METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SURFACE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Patent 0834180

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EP 0 834 180 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/15

(21)	Application number: 96925471.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.06.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01C 7/ 00^{( . )}
H01C 7/ 12^{( . )}

H01C 7/ 10^{( . )}
H01C 17/ 08^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/012217

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/041356 (19.12.1996 Gazette 1997/03)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

07.06.1995 US 19950474940
07.06.1995 US 19950474502

(71)	Applicant: LITTELFUSE, INC.
	Des Plaines, IL 60016 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	NEUHALFEN, Andrew, J. Algonquin, IL 60102 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lawrence, John Gordon, et al
	McNeight & Lawrence Regent House Heaton Lane Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1BS (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SURFACE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS