Global Patent Index - EP 1540681 A4

EP 1540681 A4 20060517 - TIMER-CONTROLLED CLAMP FOR INITIATION ELEMENTS

Title (en)

TIMER-CONTROLLED CLAMP FOR INITIATION ELEMENTS

Title (de)

TIMER-GESTEUERTE KLAMMER FÜR EINLEITUNGSELEMENTE

Title (fr)

CALEUR COMMANDE PAR TEMPORISATEUR POUR ELEMENTS INITIATEURS

Publication

EP 1540681 A4 20060517 (EN)

Application

EP 03765830 A 20030721

Priority

  • US 0322723 W 20030721
  • US 39832102 P 20020724

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004010554A2] This invention relates to protective circuitry (12) for electrical initiation elements (10) and finds utility in preventing inadvertent functioning of electrical bridge-initiation elements, such as semiconductor bridges (SCBs), bridgewires, etc., by transient environmental electrical signals. The protective circuitry (12) of this invention comprises a timer portion (14) and a clamping portion (16) and is designed to divert from the electrical initiation element (10) at least a portion of an electrical signal received at the input nodes (10a, 10b) thereof for a suitable time interval that corresponds to the duration of an expected transient signal, which is typically significantly smaller than the duration of a proper initiation signal.

IPC 8 full level

F42B 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01); F42B 3/18 (2006.01); F42B 3/182 (2006.01); F42C 15/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F42B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US); F42C 11/06 (2013.01 - EP US); F42C 15/40 (2013.01 - EP US); H02H 3/093 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004010554 A2 20040129; WO 2004010554 A3 20040708; AU 2003254056 A1 20040209; AU 2003254056 A8 20040209; EP 1540681 A2 20050615; EP 1540681 A4 20060517; JP 2005533991 A 20051110; KR 20050069973 A 20050705; US 2006098380 A1 20060511

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0322723 W 20030721; AU 2003254056 A 20030721; EP 03765830 A 20030721; JP 2004523205 A 20030721; KR 20057001304 A 20050124; US 52195505 A 20050817