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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7876194 | Resistor arrangement According to a first preferred embodiment, a resistor arrangement with resistor elements is specified whose first electrodes are conductively connected to each other by means of a flexible, conductive connection element that is curved. The connection element has cha... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7372006 | Low cost heating devices manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Heating devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The ratio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7336892 | Reflection plate for semiconductor heat treatment and manufacturing method thereof It is provided that a reflection plate of semiconductor heat treatment, which is resistant to cracks or deformations by controlling the adsorption of foreign materials and the production of reaction. Said reflection plate 1 for semiconductor heat treatment is... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7259357 | Electronically controlled sealing, unsealing and/or bonding with metal strip or wire coated with liquefiable substance for redundant application and tamper detection The invention seals, unseals and/or bonds plastics, waxes and resins via a thermal metal strip or wire coated with liquefiable substances that melt to open or separate and cool to congeal, seal, vulcanize or bond together when the wire or strip is energized in a sho... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7189297 | Method of manufacturing ESD protection component A method of manufacturing an Electro Static Discharge (ESD) protection componentin which slurry including varistor particles and a resin binder is produced, and a varistor green sheet is formed from this slurry. A conductor layer is formed on a surface of the varist... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6794980 | Over-current protection apparatus and method for making the same The present invention discloses an over-current protection apparatus, comprising a current-sensitive element, a first electrode and a second electrode. The over-current protection apparatus of the present invention is a three-dimensional multi-layer structure, and c... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6753756 | Control device for wearable electronics In a garment 10, 12 incorporating an electronic device such as a radio 16, a variable of the device, such as volume, is varied by the use of two cords 22, 24, the electrical resistance of each cord decreasing in accordance with an increase in te... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6535102 | Control device for wearable electronics In a garment 10, 12 incorporating an electronic device such as a radio 16, a variable of the device, such as volume, is varied by the use of two cords 22, 24, the electrical resistance of each cord decreasing in accordance with an increase in tension appl... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6232866 | Composite material switches A device to protect electronic circuitry from high voltage transients is constructed from a relatively thin piece of conductive composite sandwiched between two conductors so that conduction is through the thickness of the composite piece. The device is b... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5835004 | Electrical devices and assemblies Improved tape assemblies for delivering electrical devices to work stations at which the devices are installed. Each of the devices comprises a laminar electrical component sandwiched between two laminar metal members, and is preferably a PTC circuit prot... | 11/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5679276 | Foil electrical connector for an oil burner nozzle An electrical assembly for an oil burner nozzle has a heating element and a conductive foil assembly for supplying current to the heating element. The conductive foil assembly has a base material in the form of an electrically insulating sheet configured ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5403993 | Electrical heating tape A conductive polymeric tape has elongate electrodes, (6) extending along its long edges, and comprises a central longitudinal strip (8) of different resistance to the remainder of the tape. The strip (8) extends part way only along the tape. The tape may ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5352870 | Strip heater with predetermined power density A resistance strip heater includes a pair of elongated, mutually parallel electrical conductors or buses lying on a dielectric substrate. Each bus includes a conductive region extending toward the other conductor, and the locations of the conductive regio... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5180900 | Electrical resistance element with heat-sensitive disconnect capability An electrical resistance heating element includes a pair of spaced apart electrical conductors, and a strip of resistive material disposed between the conductors and extending along their lengths. A strip of heat-sensitive, electrically conductive materia... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5025131 | Method of heating diesel fuel utilizing conductive polymer heating elements Conductive polymer compositions based on polyvinylidene fluoride have improved properties when the polyvinylidene fluoride has a very regular structure which can be characterized by a low head-to-head content in the repeating units. The improved propertie... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5004895 | Heater device used for floor material etc. and floor material with heater contained therein The present invention relates to a heater device used for a floow material with a heater contained therein and the like within a room and a floor material with a heater contained therein, said heater device comprising an insulating sheet, a plurality of b... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4967437 | Heated wiper blade assembly A heated wiper blade assembly for windshields is provided, in which a plastic blade holder has an upper longitudinal groove for receiving a flat electric heating element enclosed in a ribbon of dielectric. The plastic blade holder also has at its lower po... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4912303 | Electric heating belt for liquid propane bottles An electric heating device for warming liquid propane gas (LPG) bottles includes a flexible heat resistant belt adapted to be secured around the outer peripheral surface of the bottle. The belt has embedded therein an electric resistance heating element w... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4908501 | Portable electrically heated animal drinking water container A heated water vessel for providing drinking water for animals is provided which has a first exterior rubber container and a second rubber interior container wherein the second container is nested within the first, forming an enclosed air pocket between t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4882466 | Electrical devices comprising conductive polymers An electrical device includes a laiminar resistive element which exhibits PTC behavior and two electrodes which exhibit ZTC behavior. The electrodes have a geometry which results in a resistance that is greater than the resistance of the resistive element... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4860434 | Method of making flat electrical resistance heating element The flat electrical resistance heating element is intended principally for a household article having a heating surface. The heating element comprises a heating resistance cut out from a metal sheet (1) which is coated with a substrate (2) of electrically insu... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861966 | Method and apparatus for electrically heating diesel fuel utilizing a PTC polymer heating element Diesel fuel is heated prior to filtration by passing it in thermal contact with a laminar heater immersed in the fuel. The heater has a resistance at room temperature of 0.30 to 0.75 ohm and comprises a PTC conductive polymer resistive heating element san... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4823106 | Tape element and methods, for heating, pressure measurement and circuit fabrication Ordinary inexpensive magnetic recording tape is used to create a novel resistance element which may be made pressure sensitive to perform a number of tasks involving robot finger control intrusion alarm systems, and portable weighing scales. A pressure in... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4791276 | Elongate electrical assemblies Elongate electrical devices, comprising two conductors with electrical elements connected in parallel between them, have improved performance if the power supply is connected to one conductor at the near end and to the other conductor at the far end. Part... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4774397 | Electrical semiconductor resistance heater A heater including a substrate having semiconductor bus stripes along each edge of one face. The semiconductor stripes are connected by a plurality of identically oriented bars. The bars include a feeder segment at each end and a divided segment connectin... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4758815 | Tap element and methods, for heating, pressure measurement and circuit fabrication Ordinary inexpensive magnetic recording tape is used to create a novel resistance element which may be made pressure sensitive to perform a number of tasks involving robot finger control intrusion alarm systems, and portable weighing scales. A pressure in... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4749844 | Electrical heater A sheet heater including a substrate, a semi-conductor pattern (typically of colloidal graphite) having a pair of spaced-apart conductor contact portions and a heating portion extending between and electrically connected to the contact portions, and a pai... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4743321 | Devices comprising PTC conductive polymers The resistivity/temperature characteristics of PTC conductive polymers which have little or no cross-linking can be modified by stretching. The rate at which resistivity rises with temperature is increased, and the peak resistivity is decreased; however, ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4733057 | Sheet heater A wall, floor or ceiling heater comprises a plurality of self regulating, preferably PTC conductive polymer, heater elements each of which is connected to two or more connection elements. The elements are held by a support. In a preferred embodiment the h... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4714820 | Electrically heated curling wrapper An electrically heatable hair wrapper capable of being cut to any predetermined length from a flat, elongated, flexible base carrying a plurality of parallel resistance heating circuits. The circuits extend along the length of the base in a periodic serpe... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4713531 | Heating element for textiles A heating element for textiles is disclosed, which comprises a plane textile element and, combined with this, metal conductors, which can be connected to a source of electrical current and which oppose the electrical current flowing through them with a he... | 12/15/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4689470 | Self-regulating baseboard heater, system and method A self-regulating heat producing strip is disposed along each wall of a room. The strip includes at least one pair of spaced apart electrical conductors extending longitudinally along the base of at least one wall and spaced therefrom. Self-limiting condu... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4673801 | PTC heater assembly A PTC heater assembly comprises at least one PTC heater surrounded by an envelope of high thermal conductivity, thus greatly increasing the power output of the heater under operating conditions. In a preferred assembly a strip heater, comprising (i) an el... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4661689 | Electrical heating pad with antistatic surface There is provided an electrical heating pad which includes an encapsulated electrical resistance heater. The upper surface of the pad is comprised of electrically conductive material for imparting antistatic properties to the upper surface of the pad.... | 04/28/1987 |
