Patents by Inventor Pamela E. Hardy

Pamela E. Hardy 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: 4992905
    Abstract: An electrical device includes an electrical element; a container housing the electrical element; a rigid electrical terminal extending through a hole in a wall of the container; a bridge between the wall and the element, the bridge having an opening offset from an axis lying normal to the wall at the hole and the opening being aligned with a portion of the terminal; and an electrical connection made between the element and the terminal via the bridge opening, the connection being configured so that bulging of the wall causes the connection to break. Preferably, the container is a capacitor, and the electrical connection between the element and the terminal includes multiple separation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Aerovox Incorporated
    Inventors: Frederick W. MacDougall, Pamela E. Hardy