Patents by Inventor Julio C. Urrea

Julio C. Urrea 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).

  • Patent number: 11355300
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of active/passive automotive fuse module in accordance with the present disclosure may include an electrically insulating base, a fuse plate including a bus bar portion disposed on a top surface of the base above a projectile cavity formed in the base, the fuse plate further including a fusible portion electrically connected to the bus bar portion and adapted to open when an amount of current flowing through the fuse plate exceeds a current rating of the active/passive automotive fuse module, the active/passive automotive fuse module further including a pyrotechnic interrupter (PI) disposed atop the base and including a projectile positioned above the bus bar portion, the PI configured to drive the projectile through the bus bar portion upon actuation of the PI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Urrea, Gary M. Bold, Juergen Scheele
  • Patent number: 11081308
    Abstract: A vertical surface mount device pass-through fuse including an electrically insulating fuse body, a fusible element disposed on a first side of the fuse body and extending between first and second terminals, an electrically insulating cap having a domed portion and a flanged portion extending from the domed portion, the domed portion disposed over the fusible element, and the flanged portion affixed to the fuse body, and a conductive lead frame having a bow portion and an elongate shank portion extending from the bow portion, wherein the bow portion is disposed on the cap and is connected to the first terminal, and wherein the shank portion extends away from the fuse body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Urrea, Gary M. Bold, Matthew David Yurkanin
  • Publication number: 20210043408
    Abstract: A vertical surface mount device pass-through fuse including an electrically insulating fuse body, a fusible element disposed on a first side of the fuse body and extending between first and second terminals, an electrically insulating cap having a domed portion and a flanged portion extending from the domed portion, the domed portion disposed over the fusible element, and the flanged portion affixed to the fuse body, and a conductive lead frame having a bow portion and an elongate shank portion extending from the bow portion, wherein the bow portion is disposed on the cap and is connected to the first terminal, and wherein the shank portion extends away from the fuse body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Urrea, Gary M. Bold, Matthew David Yurkanin
  • Publication number: 20200357594
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of active/passive automotive fuse module in accordance with the present disclosure may include an electrically insulating base, a fuse plate including a bus bar portion disposed on a top surface of the base above a projectile cavity formed in the base, the fuse plate further including a fusible portion electrically connected to the bus bar portion and adapted to open when an amount of current flowing through the fuse plate exceeds a current rating of the active/passive automotive fuse module, the active/passive automotive fuse module further including a pyrotechnic interrupter (PI) disposed atop the base and including a projectile positioned above the bus bar portion, the PI configured to drive the projectile through the bus bar portion upon actuation of the PI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Urrea, Gary M. Bold, Juergen Scheele