ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,194, issued on May 20, was assigned to Littelfuse Inc. (Chicago).
"Active/passive fuse module" was invented by Engelbert Hetzmannseder (Chicago), Derek Lasini (Schaumburg, Ill.) and David Arthur Burns (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active/passive fuse module including a fuse having an electrically insulating fuse body, first and second endcaps disposed on opposing ends of the fuse body, a fusible element extending through the fuse body between the first endcap and the second endcap, and an arc quenching material disposed within the fuse body and surrounding the fusible element. The fuse module further includes a pyrotechn...