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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Joseph Shea, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Miomir B. Djordjevic, Milwaukee, WI (US);
William Kingston Hanna, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 0/702 ; C08L 6/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 0/702 ; C08L 6/300 ;
Abstract
A current limiting PTC device ( ) has two electrodes ( ) with a thin film of electric conducting polymer material ( ) disposed between the electrodes, the polymer material ( ) having superior flexibility and short circuit performance, where the polymer material contains short chain aliphatic diepoxide, conductive filler particles, curing agent, and, preferably, a minor amount of bisphenol A epoxy resin.