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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183974 | 1200° C. film resistor For production of a high-temperature sensor, in which a platinum resistance film is applied on a metal-oxide substrate, in particular sapphire or a ceramic plate, and a ceramic intermediate layer is laid on the resistance film, a self-supporting cover, in particular... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8111128 | Multi-structure thermally trimmable resistors A method for arranging a plurality of thermally isolated microstructures over at least one cavity, each of the microstructures housing at least part of a thermally-trimmable resistor, the thermally-trimmable resistor having at least a functional resistor, the method... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106741 | Method and apparatus for flexible temperature sensor having coiled element One example of the present subject matter includes a first elongate section having a first flexible conductor enveloped by a first jacket; a second elongate section having a second flexible conductor enveloped by a second jacket; and an sensor section having an elon... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7817009 | LED apparatus with temperature control function An LED apparatus with temperature self-regulating, over-temperature protection, and over-current protection function comprises an LED chip, a heat dissipation plate, a heat conductive layer and a temperature control device. The heat dissipation and the heat conducti... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7755466 | Flip-chip flow sensor A flip-chip flow sensor has electrical components, such as temperature sensors and a heater, on the top of a substrate and has a channel formed in the bottom of the substrate. The channel is separated from the substrate's top by a membrane of substrate material. A f... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7746213 | Device and method for manufacturing the same A method of producing a device initially includes providing a component. The component includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first contact formed on the first surface, a second contact formed on the second surface, and an electrica... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7719400 | Method and apparatus for flexible temperature sensor having coiled element One example of the present subject matter includes a first elongate section having a first flexible conductor enveloped by a first jacket; a second elongate section having a second flexible conductor enveloped by a second jacket; and an sensor section having an elon... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7649439 | Flexible thin metal film thermal sensing system A flexible thin metal film thermal sensing system is provided. A self-metallized polymeric film has a polymeric film region and a metal surface disposed thereon. A layer of electrically-conductive metal is deposited directly onto the self-metallized polymeric film's... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7439845 | Temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of combustion engines The invention describes a temperature sensor for a, resistance thermometer having an electric measuring resistor the resistance material of which consists either of a ceramic material or of a metallic resistance material in combination with a ceramic or a mineral ca... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360947 | Temperature sensor apparatus An apparatus for temperature sensing is disclosed that includes a sensor tube and a cable assembly connected to and extending from said sensor tube wherein said cable assembly communicates electrically with the sensor tube for temperature sensing operations thereof.... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355504 | Electrical devices An electrical device which comprises first and second laminar electrodes and a laminar PTC resistive element sandwiched between them, the device comprising (a) a main portion which comprises a main part of the first electrode, a ma... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351914 | Flexible printed circuit board for catheter, catheter using same, and production method of catheter The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board having a band-like meandering pattern as a whole, which includes multiple linear parts configured about parallel to each other and a folding margin connected to one end in a longitudinal direction of tw... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339455 | Platinum resistor temperature sensor A platinum temperature sensor incorporating an evaporation-suppressing layer containing platinum in the vicinity of the platinum thin-film resistor of the sensor. The evaporation-suppressing layer is preferably positioned between the platinum resistor and a porous l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326446 | Method for coating metal surfaces and substrate having a coated metal surface A process for producing a coated substrate or a product having a coated substrate is provided. The process includes coating at least one metallic surface with a glass, the substrate being coated with an evaporation-coating glass at least on the metallic surface.... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321287 | Gas sensor According to one embodiment, the gas sensor includes a porous plate-like sintered body comprising trisilicon tetranitride needle crystals; two first catalyst metal thin films and one second catalyst metal thin film, formed on one surface of the plate-like sintered b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293479 | Speed and temperature sensing in separate cavities in a single sensing head A sensor apparatus includes a sensor assembly for maintaining multiple and varying sensor components, wherein the sensor assembly comprises a molded sensor head configured to include a first cavity and a second cavity. A first sensor of a first sensor type can be lo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292132 | NTC thermistor probe An apparatus for temperature measurement comprising at least one insulator, at least one thermistor attached to the insulator, the thermistor having at least one of a Ge NTC die and an Si NTC die, and at least one outer electrically conductive film attached to the i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284420 | Air data system and method for rotary aircraft An air data system and method for a rotary aircraft is described. The air data system includes a plurality of flush ports connected via tubing to a plurality of air flow sensors that can measure air flow speeds as low as approximately 0.02 knots. The flush ports are... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280028 | Temperature sensor and method of making the same A method for manufacturing a planar sensor, comprises disposing a film of a material on a substrate, wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of platinum, rhodium, palladium and mixtures and alloys comprising at least one of the foregoing materials... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268859 | Liquid measuring system Systems and methods for measuring the flow of a liquid along a conduit are disclosed. A heat source applies thermal energy to a portion of a liquid flowing along a conduit thereby elevating its temperature. A light source generates a first beam that passes through t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255001 | Thermal fluid flow sensor and method of forming same technical field A thermal fluid flow sensor and method of forming same. The flow sensor has an integrated circuit substrate, such as a silicon substrate, and a region of low thermal conductivity material carried on the top surface of the integrated circuit substrate. One or more pa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243541 | Combi-sensor for measuring multiple measurands in a common package A modular sensor system includes a plurality of varying types of sensors that provide multiple sensing measurands for sensing operations. A housing is generally associated with the varying types of sensors, such that the housing introduces media to be sensed by the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245136 | Methods of processing a workpiece, methods of communicating signals with respect to a wafer, and methods of communicating signals within a workpiece processing apparatus An electronic device workpiece processing apparatus and method of communicating signals within an electronic device workpiece processing apparatus are provided. One embodiment of an electronic device workpiece processing apparatus includes a chuck including a surfac... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233226 | Method of producing a platinum temperature sensor A Platinum temperature sensor comprises a ceramic substrate and a platinum thin-film resistor applied to said ceramic substrate, a ceramic cover layer and a connecting layer generated from a ceramic green layer by pressure and temperature treatment. The ceramic cove... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230517 | System and method for using plasma to adjust the resistance of thin film resistors A system and method is disclosed for using plasma to adjust the resistance of a thin film resistor. In one advantageous embodiment of the invention, the resistance of a thin film resistor is increased to cause the thin film resistor to have a desired higher value of... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224256 | Stable high temperature heater with serpentine heating strands on insulative substrate A sensor system has an AlN substrate, a W layer on the substrate, a signal source adapted to apply an electrical actuating signal to the W layer, and a sensor adapted to sense the response of the W layer. The W layer can comprise a thin film, with various types of o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214909 | Temperature sensor A sensor positioned between a heat source and a heating area in parallel relationship to the heating area, for determining a mean value of the temperature of the heating area, includes a ceramic element, and a temperature-dependent resistor web attached to the ceram... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211873 | Sensor device having thin membrane and method of manufacturing the same A sensor device for use in an automobile as an airflow sensor is composed of a silicon substrate in which a cavity is formed and a base plate bonded to the silicon substrate. An upper end of the cavity is closed with a thin membrane including a sensor element such a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199446 | Stacked electrical resistor pad for optical fiber attachment An electrical resistor structure overlies a substrate and comprises a composite resistor having a first resistor of relatively low resistance and a second resistor of relatively high resistance overlying the first resistor. First and second electrodes make contact w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190250 | Encapsulation with oxide bond to borosilicate mixture Environmental sensors and other bodies, together with associated lead wires, are mounted to a oxidizable substrate for high temperature applications by means of a reacted borosilicate mixture (RBM) that secures the body relative to the substrate via of an oxide inte... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188997 | Apparatus and method for detecting hot spots in an electric power conductor Hot spots in power conductors are monitored by apparatus comprising a temperature probe embedded in an electrically insulative thermally conductive material in surface-to-surface contact with the power conductor, typically at a joint being monitored. The temperature... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175884 | Ceramic layer system A method for manufacturing a layer system, in particular for a sensor element for determining a physical variable of a gas to be measured, preferably for determining the concentration of a gas component or the temperature in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173511 | Surface-mounted thermistor and manufacturing method thereof A thermistor, which is to be mounted on a PCB, for protecting other circuit elements is disclosed. Electrode patterns separately formed on both surfaces of a film resistance element are respectively shaped into two parts which are engaged to each other with a non-co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170389 | Apparatus for tantalum pentoxide moisture barrier in film resistors The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a thin 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 includes a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161461 | Injection molded trim resistor assembly A trim resistor assembly includes a trimmable resistor element embedded within a polymeric housing. The trimmable resistor element includes trimmable resistive film disposed on a nonconductive substrate. Lead wires are connected to contact pads on the substrate. The... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161779 | Anti-pinch and electrical motor protection device An anti-pinch and electric motor protection device includes a positive temperature coefficient circuit protector having a predetermined temperature threshold and is adapted to be in electrical series with a DC circuit to allow current flow in a first direction and i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161463 | Organic NTC composition, organic NTC device and production method of the same The organic NTC composition according to the present invention is a mixture of a conjugated organic semiconductor polymer and a thermoplastic resin or thermosetting resin. For example, the mixed amount of the thermoplastic resin or thermosetting resin is preferably ... | 01/09/2007 |
