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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yuriy Borisovich Matus, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Martin G. Pineda, Fremont, CA (US);
Sergio Fuentes, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
LITTELFUSE, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/02 (2006.01); H01C 1/08 (2006.01); H01C 1/14 (2006.01); H01H 85/02 (2006.01); H01H 85/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/027 (2013.01); H01C 1/08 (2013.01); H01C 1/1406 (2013.01); H01H 85/0241 (2013.01); H01H 85/048 (2013.01); H01H 2085/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit protection device including a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device and a backup fuse electrically connected in series with one another, the backup fuse comprising a quantity of solder disposed on a dielectric chip and having a melting temperature that is higher than a trip temperature of the PTC device, wherein the a surface of the dielectric chip exhibits a de-wetting characteristic relative to the solder such that, when the solder is melted, the solder draws away from the surface to create a galvanic opening in the backup fuse.