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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:
Dec. 18, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Mining and Cement Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 56 ; 361104 ; 361117 ; 361119 ;
Abstract
A protection circuit for a semiconductor circuit for protecting it from a thunder surge and overcurrent or overvoltage. A surge absorbing element and a Zenor diode are in parallel connected to the semiconductor circuit. A first fuse are connected before between the electric source and the surge absorbing element. A second fuse and a resistor, which is in series connection, is arranged between the surge absorbing element and the Zenor diode.