US Patent 7878871 Weld terminal, switch assembly and methods of attachment

Patent 7878871 was granted and assigned to Inteva Products on February, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Inteva Products

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7878871

Date of Patent

February 1, 2011

Patent Application Number

12400088

Date Filed

March 9, 2009

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11888279 Method of attaching a contact element to a conductive path a conductor plate

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tho D. Ta

Patent abstract

A terminal and electrical contact for a pair of leads of an electrical component is provided, the terminal having a pair of terminals each comprising a planar member comprising a conductive material that surrounds an opening in the planar member; and wherein one of the pair of leads is welded to one of the pair of terminals such that the lead traverses the opening and is welded to the terminal at a portion of the terminal adjacent to the opening and the other one of the pair of leads is welded to the other one of the pair of terminals such that the lead traverses the opening and is welded to the terminal at a portion of the other one of the pair of terminals adjacent to the opening.