Patents Assigned to Harris Ireland Development Company, Ltd.
  • Low profile mount for plural lower electrode metal oxide varistor package and method
    Patent number: 6388555
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Harris Ireland Development Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Nickel barrier end termination and method
    Publication number: 20020050911
    Abstract: A method of providing nickel barrier end terminations for a zinc oxide semiconductor device with exposed body surfaces and end terminal regions, in which the device is controllably reacted with a nickel plating solution only on an exposed end terminal region and thereafter provided with a final tin or tin-lead termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Harris Ireland Development Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Low profile mount for metal oxide varistor package with short circuit protection and method
    Patent number: 6307462
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Harris Ireland Development Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Low profile mount for metal oxide varistor package and method
    Patent number: 6304166
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Harris Ireland Development Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Low profile mount for metal oxide varistor package with short circuit protection and method
    Publication number: 20010015687
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: Harris Ireland Development Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Low profile mount for plural upper electrode metal oxide varistor package and method
    Publication number: 20010015686
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: Harris Ireland Development Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Low profile mount for plural lower electrode metal oxide varistor package and method
    Publication number: 20010015685
    Abstract: A low profile mount for a disc varistor. A thermally sensitive switch is provided both for single and multiple electrode embodiments. The switch may be placed in a shorting circuit and include a spring biased conductor prevented from closure by a heat sensitive element which softens in responsive to excessive heat. The varistor may be fused to prevent excessive current from a short circuited but not open circuited varistor. Methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: Harris Ireland Development Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Neil McLoughlin
  • Apparatus and method for minimizing currents in electrical devices
    Patent number: 6278065
    Abstract: A method for minimizing leakage currents in electrical devices with ceramic bodies. An electrical device that includes a ceramic body with electrically conductive terminations and is provided with a protective sealant to prevent flux penetration during the subsequent soldering of the device into an electrical circuit. The method includes coating the device in a fluorinated polymer which inhibits flux penetration of the ceramic body during soldering of the terminals without interfering with the soldering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Harris Ireland Development Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ann Hopper, Brendan Harmon