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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039043 | Method of forming resistance film The invention provides a method of forming a resistance film with even thickness and at high speed even in a substrate having micro depressions and projections in its surface. A fine particle dispersion solution is prepared by adding a solution which decreases the a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7575778 | Method of applying a polymer thick-film resistive paste for making polymer thick-film resistor having improved tolerances The present invention teaches formulations, apparatus and a method of applying high thixotropic index polymer thick-film resistive pastes for making polymer thick-film resistors with improved tolerances by providing a squeegee with a blade tilted at an angle of 10°... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7553512 | Method for fabricating an inorganic resistor Precursor compositions for the fabrication of electronic features such as resistors and capacitors. The precursor compositions are formulated to have a low conversion temperature, such as not greater than about 350° C., thereby enabling the fabrication of such elec... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524528 | Precursor compositions and methods for the deposition of passive electrical components on a substrate Precursor compositions for the deposition of electronic features such as resistors and dielectric components and methods for the deposition of the precursor compositions. The precursor compositions have a low viscosity, such as not greater than about 1000 centipoise... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7300683 | Method of forming resistance film The invention provides a method of forming a resistance film with even thickness and at high speed even in a substrate having micro depressions and projections in its surface. A fine particle dispersion solution is prepared by adding a solution which decreases the a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270844 | Direct write™ system Methods and apparatus for the deposition of a source material (10) are disclosed. An atomizer (12) renders a supply of source material (10) into many discrete particles. A force applicator (14) propels the particles in continuous, paralle... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7239524 | Resistive element apparatus and method A resistive element, a circuit board, and a circuit package, as well as a method of adding a resistive element to a circuit board are described. The resistive element includes a first contact point connected to a capacitor terminal, a second contact point connected ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222529 | Filling level sensor for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a filling level sensor for a fuel tank with a float which is fastened to a lever arm and at least one contact which is arranged on the lever arm and is in connection with a slider track formed as a thick-film resistor. The thick-film resisto... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214295 | Method for tantalum pentoxide moisture barrier in film resistors The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a thin film resistor with a moisture barrier by depositing a metal film layer on a substrate and depositing a layer of tantalum pentoxide film overlaying the metal film layer. The present invention also inclu... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183892 | Chip PTC thermistor and method for manufacturing the same Chip PTC thermistors that can easily be inspected the soldered portions after it is mounted on a printed circuit board and that can be used in a flow soldering process, and methods of making same. A chip PTC thermistor of the present invention includes: a first main... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180315 | Substrate with patterned conductive layer A method of processing a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and conductive paths extending from the first surface to the second surface. The method also includes (1) covering a portion of the fi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7164205 | Semiconductor carrier film, and semiconductor device and liquid crystal module using the same A semiconductor carrier film includes (i) a base film having insulating property, (ii) a barrier layer provided on the base film, the barrier layer including nickel-chrome alloy as a main component, and (iii) a wire layer provided on the barrier layer, the wire laye... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7109136 | Conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane articles, and method for producing same A conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane article, comprising a non-woven membrane of polymer fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers have diameters of less than one micron; and wherein the membrane has an electrical conductivity of at... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102656 | Electrostatically driven lithography A method of nanolithography includes transporting a patterning compound from a nanoscopic tip to a substrate to form a pattern on the substrate. The patterning compound has a first electrostatic charge and the substrate has a second electrostatic charge which is opp... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7034231 | Method for the manufacture of printed circuit boards with plated resistors A process is revealed whereby resistors can be manufactured integral with a printed circuit board by plating the resistors onto the insulative substrate. Uniformization of the insulative substrate through etching and oxidation of the plated resistor are discussed as... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011890 | Modulated/composited CVD low-k films with improved mechanical and electrical properties for nanoelectronic devices A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film is provided. The low dielectric constant film includes alternating sublayers, which include at least one carbon-doped silicon oxide sublayer. The sublayers are deposited by a plasma process than includes pulses ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994757 | Resistive materials Electrically resistive material including platinum and from about 5 and about 70 molar percent of iridium, ruthenium or mixtures thereof, calculated based on platinum as 100%, are disclosed. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6936192 | Resistive composition, resistor using the same, and making method thereof A resistive paste is made by a mixture of a conductive metal powder which is made by mixing 85 to 94 percent by weight of copper powder, 5 to 10 percent by weight of manganese powder, and 1 to 5 percent by weight of tin powder; a mixture of 3 to 7 percent by weight ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933829 | Electrical component having a protective layer An electrical component includes a base, connector elements connected to the base, an intermediate layer on a surface of the base, and a protective layer on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer and the protective layer are produced from a same material. Th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6846370 | Resistive materials Electrically resistive material including platinum and from about 5 and about 70 molar percent or iridium, ruthenium or mixtures thereof, calculated based on platinum as 100%, are disclosed. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6835412 | Metalized dielectric substrates for EAS tags A metallized substrate, such as used to make a resonant circuit tag with inductive and capacitive elements in series, has a thin inorganic or polymeric dielectric layer formed on a metal layer. The inorganic layer may be formed by anodizing a surface of the metal la... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6824814 | Preparation of LCPMO thin films which have reversible resistance change properties A method of forming a perovskite thin film includes preparing a perovskite precursor solution; preparing a silicon substrate for deposition of a perovskite thin film, including forming a bottom electrode on the substrate; securing the substrate in a spin-coating app... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6787182 | Resistor and method for producing the resistor A method for producing a resistor. The method includes a process for printing, in a prescribed pattern, a mixed solution containing a good solvent having solubility to a binder good solvent, a thermosetting binder resin, and a conductive filler. The method further i... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6749891 | Zinc oxide varistor and method of manufacturing same A precipitate film having plating resistance may be formed on the surface of a varistor element during sintering process. Accordingly, the manufacturing process can be shortened, thereby improving the productivity. The manufacturing method comprises (a) a first proc... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6725514 | Method of making thick film pressure and temperature sensors on a stainless steel diaphragm A method of making a low-cost metal diaphragm sensor that integrates both pressure and temperature sensing in a single sensor assembly utilizes thick-film processing to form a circuit including stress and temperature sensitive elements on the outboard or exposed sur... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6704997 | Method of producing organic thermistor devices Organic thermistor devices are produced by a first step of molding an organic thermistor material by covering a plurality of electrically conductive members to form a conductor-containing member, which is elongated in a longitudinal direction, has a pair of mutually... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6673390 | Method for manufacturing touch screen linearization pattern A method for manufacturing a touch screen linearization pattern which is necessary for a five wire resistive type or current sensing type touch screen, and directly affects the accuracy, production price, and border area size of the touch screen, includes... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663914 | Method for adhering a resistive coating to a substrate A method for adhering a resistive coating to a substrate for use in process fluids employed in the semiconductor processing industry in clean, particle-free, nonreactive, non-trapping, ultra-pure, thermally tolerant, sealed systems. In one arrangement, th... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6638378 | Passive electrical article, circuit articles thereof, and circuit articles comprising a passive electrical article A passive electrical article comprising (a) a first self-supporting substrate having two opposing major surfaces, (b) a second self-supporting substrate having two opposing major surfaces, and (c) an electrically insulating or electrically conducting laye... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622374 | Resistor component with multiple layers of resistive material A method of manufacturing a resistor foil, comprised of a copper layer having a first side and a second side. A tiecoat metal layer having a thickness of between 5 Å and 70 Å is disposed on the first side of the copper layer. A first layer of a first re... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6539613 | Method of forming trimmable resistors A method of forming trimmable resistors, resistor ray be embedded into a substrate. A portion of the resistor may be exposed, by segmenting the substrate, so that the resistor may be trimmed to a desired resistance level. Alternatively, a portion of a res... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6479094 | Method for forming a resistor A method for forming a resistor on a roughened surface for use in process fluids employed in the semiconductor-processing industry as part of a clean, particle-free, nonreactive, non-trapping, ultra-pure, thermally tolerant, sealed system. In one arrangem... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6406740 | Method of manufacturing a liquid jet recording apparatus and such a liquid jet recording apparatus Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a liquid jet recording head by which a thin film composed of an inorganic material can be formed by a conventionally used method such as a printing method and coating method executed in the atmosphere, the method bei... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399012 | Production of passive devices Varistors are produced by pressing ceramic ZnO powder to provide discs, sintering the discs with microwave radiation, and firing outer electrodes with microwave radiation. The sintering has a maximum plateau temperature of 1000° C. to 1300° C. and the d... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6358436 | Inorganic-metal composite body exhibiting reliable PTC behavior An inorganic-metal composite body exhibiting PTC behavior at a trip point temperature ranging from 40° C.-300° C., including an electrically insulating inorganic matrix having a room temperature resistivity of at least 1×106 Ω.multidot.cm, ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355188 | Resistive material, and resistive paste and resistor comprising the material An organic vehicle is added to and kneaded with a solid component comprising from 5 to 65% by weight of a resistance material having a composition of Cax Sr1-x,RuO3 (x is from 0.25 to 0.75 moles) and from 35 to 95% by weig... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6272736 | Method for forming a thin-film resistor A method for forming a thin-film resistor includes forming two insulators on the thin-film resistor, forming contact holes by performing wet etching processes, and forming interconnect and contact plugs at the same time. The invention also provides anothe... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6232144 | Nickel barrier end termination and method A method of providing nickel barrier end terminations for a zinc oxide semiconductor device with exposed body surfaces and end terminal regions, in which the device is controllably reacted with a nickel plating solution only on an exposed end terminal reg... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224937 | Method of manufacturing a zinc oxide varistor The invention aims at providing highly reliable zinc oxide varistors through simple production steps. The varistor is produced by dispersing a powdery raw material comprising 1-40 solar % (in terms of Fe2 O3) iron, 0-20 molar % (in t... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6210592 | Deposition of resistor materials directly on insulating substrates Resistors are formed by selective etching from layered thin film material comprising an insulating substrate, a resistive material which is a mixture of a zero valence metal and a dielectric material, and a layer of conductive material.... | 04/03/2001 |
