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6773532 Method for improving heat dissipation in optical transmitter  
A method of positioning a heat generating component on a header to enhance heat sinking characteristics includes positioning the header on a first pedestal, wherein the first pedestal and the...
6771476 Circuit protector  
A circuit protector comprising a substrate, a conductive layer formed around the substrate, a narrowed portion formed on the conductive layer at a certain part, terminals formed at both ends of the...
6771079 Automobile multi-purpose DC source protection monitor  
An automobile multi-purpose DC source protection monitor includes of a fuse protection module; multiple units of fuse being arranged on each fuse-carrier, then respectively connected to electric...
6768624 Fan protection  
In a protection circuit for a plurality of fans, an element is associated with each fan. The impedance or the current value of the element indicates the operation condition of the fan. For example,...
6765776 Configurable interrupter for circuit overcurrent conditions  
Electrical power distribution circuits for motor vehicles incorporate a switching element for controlling the energization of the circuits. Current metering elements associated with each switching...
6765777 Overvoltage-protection device  
Overvoltage-protection device, applicable in particular to the low-voltage mains, comprising, between the two lines ( 1, 2 ) of the mains, a gas-discharge arrestor ( 3 ), a varistor ( 4 ) and a...
6759891 Thermal shutdown circuit with hysteresis and method of using  
An integrated circuit ( 10 ) includes a thermal shutdown circuit that incorporates hysteresis for shutting down a functional circuit ( 13 ) when its temperature exceeds a predefined value. First...
6751080 Control circuit for semiconductor device with overheat protecting function  
A control circuit for a semiconductor device with overheat protecting function is provided, which includes: a semiconductor element; an overheat protecting means; a chip to mount the semiconductor...
6737621 Microwave oven and high voltage control circuit of the same  
A microwave oven having a high voltage control circuit which prevents an overheating of a high voltage transformer. The high voltage control circuit includes a thermostat which is turned on or off...
6735065 Semiconductor module  
A semiconductor module includes a housing with at least one semiconductor component that is conductively connected to at least one output line. An integrated temperature sensor is also housed in...
6728088 Protection circuit against high currents in lighting converters  
An electronic thermal protection circuit is for high currents which can occur in the start-up phase in lighting converters. The circuit is associated with a power device having an output terminal...
6721159 Power feeding apparatus, transporter and transport system  
In a power feeding apparatus having pickup coils L 1 and L 2 , a rectifier circuit 4 and output terminals U and V, the relays R 1 and R 2 are connected between the output side terminals of the...
6717788 Temperature-protected semiconductor circuit configuration  
A temperature-protected semiconductor circuit configuration that has an integrated switching unit. The switching unit is formed of a semiconductor switch, a first integrated temperature sensor for...
6713737 System for reducing noise from a thermocouple in an induction heating system  
A method and apparatus for reducing electrical noise in an electrical signal from a temperature feedback device to an induction heating system. The induction heating system has an electrical...
6702457 Method and apparatus for a thermal wake-up circuit  
An apparatus and method is directed to a thermal wake-up circuit and a thermal sensor that are utilized by another circuit. The thermal wake-up circuit monitors a temperature associated with the...
6700768 Fuse housing  
The invention relates to a cost effective protective device for safeguarding an electrical device against overcurrent. The preferred exemplary embodiment is a conductor track fuse that is arranged...
6700767 Temperature-based cooling fan controlling structure  
Temperature-based cooling fan control structure mainly including a thermistor for measuring ambient temperature, a voltage amplification system to indicate voltage needed for the cooling fan to...
6697246 Overload protector structure of extension cord receptacle  
The present invention relates to an overload protector structure of an extension cord receptacle that mainly comprised a fire wire conducting plate of a switching unit (or a receptacle unit)...
6678829 System and method of regulating the distribution of power throughout a system through the use of uni-directional and bi-directional switches  
An integrated solution to power management and distribution on a power bus, such as needed for an IEEE 1394 compliant expansion board. The integrated circuit includes a uni-directional switch on...
6678138 Environmentally insensitive surge suppressor apparatus and method  
A surge suppressor conducts heat from a surge protection component (SSC) through a heat conductive element, such as a copper pad, on a printed circuit board, to at least one thermal fuse to cause...
6678137 Temperature compensation circuit for an arc fault current interrupting circuit breaker  
An arc fault current interrupting (AFCI) circuit breaker includes a pair of electrical contacts for stopping the flow of electrical current in a protected portion of the distribution circuit. A low...
6678131 Arc-safe electrical receptacles  
Electrical receptacles configured to eliminate arc faults rather than merely detect such faults with attendant circuit disconnection, the invention contemplates low-cost, child-safe electrical...
6674369 Fan control circuit  
There is described a circuit for controlling the operation of a fan. The circuit operates to control the speed of the fan and to operate the means to monitor fan malfunctioning.
6674623 Microcomputer equipped with built-in temperature sensor  
In a microcomputer equipped with a built-in temperature sensor, diodes as a temperature sensor are incorporated in a pair of circuit blocks, respectively, and placed in opposite polarity connection...
6671152 Power MOS transistor with overtemperature protection circuit  
A power MOS transistor having a PMT chip located in a transistor housing in which the temperature of the transistor barrier junction is monitored is described. Protection of the PMT chip against...
6670870 Lockout for reset mechanism of electrical protective device  
An electrical protective device that includes a reset mechanism uses a resistor body to act as a hold-off to a spring driven lockout for the reset mechanism. Upon the failure of an internal...
6671187 Protection device having a sleeve and method of assembling a battery with a protection device and an electrical component  
A protection device for an electrical component that has a protective housing and a terminal cap. The protective housing has a base with a contact hole therethrough for accommodating an electrical...
6667869 Power control system and method for illumination array  
A power control system and method controls power supplied from a power source to a resistive load, such as a LED illumination array, to prevent the load from exceeding a high temperature limit. The...
6667868 Thermal shutdown control for multi-channel integrated circuit boards  
A multi-channel power shut-down circuit that includes a plurality of channel disabler circuits formed on a common substrate where each of the channel disabler circuits includes a first...
6665163 Method for controlling fan in computer system  
In a docking station for a PC, a PCI adapter, an IDE controller, and a PC card controller operate when a PCI clock is supplied from the PC, and stop when the supply of the PCI clock is stopped by...
6661633 Protective element  
The protective element 20 A includes a first PTC element 1 , as well as a low-melting-point metal member 2 , a heat-generating member 3 and a second PTC element. A the PTC material 1 ′...
6650519 ESD protection by a high-to-low resistance shunt  
A method and apparatus for protecting a thin film sensor such as a magnetoresistive head from damaging electrical transients, such as electrostatic discharge. A thin film sensor assembly includes a...
6636403 Thermally protected metal oxide varistor  
A varistor has a thermal fuse between a lead and an electrode. The fuse includes a link extending between the surface of an insulator and the fused electrode. The electrical connection of the link...
6631066 Apparatus and method for initiating crowbar protection in a shunt regulator  
A method and apparatus provide for improved crowbar protection in a shunt regulator circuit including a shunt device. An over-temperature protection circuit may be combined with a fast-crowbar...
6628485 Apparatus for limiting an electrical current  
The invention relates to an apparatus for limiting an electrical current by using a PTC resistor being monitored by a monitor circuit. According to the invention, the monitor circuit issues a...
6628491 Semiconductor component with a circuit for driving an electrical load  
The semiconductor component has a circuit configuration for driving an electrical load. The circuit includes a control circuit with a power switch driven by a drive configuration and feeding a...
6624995 Semiconductor device and method of activating a protection circuit with a sampling pulse  
A semiconductor device ( 10 ) includes a protection circuit ( 12 ) that has an input ( 24 ) for activating the protection circuit in response to a sampling pulse (V ENABLE ) to detect a fault...
6621677 Method and system for series fault protection  
A method for protection of an electrical installation against series fault. The method is directed to detection of heat development at specific points in the installation by means of individual...
6621678 Thermal protection circuit and method for protecting power delivery circuit  
A thermal protection circuit arranged in an integrated circuit for protecting a power delivery is disclosed. The thermal protection circuit for protecting a power delivery circuit includes a first...
6614639 Control system including rectifier and method for controlling rectifier bridge by disabling gating of semiconductor device based upon heat sink or junction temperature  
A control system includes a rectifier bridge including a heat sink having a temperature, and also including an SCR having a gate. The SCR thermally engages the heat sink. A circuit controls the...
6600641 Overcurrent protection for the series fuse  
This invention includes a circuit that approximates the thermal behavior of a fuse or other electronic device that is coupled in series with the circuit. In one preferred embodiment, the circuit...
6597556 Circuit for protection from excess temperature  
An integrated circuit having a power transistor and a circuit arrangement functioning in a temperature dependant manner and thermally coupled to the power transitor. The integrated circuit is used...
6583977 Zipper fuse  
This invention includes a current limiting circuit comprised of an array of switch-fuse pairs. Switches are coupled in series with fuses to form fuse-switch pairs. The fuse switch pairs are coupled...
6583973 Electrical conditioning monitoring module for a vehicular electrical system  
An interface device adapted to be connected between an electrical circuit and a monitor. The invention of a common terminal, “n” number of sensing terminals, “n” number of sensing...
6577486 Stacked-type electronic device having film electrode for breaking abnormal current  
A stacked-type capacitor with a fuse function for breaking an abnormal current wherein internal electrodes of a same polarity stacked in a ceramic body are led out to an outer surface of the...
6574082 Methods and systems for operating temperature controls for electronic equipment  
Electronic equipment can be operated in an enclosure wherein the electronic equipment is powered by a DC power source including a rectifier that receives an AC power signal and a battery that...
6563684 Method of manufacturing excess current interrupting structure  
An excess current interrupting structure comprising a conductive wire rod which generates heat by an excess current connected between a pair of electric conductors, a circumference of the...
6560085 Circuit breaker including positive temperature coefficient resistivity element and current limiting element  
An apparatus and method for interrupting the flow of electrical current in a line is disclosed. The invention provides for better limitation of current than can be achieved in the prior art. With...
6556404 Self powered cooling fan and method  
Electrical distribution equipment generally includes a housing defining an enclosed space and a conductor in the enclosed space. A current transformer utilizing current in the conductor induces...
6552888 Safety electrical outlet with logic control circuit  
An electrical safety outlet for accepting a plug to provide power to electrical appliances including a power supply and an intelligent circuitry for controlling the power supply to the electrical...