Patents by Inventor JOHN J. MONKOWSKI, JR.

JOHN J. MONKOWSKI, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20150102896
    Abstract: A fuse including a fuse element, a diffusion layer, and a barrier layer is provided. The barrier layer acts to slow down and/or prevent premature diffusion of the diffusion material into the fuse element during normal operation. As a result, the fuse may be operated in environments having higher ambient temperatures and/or higher currents than otherwise possible. some examples provide a fuse including a fuse element formed from a first conductive material, the fuse element, a barrier layer disposed on a surface of the fuse element, the barrier layer including first and second portions separated by a gap, the barrier layer formed from a second conductive material different from the first conductive material, and a diffusion layer disposed in the gap on the surface of the fuse element, the diffusion layer formed from a third conductive material different from the second conductive material and first conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: GORDON TODD DIETSCH, FRANCISCO URIBE, FREDERICK DELOS REYES, JOHN J. MONKOWSKI, JR.