Patents by Inventor Stuart Richard Roberts

Stuart Richard Roberts 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).

  • Fuse apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6570482
    Abstract: An electrical fuse includes a pair of terminal portions and a fusible link extending between the pair of terminal portions. The fusible link includes a fusing portion and a modifying portion in contact with the fusing portion. The modifying portion is formed of a material having a lower melting point than the fusing portion, and the fusible link includes a hole extending therethrough and defining an open-sided receptacle. A side of the open-sided receptacle forms one side of the fusing portion, and the modifying portion is disposed within the substantially open-sided receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies
    Inventors: Russell Brown, Rognvald Ridley Peterson, Stuart Richard Roberts
  • Fuse apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20020008608
    Abstract: An electrical fuse includes a pair of terminal portions and a fusible link extending between the pair of terminal portions. The fusible link includes a fusing portion and a modifying portion in contact with the fusing portion. The modifying portion is formed of a material having a lower melting point than the fusing portion, and the fusible link includes a hole extending therethrough and defining an open-sided receptacle. A side of the open-sided receptacle forms one side of the fusing portion, and the modifying portion is disposed within the substantially open-sided receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Russell Brown, Rognvald Ridley Peterson, Stuart Richard Roberts