Patents by Inventor Fiorentino Imbimbo

Fiorentino Imbimbo 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).

  • Thermal protective device with bimetal for semiconductor devices and the like
    Patent number: 4758876
    Abstract: A thermal protective device for semiconductor devices and the like comprises a housing of electrically insulative plastic material made in cup form having at the open end a seat for lodging a bimetallic disc and means for applying the cup to the semiconductor device with the bimetallic disc in direct heat exchange relation therewith. One or more electric terminals is incorporated in the housing at the time of molding and is connected in power supply circuits of the semiconductor device and/or alarm and signaling circuits. The bimetallic disc acts on said electric terminals so as to interrupt or modify the power supply to the semiconductor device or to actuate an alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Ciro Calenda, Fiorentino Imbimbo, Giuseppe Notaro