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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2008
Applicants:
William G. Rodseth, Antioch, IL (US);
Daniel Stanek, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Daniel Gilman, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William G. Rodseth, Antioch, IL (US);
Daniel Stanek, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Daniel Gilman, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit protection device includes: (i) a housing configured to hold a fuse; (ii) a first contact configured to connect the fuse to a power source; (iii) a second contact configured to connect the fuse to a load; and (iv) a sensing circuit placed in parallel with the fuse, the sensing circuit configured to operate on a leakage current running through the circuit after the fuse opens.