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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1997
Daniel A Chandler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Luis A Navarro, Fremont, CA (US);
Edward F Chu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit protection device for protecting batteries is formed from a resistive element composed of a PTC conductive polymer composition and two electrodes. The device has a resistive element thickness of 0.025 to 0.20 mm; a crosslinking level equivalent to 1 to 20 Mrads; a surface area of at most 120 mm.sup.2 ; a resistance at 20.degree. C., R.sub.20, of at most 0.030 ohm; and a resistivity at 20.degree. C., .rho..sub.20, of at most 2.0 ohm-cm. Devices of the invention are sufficiently small to be easily inserted into an assembly comprising a battery, particularly a rechargeable battery, and the device. Such assemblies are used for powering portable electronic equipment such as cellular telephones.