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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6344790 | Electronic device such as a thermistor and the like with improved corrosion resistance Corrosion resistant material is used for lead wires of the thermistor, and an exposed portion of electrodes of the thermistor and a portion surrounding a weld portion of the lead wires are coated with corrosion resistant material. Since the lead wires the... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6049470 | Package with reticulated bond shelf A component package includes a case with a bond shelf and a conductive layer formed on the bond shelf. The bond shelf is characterized by an inward edge and an outward edge and at least one reticulation, each reticulation being characterized by an outward... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5757076 | Chip type electronic component A chip type electronic component is provided which includes a chip substrate having an opposite pair of end edges and an opposite pair of side edges between the pair of end edges. An opposite pair of first electrodes is formed in a layer on the chip subst... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5498079 | Temperature transmitter A temperature transmitter includes a temperature probe, such as an RTD or thermocouple, and a transmitter housing. Electrical circuitry in the transmitter housing is adapted for coupling to the temperature probe and providing an output related to a sensed... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5379017 | Square chip resistor A square chip resistor in which, when the protective glass layers are fired, a powder of an inorganic material such as alumina or the like having a greater thermal expansion coefficient than glass is mixed into glass paste to thereby adjust the thermal ex... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5182538 | Bimetal thermoswitch The bimetal thermoswitch consists of an electrically insulating, flat carrier (1), at least two electric terminals (3, 4), which are secured to the carrier (1) and are respectively connected to a fixed contact (10), which is mounted on the carrier, and to... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5170146 | Leadless resistor A leadless electrical resistor (40), comprising a parallelepiped dielectric body (42), or chip, having a resistive film element (44) on one face. A pair of conductive terminations (46) are connected to opposite ends of the resistive element in order to fo... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5111179 | Chip form of surface mounted electrical resistance and its manufacturing method The chip form electrical resistance is designed to be soldered notably on a printed circuit card or on an hybrid circuit substratum. It includes an electrically insulating substratum (1) of the ceramic type, to which is attached by a layer of adhesive org... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5034720 | Current control apparatus for insertion into battery powered devices Small easily removable insert designed for placement in the battery compartment of a battery powered device (becoming part of the circuit of the device when in place) which includes a current/voltage control means and may have sidewalls and dimensions whi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4847587 | Bimetal thermoswitch The bimetal thermoswitch consists of an electrically insulating, flat carrier (1), at least two electric terminals (3, 4) which are secured to the carrier (1) and are respectively connected to a fixed contact (10), which is mounted on the carrier, and to ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4801912 | Surface mountable electronic device A surface mountable electronic device and method of making same wherein a discrete electronic device is encapsulated in a body of electrical insulating material having opposite ends and mounting surface extending between the ends, and an electrode is prov... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4746895 | Ceramic electronic components A ceramic electronic component which comprises a generally elongated ceramic body and a metal cap mounted on each end of the ceramic body. Each end of the ceramic body has a peripheral edge rounded to have a predetermined first radius of rounding, and the... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4727350 | Surge absorber A surge absorber in which an electrically conductive thin film is vaporized on the surface of a ceramic circular cylinder, a micro.groove is trimmed using a laser beam to define a spiral locus on the surface, and a linear.groove is trimmed to intersect th... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4695818 | Electrical resistor with a negative temperature coefficient for incremental resistance values and method for manufacturing same An electrical resistor having a negative temperature coefficient for incremental resistance values has a resistance wafer with solderable coatings on opposite sides thereof and current lead elements soldered to the coatings, with the soldered ends of the ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4322710 | Electrical resistors An electrical resistor comprises a tube of resistive material having a closed end. An electrical connection is made to the open end of the cylinder, and a further connection comprises a conductor passing through the open end of the cylinder and connected ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4123743 | Termination for an electrical resistance element A simple, low-cost U-shaped hook termination for enclosed resistance elements useful in household appliances. The termination is particularly useful with a releasable contact shaped to enter the enclosure end. The effects of out-of-squareness of the end c... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4119937 | Metal base resistor A resistor, which can be of either the fixed or variable type, having a metal base covered by an insulating coating over all but an exposed area of the metal. A film type resistive compound or a wire winding covers the insulating coating but overruns it i... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4050053 | Resistor end terminations A resistor end termination consisting of aluminum or aluminum alloy, deposited on a resistor core, for providing secure and reliable electrical and mechanical connection between the resistor element and the cap and lead assembly of an electrical resistor.... | 09/20/1977 |
