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US3213246A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective encapsulation for electrical devices

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-09
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1982-04-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Duval Montague Richard

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 18:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/70; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/42; H01B3/421; H01B3/422; H01B3/423; H01B3/44; H01B3/441; H01H; H01H37/00; H01H37/02; H01H37/32; H01H37/52; H01H37/54; H01H37/5418; H01H37/5427; H01H51/00; H01H51/28; H01H51/287; H02; H02K; H02K11/00; H02K11/20; H02K11/25; H01H2037/5463

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
IN COMBINATION: A HERMETICALLY SEALED ELECTRICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A HEADER MEMBER HAVING A GLASS SEALANT PORTION IN WHICH IS MOUNTED AT LEAST ONE EXTRIORLY EXTENDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL MEMBER; A CAP MEMBER, OPEN AT ONE END, HAVING SAIDE WALLS AND AN UPPER WALL; SAID CAP MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN INTERIOR CAVITY; ONE OF SAID WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AN EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING AND INCLUDING A MEMBER PROJECTING INTO SAID OPENING PROVIDING A PAIR OF SPACED NOTCHED PORTIONS; SAID CAP MEMBER BEING MOUNTED ON SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH SAID OPEN END THEREOF INTERFITTING WITH SAID HEADER MEMBER AND WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER RECEIVED AND HOUSED WITHIN SAID CAVITY; A PAIR OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS ONE OF WHICH IS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AND THE OTHER OF WHICH IS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID HEADER MEMBER, SAID LEAD MEMBERS EXTENDING EXTERIORLY OF SAID CAP MEMBER THROUGH SAID EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING IN SAID ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH EACH OF SAID LEADS DISPOSED IN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID NOTCHED PORTIONS; AND SAID INTERIOR CAVITY BEING INFILLED THROUGH SAID EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING IN SAID ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATING THERMOSETTING RESIN MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
IN COMBINATION: A HERMETICALLY SEALED ELECTRICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A HEADER MEMBER HAVING A GLASS SEALANT PORTION IN WHICH IS MOUNTED AT LEAST ONE EXTRIORLY EXTENDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL MEMBER; A CAP MEMBER, OPEN AT ONE END, HAVING SAIDE WALLS AND AN UPPER WALL; SAID CAP MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN INTERIOR CAVITY; ONE OF SAID WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AN EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING AND INCLUDING A MEMBER PROJECTING INTO SAID OPENING PROVIDING A PAIR OF SPACED NOTCHED PORTIONS; SAID CAP MEMBER BEING MOUNTED ON SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH SAID OPEN END THEREOF INTERFITTING WITH SAID HEADER MEMBER AND WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER RECEIVED AND HOUSED WITHIN SAID CAVITY; A PAIR OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LEAD MEMBERS ONE OF WHICH IS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AND THE OTHER OF WHICH IS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID HEADER MEMBER, SAID LEAD MEMBERS EXTENDING EXTERIORLY OF SAID CAP MEMBER THROUGH SAID EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING IN SAID ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH EACH OF SAID LEADS DISPOSED IN A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID NOTCHED PORTIONS; AND SAID INTERIOR CAVITY BEING INFILLED THROUGH SAID EXTERIORLY COMMUNICATING OPENING IN SAID ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS WITH AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATING THERMOSETTING RESIN MATERIAL.

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