Patents by Inventor Steven Francis Ulm, Jr.

Steven Francis Ulm, 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).

  • Surface-mount fuse and the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 5977860
    Abstract: A surface-mount fuse for protecting a circuit, which includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, each surface having first, second, third, and fourth ends, the substrate also having first, second, third, and fourth sides. The fuse includes a metal strip attached to the first surface of the substrate with a layer of adhesive material, the layer of adhesive material being disposed between the metal strip and the first surface of the substrate, the metal strip having a first connection region, a second connection region, and a non-linear fuse link therebetween. The fuse further includes first and second wire leads, the first wire lead being conductively connected to the first connection region and horizontally projecting away from the first connection region, the second wire lead being conductively connected to the second connection region and horizontally projecting away from the second connection region, for connecting the fuse to the remainder of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Francis Ulm, Jr., Edwin James Harris, IV, Matthew Michael Rybka
  • Surface-mount fuse having a substrate with surfaces and a metal strip attached to the substrate using layer of adhesive material
    Patent number: 5699032
    Abstract: A surface-mount fuse for protecting a circuit, includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, each surface having first, second, third, and forth ends, the substrate also having first, second, third, and fourth sides. The fuse also includes a metal strip evenly attached to the first surface of the substrate with a layer of adhesive material, the layer of adhesive material being disposed between the metal strip and the first surface of the substrate, the metal strip having a first connection region, a second connection region, and a non-linear fuse link therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Francis Ulm, Jr., Edwin James Harris, IV, Matthew Michael Rybka