are plugged. A slow blow fuse comprising the fuse element houses the fuse element in an insulating-resin housing and is provided with an insertion port in which the other pair of terminals are plugged into the pair of female terminal portions in the opposed surface of the housing. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100315192 | FUSIBLE LINK - A fusible link includes a fuse portion that has a first resistance portion and a second resistant portion which are formed of a fusible metal conductor. The first resistance portion has a fusible portion which is provided in proximity to a connecting portion of the first resistance portion with the second resistance portion and is adapted to be fused to be broken when the fusible portion is heated up by an overcurrent. The fusible link further includes a metal chip whose melting point is lower than a melting point of the fusible metal conductor, and which is adapted to be fused to be dispersed into the fusible portion for formation of an alloy phase when the metal chip is heated up by the overcurrent and a holding portion that is provided in proximity to the fusible portion for holding the metal chip. A ratio of resistance values of the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion is set so that a heat concentration portion of the fuse portion whose temperature is increased by the overcurrent in a rare-short-circuit range is shifted to a part of the first resistance portion which excepts the fusible portion. | 12-16-2010 |
| 337217000 |
Fuse link extraction or expulsion means | 3 |
| 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 element, the spring pulls apart ends of the wire and separates them as far as the spring and housing allow. The terminals may be mounted in separated parts of the housing, separated in some embodiments by the spring acting as an arc barrier. When the fuse element melts and the ends are pulled apart, the separation itself, or the arc barrier, prevents arcing between ends of the fuse element. In another embodiment, the housing itself furnishes a non-conducting plastic spring which urges the fuse link apart, the spring itself dividing the housing into two separate parts to prevent arcing. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20130057380 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT - A protection device for a circuit includes a case and a breaker unit received in the case. The case has two sets of wires and each wire has two wire ends connected to the case. The breaker unit has at least one meltable member, at least two first resilient members, at least two conductive members and at least two second resilient members. When overload or overheat, the meltable member of the breaker unit reaches a pre-set temperature and melts and breaks to become debris. The conductive members are separated from the two wire ends to cut off the circuit. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20160099125 | FUSE WITH CARBON FIBER FUSIBLE ELEMENT - A fuse includes a body, a first conductive terminal coupled with a first end of the body, and a second conductive terminal coupled with a second end of the body. The body, the first conductive terminal, and the second conductive terminal define an exterior of the fuse. The fuse also includes an interruption assembly including a fusible element. The fusible element includes carbon fiber, is disposed on a conductive path between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, and is configured to break when a current through the fusible element exceeds a predetermined current. | 04-07-2016 |
| 337222000 |
With switch protective means (for fuse structure) | 2 |
| 20130181806 | FUSE UNIT - A fuse unit includes: a bus bar including a plurality of fusible parts interposed between a power supply side terminal and a plurality of load side terminals; and an insulating resin portion formed by insert molding using the bus bar as an insert component. The insulating resin portion includes: first and second resin portions respectively arranged at peripheries on the sides of the power supply side terminal and the load side terminals with respect to the fusible parts; and a plurality of coupling portions coupling the first resin portion and the second resin portion in a position outside each of the fusible parts. Each of the coupling portions is formed such that a reinforcement portion having a lower heat shrinkage rate than the insulating resin portion and having a higher strength than the insulating resin portion is an insert component. The reinforcement portion is provided using the bus bar. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20180025880 | THIN PROTECTION ELEMENT | 01-25-2018 |
| 337225000 |
With overfusing or tamper prevention means | 1 |
| 20100188187 | CIRCUIT PROTECTOR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Electronic systems and methods automatically monitor a presence, absence, and change of circuit protectors at specified locations in an electrical system. Circuit protectors may be automatically detected and correlated with specific circuit protection holders as they are installed and replaced in the electrical system. Determinations may be made regarding whether the installation or replacement is proper or improper for optimal protection of the electrical system. | 07-29-2010 |
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| 20090160597 | High Voltage Fuse With Universal Fuse Terminal - A high voltage fuse which includes at least one fuse terminal located at a distal end of the fuse housing. One face of the fuse terminal includes an elongated groove and an opposite face includes at least two elongated grooves. An aperture extends through the fuse terminal from the first face to the second face. The first face is adapted for use with an eyebolt connector component to attach a single conductor to be in direct contact with the fuse terminal. The second face is adapted for use with a parallel groove connector clamping component to attach a pair of conductors in direct contact with the fuse terminal. Alternatively, the grooves on the first and second faces may be provided on a single face of the fuse terminal. The fuse terminal may also serve the function of a spade connector. Thus, the fuse terminal provides improved versatility to allow a variety of connectors to be used therewith. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100019877 | Fused load interrupter,switchgear system, and adapter part - Fused load interrupters have up to now used claw terminals or screw connections for connecting to horizontal busbars in a switchgear unit. Fused load interrupters have not been suitable until now for connecting to vertical busbars in switchgear units. At least one embodiment of the invention provides a fused load interrupter with plug contacts, such as are known from load interrupters with fuses, thereby allowing fused load interrupters to replace the more expensive load interrupters with fuses in switchgear units with vertical busbars. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110084793 | Tri-Mode Over-Voltage Protection and Disconnect Circuit Apparatus and Method - A single-phase apparatus and method for protecting for all AC power wires/lines and combinations thereof. The present invention prevents (1) the hazardous condition occurring at the wall receptacle, arising from accidental reversal of the line wire with the neutral wire, from adversely affecting at least one peripheral device in the line, and (2) the overheating and destruction of components in an over-voltage protection circuit by providing an efficient circuit configuration which assures a rapid simultaneous disconnect of both the hot line and neutral power lines. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110193674 | OVERVOLTAGE PROCTECTION DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE PARALLEL-CONNECTED OVERVOL TAGE-LIMITING ELEMENTS LOCATED IN ONE PHYSICAL UNIT - The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device having one or more parallel-connected voltage-limiting elements which are located in one physical unit, such as varistors, diodes or means of this type configured in the form of a disc, comprising a shell apparatus in order to electrically disconnect the overvoltage-limiting elements when they are thermally overloaded, and means for indication and/or signalling of the fault state which then occurs, wherein the switching apparatus is connected via a means which can be released thermally, such as adhesive or a solder, to a connecting contact of the at least one overvoltage-limiting element, and/or to an external terminal contact or plug contact. According to the invention, the switching apparatus is in the form of a solid U-shaped switching fork, the fork tines of which run essentially parallel to the side surfaces of the overvoltage-limiting element, holding the latter in the space between the tines. At least one of the fork tines rests on the at least one connecting contact and is fixed there via the means which can be released thermally wherein, when disconnection occurs, the disconnection slide is moved with the switching fork being driven and, in the process, the connection point between the fork tines and the connecting contact represents a fulcrum for the switching fork movement. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110210813 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE OF THREE-PHASE MOTOR - A protector for a three-phase electric motor has a container with a housing and a metal plate secured thereto. A protrusion is provided in the housing. Three conductive terminal pins, each with a fixed contact, protrude into the housing through the metal plate. A thermally responsive plate is connected to the three moveable contacts. The thermally responsive plate is dish shaped and reverses its direction of curvature at a predetermined temperature. Three moveable contacts are secured to the thermally responsive plate. An elastic member extends between the protrusion and the thermally responsive plate. A rotation member prevents the thermally responsive plate from rotating, thereby maintaining the moveable contacts in opposition to the fixed contacts. The conductive terminal pins are located at a neutral point side of phase windings of a three-phase motor so that AC current flowing into the three-phase motor is interrupted. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120126929 | CURRENT FUSE DEVICE AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses a current fuse device. The current fuse device comprises: an insulating box having a cavity; a first conductor fixed to the insulating box with a first outer end and a first inner end; a second conductor fixed to the insulating box with a second outer end and a second inner end; and at least one elastic member disposed on at least one of the first conductor and the second conductor and inside the cavity. The elastic member forms an electrical connection between the first inner end of the first conductor and the second inner end of the second conductor. The elastic member has an elastic potential energy to break the electrical connection when a short circuit occurs. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120139687 | HIGH POWER FUSE - An electric fuse comprising two fuse links connected in parallel. Each fuse link includes a central portion, a first terminal portion, a second terminal portion on the opposite end of the central portion, the fuse link having a first surface, and a second surface opposite of the first surface. The fuse links are connected in parallel. Springs are tensioned on the fuse links, engaged with the central portion and the first terminal portion tensioned to separate the top fuse surface from the fusible element during short circuit. The interior surfaces of the fuse links are coated with a tin alloy to prevent oxidation of the operative surface. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120188050 | FUSE UNIT - A fuse unit includes a unit body and an auxiliary fuse unit. The unit body includes a bus bar provided with a power supply connector, first output connectors and second output connectors and fusible members, and an insulation protector provided on the periphery of the bus bar. The auxiliary fuse unit includes an auxiliary bus bar provided with an auxiliary power supply connector and an auxiliary output connector and is detachably installed to the unit body. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120194315 | Three-Function Reflowable Circuit Protection Device - A circuit protection device is configured to protect circuit elements under any one of the following three activation conditions: an over current condition, an over temperature condition, and an activation control current received by a heater element. The circuit element includes first and second electrodes, and the heater element. A sliding contact is connected by a sensing element to the first electrode, second electrode, and heater element, thereby bridging and providing a conductive path between each. A spring element is held in tension by, and exerts a force against, the sliding contact. Upon detection of any one of three activation conditions, the sensing element releases the sliding contact and the force exerted by the spring element moves the sliding contact to another location on the substrate at which the sliding contact no longer provides a conductive path between the first electrode, second electrode, and heater element. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120293294 | Redundant fuse wire release device - Redundant fuse wire apparatus and redundant release devices, such as those used to release deployable appendages, such as solar array and reflectors disposed on satellites, and the like. An exemplary redundant release device comprises a restraint release mechanism having one or more restraint release arms, a redundant release device comprising a segmented spool having a plurality of segments that are constrained from separating by spring restraint tape releasably secured to the restraint release arms, a redundant fuse wire assembly comprising primary and redundant positive contacts, a common negative contact, primary and redundant fuse wires respectively connected between the primary positive and common negative contacts and the redundant positive and common negative contacts that respectively wrap around the opposed positive contact and the restraint release arms, and an electrical power source for heating and severing the fuse wires. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120293295 | FUSE UNIT - A fuse unit includes a fuse element and an insulative resin part. A terminal connecting part is formed in the fuse element. Then insulative resin part is arranged on an outer surface of the fuse element. A temporary bolt fixing part which temporarily fixes a bolt to the terminal connecting part is provided in the fuse element. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120299691 | OVERCURRENT BREAKING ELEMENT-EQUIPPED TERMINAL - An overcurrent breaking element-equipped terminal including a terminal main body having a terminal portion and a wire fixing portion and an overcurrent breaking element. The overcurrent breaking element includes a first lead wire connected to the terminal main body and a second lead wire connected to a terminal of a wire. The terminal main body includes an element connecting part that crimps and connects the first lead wire. The element connecting part is crimped on the first lead wire, and a double crimp terminal is crimped to connect the terminal of the wire to the second lead wire. Thus, the terminal main body, the overcurrent breaking element, and the wire are integrally provided. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130027174 | FUSE UNIT - A fuse unit includes a feeding terminal, an energizing terminal and a fusion portion. The feeding terminal is fixed to a battery post to receive power from a battery. The fusion portion electrically connects the feeding terminal and the energizing terminal, and is arranged over the battery post. The feeding terminal is positioned between the energizing terminal and the fusion portion. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130162387 | THERMAL CUTOFF LINK SAFETY FUSE IN HVAC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a thermal cut off link safety fuse for use in a HVAC system. The thermal cut off link safety fuse disconnects the electrical circuit from the HVAC system's heating element when the thermal cut off link safety fuse melts upon reaching a temperature that exceeds a set temperature. The use of the thermal cut off link safety fuse in a HVAC system helps prevent fires caused by blocked airflow, insufficient airflow or excessive heat within the HVAC system | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130342304 | FUSE UNIT - A fuse unit includes a bus bar and an insulating protection portion. The bus bar has a power supply connection portion, an output connection portion, and a terminal installation recess provided around the power supply connection portion. The insulating protection portion is disposed on an outer surface of the bus bar so that portions of a surface of the bus bar in the power supply connection portion, the output connection portion, and the terminal installation recess are exposed from the insulating protection portion. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140139314 | Remote Activated Fuse and Circuit - A fuse includes first, second, and third terminals disposed on a substrate. Respective ends of one or more primary conductors of the fuse are connected to one of the first and the second terminals. The primary conductors have a first conductivity and are configured to open when a primary current between the first and the second terminals exceeds a first predetermined threshold. One or more secondary conductors have an end connected to the third terminal. The secondary conductors are configured to ignite when a secondary current through the secondary conductors exceeds a second predetermined threshold. When ignited, the secondary conductors open the primary conductors to thereby stop the primary current. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150371803 | FUSE ELEMENT - A fuse element including a pair of terminal sections positioned at opposite ends of the fuse element, a plurality of spaced parallel rows of elements connecting the terminal sections, and a plurality of fused sections formed in substantially central sections of the elements, wherein the terminal sections and the elements or the elements alone are formed by stamping a single metal plate to separate a piece having a predetermined shape therefrom and bending the piece into a predetermined three-dimensional shape. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160079026 | CUT-OFF MEMBER OF A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRIC INSTALLATION AGAINST LIGHTNING - The present invention relates to a cut-off member intended to be electrically series-connected to an electric circuit comprising a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning, the cut-off member ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20220139658 | A SIGNALING DEVICE, AN ELECTRICAL FUSE APPARATUS AND A DEVICE COMPRISING THE ELECTRICAL FUSE APPARATUS - A signaling device adapted to be electrically coupled to an electric potential applied to terminals of a fuse element or to clips of a fuse holder. The signaling device is adapted to signal to the outside at least one property of the fuse element. In addition, the signaling device includes at least one transmission layer having an electrically controllable transmission factor. | 05-05-2022 |
