Patents by Inventor Thinh K. Nguyen

Thinh K. Nguyen 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: 6282072
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical circuit protection device having a PTC element with a first common electrode affixed to a first surface of the PTC element and at least two second electrodes affixed to a second surface of the PTC element. The at least two second electrodes are physically separated from one another such that when the at least two second electrodes are connected to a source of electrical current, the current travels from the at least two second electrodes, respectively, through the PTC element, to the first common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Minervini, Thinh K. Nguyen