Cooper Bussmann

Headquarters Contact Information

Name:  Judy Simms-Brown

Address:  PO Box 14460

St. Louis MO 63178-4460
Phone:
636-527-1388
Fax:
636-207-3609
E-Mail:
jsimms-brown@cooperbussmann.com
Website:
www.bussmann.com

 

Local Contact Information

Dale P. Missey

Technical Sales Engineer

707 Harlequin Way

Canton, GA 30115

Mobil: 404-550-9883

Fax: 636-207-3648 email: dmissey@cooperbussmann.com 

 

Year Established: 1914

 

Total Personnel: The company employs more than 4000 electrical, mechanical, application and sales engineers; manufacturing and support personnel worldwide.

 

Staff

Kevin Stein, President
Larry Woolums, Vice President of Sales
Bob Bender, Vice President of Marketing
Mike Pille, Regional Sales Manager-Southeast
Dale Missey, Technical Sales Engineer

 

Project Types  
Circuit protection & power management products to protect electrical and electronic systems:

Industrial

Commercial

Telecom

Automotive

 

Examples of Projects
Gateway Arch, St. Louis

Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis

John Hancock Building, Chicago

Hydroelectric Station at Itaipu, Brazil

Power supply for MIT plasma fusion center, Cambridge

About the Company
Cooper Bussmann sets the standard for circuit protection in the global market place with its 89-year history of innovation.  Cooper Bussmann manufactures over 50,000 types of North American and European–styled fuses to protect electrical, electronic and automotive systems around the globe.  Cooper Bussmann also offers inductors and transformers designed to provide power quality in electronics applications.

Division headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri USA

Corporate headquarters:  Houston, Texas USA

Historical Perspective:

1914 Bussmann is founded by brothers Al, Harry, Frank, Joe and Lee Bussmann in St. Louis, Missouri.

1929 Bussmann is acquired by Max McGraw, later to become McGraw Edison.  The Bussmann family remains active.

1985 McGraw Edison is acquired by Cooper Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas.

1993 Bussmann opens the Paul Gubany Center for High Power Technology.

Patent History:

Cooper Bussmann has been awarded more than 3000 utility and design patents throughout its history, with more than 150 patents currently active.

1923 Henry is awarded the company’s first two patents, for cartridge and electric fuses.

1924 Frank receives a patent for a portable electric lamp.

1929 FUSETRON fuse technology is patented.

1963 Bussmann receives a patent for its Class J time delay fuse design.

1967 the first of the LOW-PEAK fuse product line is introduced.

1992 the patented LPCC midget time delay fuse is introduced.

1993 Bussmann receives a patent for the first surface mount chip fuse for printed circuit board applications.

2000 the new CUBEFuse finger-safe, compact fuse package receives five patents.

Customer Contact: Dale Missey

 

Supplier Contact: Tower Sales - Phone - 770-448-1406