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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673382 | External electrode forming method A method of forming an external electrode of an electronic component involving: a paste preparation step, a removal step, an element preparation step, a contact step, and a formation step. A jig with a groove into which an element forming the electronic component ca... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7430797 | Method for making an electrical component An method for manufacturing an electrical component comprises providing a base body of a ceramic material with at least two contact regions with terminal elements secured thereto. The base body is immersed into a solution that contains a fluid that wets the base bod... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7401399 | Method of manufacturing a substrate heating device A manufacturing method for a substrate heating device comprises forming a base plate having a substrate heating surface in which a resistance heating element is buried, forming a tubular member, joining the tubular member to the base plate, measuring temperature dis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7343671 | Process for manufacturing a composite polymeric circuit protection device A process for manufacturing a composite polymeric circuit protection device in which a polymeric assembly is provided and is then subdivided into individual devices. The assembly is made by providing first and second laminates, each of which includes a laminar polym... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334318 | Method for fabricating a resistor A method of manufacturing an inexpensive fine resistor which do not require dimensional classifications of discrete substrates is disclosed. The method eliminates a process of replacing a mask according to a dimensional ranking of each discrete substrate. The method... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7305754 | Method of manufacturing chip resistor In manufacturing a chip resistor by dividing a chip resistance substrate which includes an insulator, resistance film formed on a surface of the insulator, and a plurality of conductive strips disposed on the resistance film at fixed intervals, grooves are formed by... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287328 | Methods for distributed electrode injection Methods for injecting charge include providing a target comprising a first layer on a second layer, coupling a conductive base to the second layer, and providing a medium which is in contact with at least a portion of the first layer. An electrode is positioned to f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284317 | Method of producing printed circuit board with embedded resistor Disclosed is a method of producing a printed circuit board (PCB) with an embedded resistor, in which a resistor with a desired shape and volume is precisely formed using a resistor paste so that resistance values according to a position of the PCB are uniform, there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278202 | Method for making overlay surface mount resistor A surface mount resistor includes an elongated piece of resistive material having strips of conductive material attached to its opposite ends. The strips of conductive material are separated to create an exposed central portion of the resistive material therebetween... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275308 | Method for manufacturing a monolithic ink-jet printhead A method for manufacturing the same, wherein the monolithic ink-jet printhead includes a manifold for supplying ink, an ink chamber having a hemispheric shape, and an ink channel formed monolithically on a substrate; a silicon oxide layer, in which a nozzle for ejec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275309 | Method of manufacturing electrical resistance heating element A method of manufacturing an electrical-resistance heating element includes forming sintered ceramics or calcined ceramics, forming an electrode on the sintered ceramics or the calcined ceramics, and forming a ceramic base material having mainly a high melting point... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272885 | Method of manufacturing surge arrestor The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing surge arrestors, the method including stacking varistors; and forming a coating of composite material on the stack. Between these steps, also included is placing a bead of flexible, adhesive, and dielectric ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268661 | Composite fuse element and methods of making same A composite fuse element includes a network or matrix of conductive material that is in contact and interspersed with arc suppressing materials at a particle level. In such a matrix, the conductive (e.g., metal) network and the arc suppressing material particles pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237324 | Method for manufacturing chip resistor A multiple chip resistor is manufactured in the following method. First electrode layers are formed on a first surface of a substrate. Resistor elements electrically connected to the first electrode layers, respectively, are formed on the first surface of the substr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228621 | Inner terminal installation jig used to install an inner electrode terminal An inner terminal installation jig used to install an inner electrode terminal mount formed on an inner peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical sensor element of a gas sensor. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213327 | Method for fabricating embedded thin film resistors of printed circuit board A method for fabricating the embedded thin film resistors of a printed circuit board is provided. The embedded thin film resistors are formed using a resistor layer built in the printed circuit board. Compared with conventional discrete resistors, embedded thin film... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188404 | Method for fabricating a resistor An inexpensive fine resistor which do not require dimensional classifications of discrete substrates, eliminating a process of replacing a mask according to a dimensional ranking of each discrete substrate as in the prior art. The resistor includes discrete substrat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165316 | Methods for manufacturing resistors using a sacrificial layer An electrical resistor is made by providing a sacrificial layer and conductive pads disposed on a first surface of the sacrificial layer. An electrically resistive material is deposited over the pads and on the first surface of the sacrificial layer to form at least... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165315 | Method for fabricating a resistor An inexpensive fine resistor which do not require dimensional classifications of discrete substrates, eliminating a process of replacing a mask according to a dimensional ranking of each discrete substrate as in the prior art. The resistor includes discrete substrat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135415 | Insulated structure of a chip array component and fabrication method of the same An insulated structure of a chip array component and fabrication method of the same, the element is fabricated by enclosing its main body with a dense layer of high surface insulation resistance material, and then exposing the portions of the main body where termina... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089652 | Method of manufacturing flip chip resistor The present invention provides for a method for manufacturing flip chip resistors by applying a first electrode layer to a substrate to create at least one pair of opposite electrodes, applying a resistance layer between each pair of opposite electrodes, applying a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069641 | Method for preparing composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor The present invention discloses a method for preparing a conductive polymeric composite material having carbon black utilized to a structure for composite materials of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor. The method first provides a metal laminated materia... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069642 | Method of fabricating a current control device A method of fabricating a current control device is presented. The method impregnates a pressure conduction composite within a current control device with a fluid additive via suffusion. The suffusion process is performed by placing the pressure conduction composite... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7020952 | Method for producing a glow plug A green ceramic heater including a green heating resistor formed of an electrically conductive ceramic (e.g., silicide or carbide of a metal element such as W, Ta, or Nb) and an insulative ceramic (e.g., silicon nitride) and power supply leads (e.g., made of W), a f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010849 | Methods for manufacturing a resistor-pin assembly of a voltage probe A pin having a voltage probe pin-head is provided. The pin includes a pin-head having a substantially flat surface at one end and a pin-head tip at an opposing end, the substantially flat surface is configured to attach to a resistor, and the pin-head tip contacts a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6935016 | Method for manufacturing a resistor An inexpensive fine resistor which do not require dimensional classifications of discrete substrates, eliminating a process of replacing a mask according to a dimensional ranking of each discrete substrate as in the prior art. The resistor includes discrete substrat... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6901655 | Method for making overlay surface mount resistor A surface mount resistor includes an elongated piece of resistive material having strips of conductive material attached to its opposite ends. The strips of conductive material are separated to create an exposed central portion of the resistive material therebetween... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900610 | Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for a terminator positioning system The invention is a system for controlling the position of a movable member moved by a prime mover by monitoring the position of the movable member; generating position information based upon this monitoring; and controlling the prime mover based upon the position in... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6880233 | Method of making an air bag A fast heat rise resistor comprising a substrate, a foil bridge on the surface of the substrate, the foil bridge having an elevated portion and a contact portion, the elevated portion above the substrate, the contact portion in contact with the substrate, a conducti... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6868605 | Method of manufacturing a bubble-jet type ink-jet printhead A bubble-jet type ink-jet printhead and manufacturing method thereof including a substrate integrally having an ink supply manifold, an ink chamber, and an ink channel; a nozzle plate having a nozzle on the substrate; a heater centered around the nozzle and an elect... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6859999 | Method for manufacturing a power chip resistor The invention provides for a method of manufacturing a stacked power chip resistor. The method includes adhering a first chip resistor to a second chip resistor with a glass encapsulant, connecting a first terminal of the first chip resistor to a first terminal of t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851180 | Method of manufacturing a gas sensor A manufacturing method for a gas senor having sensor element on and in which an outer electrode terminal and an inner electrode terminal are press-fitted. The manufacturing method features stability of installation of the outer and inner electrode terminals without ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6817088 | Termination method for thick film resistance heater A power adapter is shown for use on injection molding runner nozzles. The power adapter provides for quick and easy installation (and removal) of thick film resistance heaters on the runner nozzles, without the need for rewiring. The power adapter comprises a series... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6799367 | Manufacturing method for a spark plug A windbreak provided along a side of a tray prevents insulators located close to an entrance of a furnace from being directly cooled by the air coming into the furnace. All of the insulators mounted on the tray can be uniformly cooled when conveyed out of the furnac... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6779251 | Assembly method for vehicle anti-theft key with resistor An assembly method for a vehicle anti-theft key having an embedded resistor pellet is provided. The resistor pellet includes a flange at one end which abuts one side of the key blade when the opposed end of the pellet is inserted into a through opening formed in the... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6769160 | Process for manufacturing electronic part A process for manufacturing an electronic part having a ceramic body and an outer electrode form on the surface of the body, the outer electrode including a plurality of layers and having a Sn plating layer as the outermost layer. The Sn plating layer having an aver... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766574 | Production control method for temperature sensor by adjusting thickness of a heat-sensing surface side ceramic layer A temperature sensor including a thermosensitive element and a ceramic body having a hollow section which surrounds the thermosensitive element airtightly. The thermosensitive element is formed on a heat-sensing surface side of the ceramic body having the hollow sec... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6757963 | Method of joining components using a silver-based composition A surface of a first ceramic component is joined to a surface of a second ceramic component using a silver-based composition. The silver-based composition is a mixture of silver metal and a metal oxide and the metal in the metal oxide is a metal other than silver. T... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6751848 | Method for adjusting a resistance value of a film resistor A method of adjusting a resistance value of a film resistor. The method includes defining, as a single resistive element, a portion of a resistive film formed over a first linear conductive film formed at a position at which a first resistance value is detected when... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6751862 | Method of making an electronic device An electronic device containing an electronic element such as a thermistor element is produced first by providing the element with electrodes formed on its two main surfaces facing outward away from each other, at least two terminals and a casing. Each terminal has ... | 06/22/2004 |
