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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Lintec of America, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Marcio Dias Lima, Richardson, TX (US);
Yang Yang, Richardson, TX (US);
Luis Plata, Richardson, TX (US);
Marilu Guerrero, Richardson, TX (US);
Franklin Le, Richardson, TX (US);
Randy Allen, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 85/04 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/44 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H01B 1/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03G 7/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/44 (2013.01); H01H 85/04 (2013.01); H02N 11/006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5066 (2013.01); F03G 7/065 (2013.01); H01B 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator device that includes a conducting material and at least one fuse incorporated into the conducting material is disclosed. The at least one fuse may stop current flow for temperatures above a specific temperature. The actuator device may also include a series of electronics that determine whether the actuating device has blown the at least one fuse.