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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7307508 | Sliding resistor having excellent sliding durability A binder resin for sliding resistors contains an acetylene-terminated polyamic acid oligomer represented by the following general formula (I): wherein n is an integer of zero or more. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7208690 | Rotary electronic component and method of manufacturing the same The rotary electronic component contains a case for accommodating a functional element section, a rotary shaft supported by a bearing for actuating the functional element section, with the upper portion of the shaft upwardly protruding, and a length-adjusting shaft ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176781 | Structure and method for adjusting integrated circuit resistor value A resistor formed on a material layer of a semiconductor integrated circuit and a method for forming the resistor. The resistor comprises a region of resistive material with a plurality of conductive contacts or plugs in electrical contact with and extending away fr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167075 | Dual design resistor for high voltage conditioning and transmission lines A dual resistor for eliminating the requirement for two different value resistors. The dual resistor includes a conditioning resistor at a high resistance value and a run resistor at a low resistance value. The run resistor can travel inside the conditioning resisto... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132172 | Composite material for use in the manufacture of electrical contacts and a method for its manufacture An electrically conductive composite material for use in the manufacture of electrical contact components, consisting of a metal strip and a contact layer made of a silver or tin contact material, which contact layer is applied at least to one side of the metal stri... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7079005 | Mechanically buffered contact wiper An electric device contains a medium interposed between first and second electric elements to provide electric continuity between the first element and a defined reference point of the second element throughout a defined range of sliding travel of one of the element... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7057941 | Three-state memory cell A memory cell with at least two detectable states among which is an unprogrammed state, comprising, in series between two terminals of application of a read voltage, at least one first branch comprising: a pre-read stage comprising, in parallel, two switchable resis... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043982 | Fuel level sending unit and contact button for same A contact button is configured to move along a resistor path of a potentiometer in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. The contact button includes a body having a first end configured to lead the body when the contact button moves ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6933830 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is configured such that a contact of a contact arm is prevented from contacting a driver plate even when the height of a disk section of a sliding contact is reduced so as to reduce the height of the variable resistor. A sliding contact includes ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6838973 | Potentiometer A potentiometer, used in particular as a position sensor or position transducer is disclosed, which has at least one wiper path and one wiper that has at least one contact element (19), resting with a contact face (20) on the wiper path and electricall... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6798333 | Variable resistor A variable resistor is constructed to prevent a slider from backwardly tilting toward a rotor and to maintain stable contact between the slider and a substrate. In the variable resistor, a rotor and a slider are provided in a case. A substrate having a collector ele... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794984 | Sliding-type electric component having carbon fiber contact The present invention provides a sliding contact member including a contact element, wherein the contact element includes a bundle of carbon fibers formed by bundling a plurality of carbon fibers and lubricant contained among the plurality of carbon fibers of the bu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6646525 | Microelectro-mechanical system actuator device and reconfigurable circuits utilizing same A microelectro-mechanical device which includes a fixed electrode formed on a substrate, the fixed electrode including a transparent, high resistance layer, and a moveable electrode formed with an anisotropic stress in a predetermined direction and dispos... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6639507 | Plated precision potentiometer A plated precision potentiometer (PPP), consists of resistance plates, disc, a screw, springs and a cylinder to enclose all moving parts. The PPP will produce a resistance determined by the location of the disc on the plates. The disc will travel on the s... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6489724 | Dimmer switch with electronic control A dimmer switch assembly includes a housing for supporting and enclosing the assembly components. A dimmer adjusting element is mounted on the housing and has a movable portion for movement in first and second directions. An elongated flexible triggering ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6425288 | Lever transmitter for determining a filling level of liquid in a tank In a lever transmitter for a fuel tank, two spring tongues, each with a sliding contact, are arranged on a contact plate of a potentiometer. The contact plate is prestressed against sliding tracks of the potentiometer by a spring element fastened to the c... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6414584 | Carbon fiber wiper An electrical brush wiper for use in a position sensor to contact an electrically resistive surface. The wiper has a metallic beam having a channel. The channel is formed from a pair of parallel extending flanges. One of the flanges is attached to the bea... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6392529 | Carbon fiber contactor having an elastomer to reduce hysteresis An electrical contactor or wiper that uses an elastomer near the tip to reduce flexing and improve electrical signal accuracy. The contactor includes an elongated beam having a U-shaped end. Several carbon fibers form a bundle attached to the beam. The fi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6313730 | Linear sliding variable resistor A linear sliding variable resistor comprises a case with a through hole; an operating shaft inserted in the through hole and axially movably locked; an insulated board located in the case and having an electrically conductive pattern on the surface thereo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6253610 | System for monitoring fluid level A wiper for use in a system for monitoring fluid level in a fluid storage container. The wiper has a body portion, a first lengthwise end, a second lengthwise end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a width and a pair of resilient contac... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6198380 | Straight-line potentiometer Straight-line potentiometer including a casing with a longitudinal opening in which slides a carrier having an electroconductive slider which provides electrical contact between an electroconductive slideway and an electroresistive slideway. The slider is... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6172594 | Focus unit of fly back transformer A focus unit of an FBT (fly back transformer) is disclosed. Particularly a focus volume slider of the focus unit is disclosed. A ceramic substrate 150 is installed within and on the bottom of a cover 130 through which an actuation knob 120 passes. A varia... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6140907 | Carbon fiber contacting position sensor A contacting position sensor that has a carbon fiber contactor tip design for long life and low wear characteristics. The position sensor has a housing and a resistive element and is located on a substrate mounted within the housing. A carbon fiber contac... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6127908 | Microelectro-mechanical system actuator device and reconfigurable circuits utilizing same A microelectro-mechanical device which includes a fixed electrode formed on a substrate, the fixed electrode including a transparent, high resistance layer, and a moveable electrode formed with an anisotropic stress in a predetermined direction and dispos... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6127916 | Fuel system low current rheostat A fuel level indicator system that utilizes a resistor card having an arc-shaped resistive path with a first set of spaced apart conductor lines and an arc-shaped resistive ink material overlying the first set of conductor lines. The first conductor lines... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6054654 | Rotary switch or potentiometer with improved mounted movable contact A sliding element fixing structure for an electrical component comprising a sliding element formed of a metallic plate having tongues found in its base segment and a holding member to which the sliding element is fixed. The holding member has a flat surfa... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5982272 | Variable resistor A variable resistor reduces an inclination of a rotor caused by spring reaction of a slider, and prevents the lowering of contact pressure and deterioration in sliding performance of the slider. The resistor includes a rotor 3 and a slider 4 inside a case... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5933070 | High-voltage variable resistor A high-voltage variable resistor capable of significantly small-sizing a circuit board as compared with the prior art. A terminal fitment is provided so as to act as an electrical connector for establishing electrical connection between a slide element fi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5920252 | High-voltage variable resistor A high-voltage variable resistor includes a structure which makes it possible to achieve stable and reliable contact conduction between a connection terminal 7 and a terminal electrode 2a. The connection terminal 7 includes a spring portion 7b. At the end... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5818324 | Wire coil potentiometer wiper A miniature potentiometer having a housing with a plurality of resistor elements and a coil spring wiper having canted coils affixed to a knob that is rotatably disposed within the housing. The canted coil spring wipers are in conductive contact with the ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5666100 | Linear potentiometer with a floating pin joint A floating pin joint is provided for coupling a linear potentiometer to a machine for measuring relative movement between first and second component parts of the machine. The potentiometer has an elongated housing securable to the first component part and... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5592141 | Miniature potentiometer A miniature potentiometer including a casing (10) molded on a first sub-assembly comprising a support (11), an electro-resistive track (12) with extensions (13) linked to terminals (14),(15) extending outwardly from the casing, and a collector plate (16) ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5570076 | Variable resistance device The present invention provides a variable resistance device having at least one pair of channels retaining a conductive ball between them. The channels contain a resistive element and a conductive element and movement of the conductive ball within the cha... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5525955 | Capacitor coupled potentiometer An annular resistor member having two non-contact ends is overlaid and adhered on the surface of a base, and a rotational shaft located at the central portion of the resistor member is pivotally axially supported via a bearing. A bent electrode arm is fit... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5500634 | Variable resistor In order to prevent flux which is employed for soldering an open type pre-set variable resistor from reaching an upper major surface of a substrate provided with a resistor film, a blocking member is formed in a position upwardly separated from a lower ma... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5345215 | Variable resistor device with reduced slider vibration A variable resistor device including a casing and a shaft slidably connected to the casing along its axis. The casing houses a resistive substrate and a slider which is movable along a surface of the resistive substrate. The casing also defines a pair of ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5339065 | Adjustable microelectronic potentiometer A miniature potentiometer suitable for mechanical adjustment of microwave circuits is provided. Furthermore, there is provided a dual, ganged potentiometer also suitable for mechanical adjustment of microwave circuits. The dual, ganged potentiometer provi... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5321385 | Wiper for an electric rotary potentiometer A wiper for an electric rotary potentiometer, in particular for use as a rotary position transducer, having a contact spring for pickup on a resistor track, and a rotatable spring holder on which the contact spring is secured nonrotatably. To save time an... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5321384 | Movable tap or wiper for potentiometers In connection with a movable tap for potentiometers, adjustable rheostats, or the like, it is proposed that movable separate wiper fingers, formed from small round wires, be arranged on a wiper finger carrier in parallel one to the other and in groups, wi... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5166628 | Sliding contact electrical path or angle sensor An electrical path or angle sensor comprises a first, stationary contact segment, a plurality of stationary, second contact segments arranged one behind the other and separated from one another by dividing gaps, these second contact segments being connect... | 11/24/1992 |
