Patents by Inventor Demetrios Thanopoulos

Demetrios Thanopoulos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fuse arrangements and fuse boxes for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6815841
    Abstract: A fuse arrangement for use in a vehicle is provided having a configuration wherein a common bus terminal connected to a voltage supply is connected to terminals of one or more axial fuses. The other fuse terminals are, in turn, connected to a wiring harness that is located on an opposite side of the fuse box from the common bus terminal in a base of a fuse box. Additionally, the present invention includes a fuse array including a planar substrate with fuses constructed on the substrate by film metallization. Furthermore, the invention includes a carrier strip used for packaging automotive fuses that is made of a flexible material capable of being rolled into a package for shipping to an end user. The invention also includes a mini fuse having reduced terminal spacing for use in vehicles with mixed voltage systems wherein the reduced terminal spacing fuse is used for a particular voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Brown, James Chen, Carl S. Reid, Demetrios Thanopoulos, Stephen J. Whitney
  • Fusible link for cable assembly and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 6359227
    Abstract: A fusible link for a cable assembly is provided. The fusible link has a link segment having a first member extending transversely from the link segment, and a second member extending transversely from the link segment. A first end of the link segment engaging a first cable of the cable assembly, and a second end of the link segment engaging a second cable of the cable assembly. A method of manufacturing the fusible link is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Seibang Oh, Cesario Herbias, Demetrios Thanopoulos, Jozef Philoteus Maria Johannes Jaspar
  • Fusible link, and link and cable assembly
    Patent number: 6046665
    Abstract: An improved cable assembly for electrical overload protection, the cable assembly having a first cable, a second cable, a fusible link, and a protective housing. The first and second cables have a protective covering and an end portion extending past the protective covering. The fusible link is located between the first and second cables such that the end portions of the cables are electrically connected to opposing ends of the fusible link. The protective housing encases a portion of the fusible link, with an intermediate section of the protective housing being spaced away from a portion of the fusible link to form a cavity. The protective housing also engages a portion of the first and second cables to form a rigid interconnecting housing around the fusible link and portions of the first and second cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Seibang Oh, Demetrios Thanopoulos