Patents by Inventor Diane G. Bigler

Diane G. Bigler 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).

  • Electrical device
    Patent number: 9646746
    Abstract: An electrical device having first and second electrodes and a layer of a conductive composite electrically in contact with the first and second electrodes. The conductive composite is a mixture of a semi-crystalline polymer and a conductive filler, the conductive filler including a plurality of particles containing an inner material including a first metal; and an outer material surrounding the inner material, the outer material including a second metal; and an intermetallic compound formed between the inner material and the outer material. The intermetallic compound has features from the inner material and the outer material. The device can be a circuit protection device. Also provided is a method of making a conductive composite by dry mixing the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Jaydip Das, Ting Gao, Nicola Pugliano, Mark F. Wartenberg, Diane G. Bigler, Mario G. Sepulveda, Kavitha Bharadwaj, Richard B. Lloyd
  • Electrical Device
    Publication number: 20160042845
    Abstract: An electrical device having first and second electrodes and a layer of a conductive composite electrically in contact with the first and second electrodes. The conductive composite is a mixture of a semi-crystalline polymer and a conductive filler, the conductive filler including a plurality of particles containing an inner material including a first metal; and an outer material surrounding the inner material, the outer material including a second metal; and an intermetallic compound formed between the inner material and the outer material. The intermetallic compound has features from the inner material and the outer material. The device can be a circuit protection device. Also provided is a method of making a conductive composite by dry mixing the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jaydip Das, Ting Gao, Nicola Pugliano, Mark F. Wartenberg, Diane G. Bigler, Mario G. Sepulveda, Kavitha Bharadwaj, Richard B. Lloyd