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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:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Alan R. Ball, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Stephen P. Robb, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Alan R. Ball, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Stephen P. Robb, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/20 (2006.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a protection device is used to protect a circuit. The protection device has a maximum rated power dissipation that is less than a maximum rated power dissipation of the circuit that is being protected.