Patents by Inventor Edwin Jay Harris

Edwin Jay Harris 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).

  • Low profile automotive fuse
    Patent number: 7479866
    Abstract: An automotive blade-type fuse and method of manufacturing same are provided. The fuse includes a pair of metallic terminals separated by and in electrical communication with a fuse element. An insulative housing is provided that covers at least a portion of an inner edge of each of the terminals and exposes the outer edges of the terminals and at least a portion of the upper edges of the terminals. The terminals can define grooves that interface with projections extending inwardly from the housing to hold the terminals firmly within the housing. Also, the upper edges of the terminals are bent inward to crimp the housing between an intermediate portion of the terminals and the bent upper end edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Goldsberry, Edwin Jay Harris