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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Lex Kosowsky, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Fleming, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lex Kosowsky, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Fleming, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Littelfuse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H01C 7/10 (2006.01); H02H 3/22 (2006.01); H01C 7/12 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2013.01); H01C 7/12 (2013.01); H05K 1/0257 (2013.01); H05K 1/0259 (2013.01); H05K 1/167 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0738 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical device that includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are separated from one another so as to form a gap structure. A layer of protective material spans the gap structure to contact the first electrode and the second electrode. A dimension of the gap structure, corresponding to a separation distance between the first electrode and the second electrode, is varied and includes a minimum separation distance that coincides with a critical path of the layer of protective material between the first electrode and the second electrode.