DE69420709T2 - Elektrische schalter und sensoren aus einer nicht-toxischen metallegierung - Google Patents

Elektrische schalter und sensoren aus einer nicht-toxischen metallegierung

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DE69420709T2
DE69420709T2 DE69420709T DE69420709T DE69420709T2 DE 69420709 T2 DE69420709 T2 DE 69420709T2 DE 69420709 T DE69420709 T DE 69420709T DE 69420709 T DE69420709 T DE 69420709T DE 69420709 T2 DE69420709 T2 DE 69420709T2
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eutectic
switch
switch housing
wetting
metal alloy
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DE69420709D1 (de
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Larry Taylor
James Rancourt
Carlos Perry
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Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H29/00—Switches having at least one liquid contact
    • H01H29/02—Details
    • H01H29/04—Contacts; Containers for liquid contacts
    • H01H29/06—Liquid contacts characterised by the material thereof
DE69420709T 1993-02-25 1994-02-24 Elektrische schalter und sensoren aus einer nicht-toxischen metallegierung Expired - Fee Related DE69420709T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/022,118 US5391846A (en) 1993-02-25 1993-02-25 Alloy substitute for mercury in switch applications
US08/199,875 US5478978A (en) 1993-02-25 1994-02-22 Electrical switches and sensors which use a non-toxic liquid metal composition
PCT/US1994/002516 WO1994019243A1 (en) 1993-02-25 1994-02-24 Electrical switches and sensors which use a non-toxic liquid metal composition

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DE69420709D1 DE69420709D1 (de) 1999-10-21
DE69420709T2 true DE69420709T2 (de) 2000-05-11

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US (1) US5391846A (de)
EP (1) EP0686116B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH08510082A (de)
AT (1) ATE184563T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2153662A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69420709T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1994019243A1 (de)

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DE10359688B4 (de) * 2003-04-14 2006-01-26 Agilent Technologies, Inc. (n.d.Ges.d.Staates Delaware), Palo Alto Reduzieren von Oxiden auf einem Schaltfluid in einem fluid-basierten Schalter

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DE69420709D1 (de) 1999-10-21
EP0686116A4 (de) 1997-07-23
US5391846A (en) 1995-02-21
JPH08510082A (ja) 1996-10-22
CA2153662A1 (en) 1994-09-01
ATE184563T1 (de) 1999-10-15
EP0686116A1 (de) 1995-12-13
WO1994019243A1 (en) 1994-09-01
EP0686116B1 (de) 1999-09-15

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