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Patent No.:

US 8451133 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2009

Large current carrying capacitor having a thermal disconnect with a light indicator

Applicants:

Bernard Lavene, Ocean, NJ (US);

David Curto, Toms River, NJ (US);

Alan Schach, Forked River, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Bernard Lavene, Ocean, NJ (US);

David Curto, Toms River, NJ (US);

Alan Schach, Forked River, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Electronic Concepts, Inc., Eatontown, NJ (US);

Attorney:

Ratnerprestia

Primary Examiner:

George Bugg

Assistant Examiner:

Jack K Wang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 17/06 (2006.01); H01G 2/14 (2006.01); H01G 9/10 (2006.01); H01G 4/32 (2006.01); H01G 4/00 (2006.01); H01G 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A capacitor providing a thermal alert includes a wound film capacitor for carrying a large current when coupled to an AC generator. The wound film capacitor includes a hollow core extending from one end to another end of the capacitor. Also included are an in-line thermal switch, which is disposed in the hollow core for sensing a predetermined temperature; and a light indicator, which is coupled to the thermal switch. A single housing is integrally formed from an upper cover and a lower cover for housing the capacitor, the thermal switch and the light indicator. The upper cover of the housing is formed from translucent material. The thermal switch is configured to disconnect the wound film capacitor from the AC generator upon reaching the predetermined temperature, and activate the light indicator to emit a light. The upper cover is effective in transmitting the light from inside the housing to outside of the housing. The light indicator includes an incandescent light bulb, a neon bulb, or a light emitting diode (LED).

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lavene, Bernard. (2013). Large current carrying capacitor having a thermal disconnect with a light indicator (U.S. Patent No. 8451133). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8451133

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