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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7271699 | Changing an electrical resistance of a resistor A resistor and a structure for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor. Initially, the resistor is provided, wherein the resistor has a length L and an electrical resistance R1. A portion of the resistor is exposed to a laser radiation, wherein th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265322 | Method for making a plastic pane with electrical conductor structure and plastic pane with embedded wires A process for manufacturing a plastic pane provided with embedded electrical conductors, in particular a window pane, in which the conductors are joined to a surface of a plastic sheet that subsequently receives another layer of plastic by injection molding from the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248142 | Thin deflectable resistor A system and method for a deflectable resistor. The deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material and a second layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate, said first layer of conductive material having a resistance that changes pred... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239246 | System and method for detecting water leakage A 3D liquid detection sensor, liquid-sensitive building material, and liquid detection systems have been provided. The 3D sensor comprises a 3D liquid detection field and an electrical connector to supply a resistance measurement responsive to liquid in the detectio... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204015 | Electric heating cloth method A method for producing a uniformly heated electric heating cloth comprising the steps of forming heating threads by dissolving a thermoplastic polymer in an organic solvent, adding an industrial carbon which is produced from acetylene to form a first mixture, grindi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7138907 | Spring sensor retention assembly for sensor apparatus mounted in a vehicle seat cushion A sensor assembly for use in a vehicle seat cushion for detecting the presence of an occupant includes a mat adapted to be installed in the vehicle cushion. The mat includes first mounting structure and a first sensor device attached to the mat. A first member has a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7075426 | Flex motion wake-up circuit for a security pack A wake-up circuit and associated method for use in an alarm system hidden in a currency resembling security pack. The alarm system includes an alarm device and an electronic alarm activation circuit that actuates the alarm device upon receipt of an alarm actuation s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049558 | Apparatus and method for heating microfluidic volumes and moving fluids A device and method for the temperature control, concentration, volume measurement and transport of microfluidic volumes are provided. The device includes one or more heating elements having a resistive material that varies with temperature. The heating elements are... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040549 | Systems and methods for controlling fluid feed to an aerosol generator A method for controlling the supply of liquid to an aerosol generator comprises operating a liquid supply system to supply a liquid to a vibratable aperture plate of an aerosol generator which senses an amount of liquid adhering to the vibratable aperture plate, and... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038586 | Vehicle horn actuation mechanism and method A horn actuation mechanism senses a deliberate movement of a driver's hand on a side of a steering plane distant from the driver, the steering wheel plane lying crossswise a rotational axis of the steering wheel and approximating a plane bisecting a peripheral gripp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6929282 | Vehicle impact sensing system A vehicle impact sensing system for detecting impact events to a vehicle, and allowing deployment decisions of passive restraint devices based on information gathered and relayed regarding such impact events. The sensing system includes one or more sensor elements c... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6737953 | Passenger detector A description is given of a passenger detector comprising a flexible support of insulating material, at least two electrode structures placed on said insulating substrate at a certain distance from each other, and a layer of semiconducting material placed above said... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6667683 | Planar trimming resistor, applications and method for its manufacture A trimming resistor is manufactured by depositing a resistive layer on a substrate, with a passivation layer having windows, and a contact layer which is in contact with the resistive layer via the windows. Trimming is carried out by interrupting the cont... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6392527 | Impact detection system An acceleration change detection system, which in a preferred embodiment is used as an impact detection system, detects whether a deflection sensor is deflected. The magnitude and/or direction of the impact may be considered. The system may include one or... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6236301 | Cantilevered deflection sensing system A deflection sensing system for detecting deflection includes one or more deflection sensors between opposing sets of extensions. When one set of extensions is moved toward an opposing set of extensions, the deflection sensors are deflected. A preferred d... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6052049 | Flexible film with a non-tensioned electrical circuit mounted thereon A flexible element for use in a rotary position sensor or the like having the direction of electrical traces on one surface of the element altered without putting the traces into tension. The directional change is accomplished by partially splitting the f... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6029844 | Trash can liner having bag retention strip A flexible liner for insertion into a waste receptacle. The liner comprises a side wall having an upper edge and inner and outer surfaces. The liner further comprises a closed bottom and an open top defined by the upper edge of the side wall. Disposed on ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5907273 | Linear positioning indicator Use is made of thermoplastic materials in layered configurations as a thermally stable, rigid but not brittle strip of lengths of six inches to ten feet or more. The layered strip contains layers of conductive fibers in a resin matrix, which, through use ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5872503 | Scanning potentiometer, particularly for a rapid-orientation apparatus on an observation and/or artillery vehicle A scanning potentiometer adapted to a hatch edge prevents buckling of an insulating cover (2) which has a contact strip (10) and a resistor strip (14) during bending and prevents undesired contact. The insulating cover (2) has two profiles (3, 4), with a ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5824996 | Electroconductive textile heating element and method of manufacture A soft and flexible thin heating element is made of strong, light and non-metallic yarns. The heating element comprises electrically conductive carbon/graphite containing fibers, woven or stranded into the strips, ropes, sleeves or strands of threads. The... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5812048 | Linear positioning indicator Use is made of thermoplastic materials in layered configurations as a thermally stable, rigid but not brittle strip of lengths of six inches to ten feet or more. The layered strip contains layers of conductive fibers in a resin matrix, which, through use ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5781099 | Trimmer resistor A miniature trimmer resistor has a resistor carrier with resistive path deposited thereon and solder contacts electrically connected to the resistive path. The resistor carrier and solder contacts are formed by means of a single film of electrically insul... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5629073 | Medium temperature conductive-resistant articles and method of making A medium temperature conductive-resistive article employing graphite suspended in a high temperature polymer based activator and water is disclosed. The conductive-resistive substance can be applied to a fabric-like substrate in order to provide an electr... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5606303 | Flexible printed circuit sleep switch for electronic device A notebook computer or other electronic device has a flexible cable interconnecting electronic circuitry in a base with electronic circuitry in a cover. A flexible potentiometer is coupled to said flexible cable in a location which bends when said cover i... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5583476 | Flexible potentiometer A deflectable substrate such as a phenolic resin has a conductive ink deposited thereon in a pattern preferably with a segmented conductor positioned on top to form a flexible potentiometer in which the resistance consistently and predictably changes upon... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5563571 | Variable resistor made using a flexprint circuit and having a rotatable substrate A variable resistor that employs a bumped or dimpled flexprint circuit that rotates relative to an adjacent ceramic substrate having concentric circular resistors formed with printed resistive ink. The ceramic substrate is fused or screened with the resis... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5519191 | Fluid heater utilizing laminar heating element having conductive layer bonded to flexible ceramic foil substrate Flow-through fluid heaters useful, e.g., for the preheating of exhaust gas streams prior to catalytic treatment thereof, are made by bonding an electrically conductive metallic film or foil to at least one pre-sintered flexible ceramic foil substrate to p... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5422622 | Flexible distribution sheet A flexible distribution sheet (11) including a plurality of conductors (13a to 13d) which are formed on an upper surface of a long sheet (12) having flexibility to extend from an end (12a) to another end (12b) thereof. The plurality of conductors (13a to ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5309135 | Flexible potentiometer in a horn control system A flexible potentiometer acts as a horn actuator in an automobile horn control system. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible potentiometer is adhered to a flexible substrate, which is in turn adhered to the inside surface of an airbag hub cover. The sha... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5309134 | Sensor with sloped termination for reduced element bend A Kapton element is terminated by bringing an element which is wrapped at a substantially fixed radius from a rotor out through a linear portion to the terminations. This causes the terminations to be at an angle to the line between the electrical connect... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5235311 | Magnetic variable resistor A magnetic variable resistor has an elongated band of electrically resistive magnetic material, with the side edges tapered to a sharp point so that the skin effect causes current to migrate to the edges to create greater resistance. A layer of insulating... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5229582 | Flexible heating element having embossed electrode A flexible heating element is constructed by securing a flexible layer of conductive material constituting an electric heater to a flexible sheet. The layer of conductive material is connected to an electrical supply means by at least one electrode which ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5157372 | Flexible potentiometer A deflectable substrate such as a phenolic resin has a conductive ink deposited thereon in a pattern preferably with a segmented conductor position on top to form a flexible potentiometer in which the resistance consistently and predictably changes upon d... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5140107 | Digitizer screen and method of making A digitizer screen and method of making. A coated conductive plastic film is perforated and is used in conjunction with a glass or other panel to provide a screen which may be used in an electronic digitizer for converting the position and movement of a s... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4928082 | Molded resin casing of electronic part with flexible flat cable A molded resin casing of an electronic part equipped with a flexible flat cable and internally accommodating a board on which are formed electric conductor patterns slidingly contacted by contacts of a slider of the electronic part, includes a flexible bo... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4710612 | Structure of electric heater An electric heater is described. The heater is composed of a plastic or a rubber strip conductor with a heat resistant and electric conductive chemical dispersed therethrough and electric conductors disposed on either side of the strip conductor so that w... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4697066 | Electric hair curling waved with improved heating element arrangement An electric heating element for a hair-curling wand having a barrel attached at one end to a handle is inserted into a portion of the barrel and consists of a loop cut out of thin flexible nickel foil having free ends forming terminals for connection to a... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4643497 | Device and method for connecting a printed circuit film A flexible carrier film with a printed circuit thereon is provided in comation with a terminal device which provides a plurality of terminal connection pins. A first part of the printed circuit contains a plurality of conductors, and a second part contai... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4626664 | Electrical heating device An electrical heating device comprising a substrate having an upper insulating surface, a semi-conductor pattern carried on the insulating surface, and a pair of metallic conductors mounted in face-to-face engagement with said semi-conductor pattern. The ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4429216 | Conductive element An electrically conductive element comprises a support (perferably a flexible continous polymeric film) and fibrous material (preferably a spun glass fiber web) which is partially embedded in the support and partially protruding therefrom, the protruding ... | 01/31/1984 |
