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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven J. Whitney, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Nate Maercklein, Palatine, IL (US);
Rob Deblieck, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Scott Davidson, Woodstock, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/12 ;
Abstract
An electrical circuit protection device has an overcurrent protection portion and an overvoltage protection portion. The overcurrent protection portion has a surface. The overvoltage protection portion is disposed on the surface. In one preferred embodiment, the overcurrent portion includes a PTC device and the overvoltage portion includes a voltage variable material. A number of terminations are configured to connect the overcurrent protection portion and the overvoltage protection portion to a printed circuit board.