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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joan L Winnett, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Stephen J Whitney, Manchester, MO (US);
Edward G Glass, University City, MO (US);
Vernon Spaunhorst, Washington, MO (US);
Farid Ghaderi, Wildwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361111 ; 174255 ; 295921 ; 29825 ; 29841 ; 29847 ;
Abstract
A method for fabricating transient voltage protection devices is described wherein a gap between a ground conductor and another conductor is formed using a diamond dicing saw. Substrate material selection and includes specific ceramic materials designed to optimize performance and manufacturability. An overlay layer can be provided to minimize burring of the conductors during formation of the gap.