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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. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Simon Turvey, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries plc, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307125 ; 327479 ;
Abstract
A power switching circuit includes first and second semiconductor switches providing parallel paths connecting a load across a power supply. A circuit maintains the second switch in an off state except when the current in the first switch exceeds a predetermined value.