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7350424 Acceleration sensor  
A low-cost breakable inertial threshold sensor using mainly micro-machining silicon technology constructed on a silicon-wafer or on some other brittle material according to the MEMS process. The...
7241959 Mechanical power breaker for a vehicle  
A mechanical power breaker for a vehicle has a casing, a power input, a master power output, and a breaker positioned in the casing and electrically connected between the power input and master...
7222561 Pyromechanical cutting element  
A pyromechanical cutting element has a housing ( 2 ) in which an electrical conductor ( 3 ) is arranged, a cutting plunger ( 5 ) with a cutting tool ( 8 ) to cut through the electrical conductor (...
7123124 Pyrotechnic circuit breaker  
A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate or cut a portion of the circuit so as to break the circuit, thereby breaking the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be...
7078635 Housing with conductor bus for a disconnecting apparatus  
A pyromechanical disconnecting apparatus, in particular for battery shutoff in a motor vehicle, includes a housing ( 4 ) in which there is arranged an electrically conductive conductor bus ( 2 ),...
7009123 Breaking detector for shear pin  
A breaking detector for a shear pin having a central bore, comprises an electrically conductive element forming an elongated loop extending on a length of the bore of the shear pin and having upper...
6946608 Pyromechanical battery pole disconnect element  
A pyromechanical battery pole disconnect element, includes a housing ( 1 ) in which an electrical conductor is located, a pyrotechnic active element ( 14 ) including a breaking piston with a...
6858810 Sensor with failure threshold  
An inertial sensor with failure threshold includes a first body and a second body, which can move relative to one another and are constrained by a plurality of elastic elements, and a sample...
6846994 System and method to delay closure of a normally closed electrical circuit  
A system and method are provided to delay closure of an electrical circuit of a battery-powered electrical device, intended to operate remotely in an environment in which the pH value changes from...
6843157 Severing vehicle battery cable  
A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a...
6602633 Crush type pressure detecting device, rechargeable battery with pressure detecting device, and portable electronic device  
A crush type pressure detecting device less in occurrence of malfunction, simple in structure, and inexpensive to manufacture is presented. On a crush plate 120 made of ceramics or the like, a...
6556119 High current intensity fuse device  
The invention relates to a device for isolating an electric circuit, especially for high current intensities, with a housing ( 1 ) in which is provided at least one electrical conductor element ( 3...
6552890 Electrical conductor with an ignition device  
An electric conductor, in particular for connecting the starter relay and starter motor of a motor vehicle, includes an ignition device ( 5 ), which is in thermal contact with the conductor ( 1 )...
6538219 Arrangement for detecting impermissibly high forces acting on the supporting structure of a vehicle  
An arrangement for detecting impermissibly high forces acting on a supporting structure of a vehicle is disclosed. Impermissibly high forces acting on the supporting structure of a vehicle which...
6519128 Gas-type power breaker  
A reset knob 20 is mounted to a tip end of a shaft. A front cover 24 having a resilient locking arm 23 is mounted to the reset knob 20. The base body 15 is formed with an engaging...
6512189 Rotary switch  
A rotary switch or controller is structured to have a so-called impact criteria or characteristic by having members with predetermined yield, or breaking, points ( 5, 6 ) which are integrated into...
6448884 Circuit breaker  
A circuit breaker includes: a heating portion charged with heating agent and having a conductivity which is arranged between a first connecting terminal connected to a power source side and a...
6445563 Power circuit breaker using temperature-sensive fuse  
A power circuit breaker has a housing, a fuse element placed in the housing, and a temperature sensitive fuse attached to the fuse element. The fuse element has tab terminals extending from both...
6403250 Pressure sensitive current breaker for a cell  
The invention provides a high-performance pressure sensitive current breaker for a cell that securely cuts off the current path inside the cell even when the pressure increase inside the cell is...
6392172 Pressure-sensitive breaker for battery  
In a pressure-sensitive breaker for a battery, a recess is formed at a position on the inner surface of a battery pack opposing a side face of a battery case of a battery. A first terminal is...
6385031 Switches for use in tools  
A switch for use in various applications, including downhole applications, includes a first conductor and a second conductor and an insulator electrically isolating the first and second conductors....
6335109 Safety device and secondary battery using the same  
A safety device having a thin plate of a brittle material adapted to be ruptured by a difference between pressures exerted on opposite sides thereof; and a conductive path provided on the thin...
6287718 Protection device and battery cell using this protection device  
A protection device for preventing swelling or breakage of a battery cell in response to over-charging and/or an over-current condition. The protection device is connected between an internal...
6232568 Current interrupting apparatus  
A current interrupting apparatus including a battery terminal adapted to be attached to a battery, a load conductor wire adapted to be connected to a load, a connecting member electrically...
6222439 Circuit breaking device  
A bus bar is connected between a battery post and a stud bolt to which an electric power supply wire is connected. An opening is provided in a housing in which an explosive sealing portion is...
6211476 Air bag cover with horn switch  
An apparatus (10) for covering an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (40) comprises a cover (70) including first and second portions (100, 110). The cover (70) is movable from a closed...
6198056 Electrical circuit disrupter  
A circuit disrupter having a first conductor and a second conductor partially disposed in an enclosure. A connector is biased to an open position by a spring, but is held in an engaged position by...
6194988 Low melting point element fusion apparatus and circuit breaker including the same  
A fusion apparatus is equipped with a fuse, a solid combustion agent, an igniting device, and a spring. The solid combustion agent and the igniting device are accommodated within an inner casing....
6034613 Shock and vibration sensor  
A sensor assembly for monitoring shocks and vibrations on sensitive devices is provided. The sensor assembly comprises a detector beam supported between a pair of support members. A detector weight...
5910766 Vehicular accident locator and identification system  
A vehicular accident locator system is provided including a plurality of sensor assemblies each including a brittle conductive element. The sensor assemblies are mounted throughout the body and the...
5907270 Current-limiting switch  
A current-limiting switch, with current connections and contacts, at least one of which is movable, having an associated drive, for opening the moving contact when a predefined electric current...
5880535 Tap resistant security circuit  
A tap-resistant security circuit. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a conduit including an electrically conductive wire surrounded by a gas-filled, gas impermeable sheath. At one...
5877563 Fuse device for a cable in motor vehicles  
A fuse device for a cable in vehicles, includes a current strength sensor having an evaluation circuit connected downstream, and a severing device for the cable. The severing device disconnecting...
5835781 Break-away key for electronic circuitry  
A structural key is checked under program control to control the mode of operation for a processor-based electronic circuit board. A break-away key portion of the circuit board is connected to the...
5818121 On-board wiring system for vehicles  
In an on-board wiring system for vehicles has a battery line for connecting a generator with an energy accumulator and a disconnection switch, actuated as a result of an accident, arranged therein....
5808253 Circuit-breaking apparatus  
A circuit-breaking apparatus is formed of an insulating housing, first and second electrodes located at both ends of the insulating housing, a detonator located in the first electrode, a lead...
5793122 Automobile security device  
A triggering pin is connected between the steering column cover and the ignition switch lock, or a glass bead is held between the ignition switch lock and the ignition switch lock mounting...
5773775 Pressure actuated circuit breaker with frangible printed circuit board  
A pressure actuated breaker for cutting-off current flow in and from a battery in response to a relatively low internal pressure rise within the battery. The pressure cut-off sensor includes a box...
5755249 Fluid flow monitor  
A fluid flow monitor has coaxial conductive annular supports separated by an insulating gasket and connected by a conductive member. One support has a lesser external diameter and a smaller...
5723834 Horn membrane switch with rupturable strain relief bridging connector  
An improved membrane horn switch having a first main switch section and a second main switch section connected by spaced-apart, relatively narrow first and second bridge members which are...
5708855 One-time-use camera with built-in flash-every-exposure device incrementally destroyed after each exposure  
A one-time-use camera comprising a filmstrip to be successively exposed in the camera is characterized in that frangible members in the camera operate in conjunction with successive exposure of the...
5685418 Switch device having detachable grasp support member  
A switch device (100) has a configuration that supports installation. The switch device (100) has two segments (110, 120) that have selectively coupled contact portions (130, 113). The two segments...
5684283 Rupturable strain relieving horn switch bridging member  
A membrane horn switch wherein the two membranes sheets of the horn switch have first and second relatively large areas connected by a rupturable, strain relieving bridge member. The bridge members...
5661277 Differential pressure flow sensor using multiple layers of flexible membranes  
A differential pressure flow sensor for use in a flow passageway of very low pressure flow lines and utilizing at least first and second conductive membranes in superimposed relationship having...
5657001 Fluid flow detector  
A sensor body has an orifice forming a central fluid flow passage therethrough and supports a thin conducting frangible rod, such as graphite, across the central fluid flow passage. The graphite...
5631634 Flow and pressure sensor  
A pressure sensor assembly includes a disk entirely of metal and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced petals, separated by a plurality of radially extending slots. The slots extend from...
5627509 Glazing unit security system  
A glazing unit security system has an electrically conductive strip of polymeric material self-adhered to the surface of a tempered glass pane. Security means electrically connected to the...
5621197 Device for interrupting the flow of current in the positive or impregnated vehicle battery cable  
A device for disconnecting the flow of current in the positive or impregnated battery cable of a motor vehicle has an electrically conductive plug-in connection that can be placed in the positive...
5592276 Image fixing device with heater responsive to thermal stress  
A heater includes a base plate, and a resistor, extending in a longitudinal direction of the base plate, for generating heat when a power supply is applied thereto. A recess, such as a hole or...
5585606 Readily rupturable membrane switch for airbag module  
A membrane switch wherein the membranes have rupturable bridge members. The bridge members provide an area that is readily rupturable such that they can be appropriately placed in proximity to or...
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