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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:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Parker, Palm Desert, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B / ; H01B / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252502 ; 252510 ; 252511 ; 252512 ; 252514 ; 106272 ; 524277 ;
Abstract
A device for indicating the conducting state of a fuse includes a heat generating material for generating heat in response to an electrical input and adapted to be coupled electrically in parallel with a fuse, and a temperature responsive material thermally coupled to the heat generating material for providing a visually discernable response if heated above a threshold temperature by the heat generating material.