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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Chun-Kwan Tsang, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jianhua Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
LITTELFUSE, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/02 (2006.01); H01C 7/00 (2006.01); H01C 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/02 (2013.01); H01C 7/008 (2013.01); H01C 7/027 (2013.01); H01C 17/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Structurally supported positive temperature coefficient (PTC) materials are disclosed. Furthermore, methods to provide structurally supported PTC materials are disclosed. In one implementation, a structurally supported PTC material includes a support structure that is at least partially covered by a PTC material. In one example, the support structure is a mesh material integrated at least partially in the PTC material.