Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches – Electrothermally actuated switches – Fusible element actuated
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-14
2010-10-12
Vortman, Anatoly (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrothermally or thermally actuated switches
Electrothermally actuated switches
Fusible element actuated
C337S241000, C337S206000, C337S265000, C116S206000, C116S207000, C324S507000, C324S550000, C340S638000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07812704
ABSTRACT:
A fuse comprising a fuse body having ferrules at opposing ends, a fuse state indicator located on the surface of the fuse body wherein the fuse state indicator may be temperature sensitive or voltage sensitive and a wire extending from one ferrule to the other ferrule wherein the wire is positioned along the surface of the fuse body. The fuse state indicator senses heat generated by the wire or voltage flowing through the wire.
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Ackermann John M.
Ban Anthony C.
Darr Matthew R.
Douglass Robert S.
Torrez Jaime A.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Cooper Technologies Company
Vortman Anatoly
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