The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Farshid Tofigh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Otmar Kruppa, Deiningen, DE;
Jesse Thomas Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Farshid Tofigh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Otmar Kruppa, Deiningen, DE;
Jesse Thomas Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Leach International Corporation, Buena Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a power control system with a fusible link. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a power control system, having a device possessing an output, a fusible link connected to the output of the device, a heating element controller, and at least one heating element connected to the heating element controller, where the heating element controller is configured to control the flow of current through the heating element, where the heating element controller is configured to monitor activity of the device, and where the heating element is configured to generate sufficient heat to fuse the fusible link within a predetermined time period when current flows through the heating element.