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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shigeo Ohashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
335205 ; 335 51 ; 335206 ;
Abstract
A switching element having a container made of insulating material, terminals extending from the inside to outside of the container, a mixture filled and hermetically sealed in the container, the mixture being composed of conductive powder or particles which may be magnetic and of a non-conductive liquid such as contact oil. The conductive powder is primarily suspended in the liquid, and magnetic forces are applied to and removed from the above-mentioned powder or particles by magnets or the like provided outside of the container to perform switching operations.