Patents by Inventor Michel Andrepierre

Michel Andrepierre 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: 5057973
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte capacitor in a block of electrically insulative resin is provided with two electrodes connected by respective connecting tangs to output leads (+, -) and to a fuze test lead; one connecting tang (6) is formed by a first section (6B) fixed to one of the electrodes and projecting out of the resin block to form the fuze test lead, and a second section (6A) projecting out of the resin block to form a conventional terminal; an elongate strip (10) forms the fuze in one piece with the sections (6A,6B) so as to provide the only electrical connection between the sections; the fuze is coated with a supporting mass of thermally insulative resin extending between the two sections and embedded in the resin block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Sprague Electric Company
    Inventors: Didier Gouvernelle, Michel Andrepierre