Quotables
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM ; 1943
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7075407 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor has lead lines made of an elastic material each attached to a corresponding one of electrodes on a temperature sensing element such as an NTC thermistor element. The lead lines may each have a non-straight part where they are bent or deformed in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6958674 | Connector device excellent in air-tightness and EGR sensor having the same A terminal plate is formed with a wide portion and a narrow portion. The wide portion, to be insert-molded by a housing of a synthetic resin, is opened by an elongate blank hole having an inner peripheral surface parallel with a side shape thereof, thereby forming t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6906611 | Ceramic component comprising an environmentally stable contact system A ceramic component includes a ceramic body, electrodes applied to the ceramic body, electrical connectors that connect the electrodes with one or both of an external circuit and a voltage source, a substance that connects the electrical connectors to the electrodes... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6587029 | High-voltage variable resistor A high-voltage variable resistor includes a circuit section contained in an insulating casing, a snap-in terminal inserted in a terminal base portion of the casing and connected to an output portion of the circuit section, and an output connecting electro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6317024 | Resistor for audio equipment A resistor 1 is used in high-fidelity amplifiers for audio equipment. The resistor 1 includes a cylindrical resistor body 2, a tubular sheath 3 into which the resistor body 2 is coaxially inserted, and a conductive film portion 31a formed on the inside su... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6134771 | Method of encasing leads of an electronic part An electronic part in which insulating tape is adhered to lead terminals which extend from an electronic part unit so that a pitch between the terminals can remain stable and constant. The insulating tape is adhered to portions of the lead terminals in a ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6067843 | Measuring sensor Measuring sensor to measure a gas, comprising: a housing having an inlet opening for the gas to be measured, a sensor chip located within said housing and having a sensor element at one end area of the sensor chip facing the inlet opening and an electrica... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5786745 | Electronic package and method A package (10) has outermost surfaces (12, 13, 14, 16) that form a polygon shape. The body (11) of the package (10) has axial symmetry about an axis (21). A lead (22) exits the package along the axis (21).... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5614120 | Sleeving for a wire used with a tail connected to a heating element and a method for heating A heating element having at least one tail is provided for connection to an electrical source. The tail includes an electrically conductive wire with a sleeving around at least a portion thereof. The wire and sleeving are connected to a tubing and crimped... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5575941 | Cartridge heater The cartridge heater disclosed has a coiled wire heater element with connected lead conductor wires contained within a metallic tubular sheath. Electrically insulative material insulates and supports the heater element and lead conductor wires within said... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5532669 | Terminal for high-voltage variable resistor A high-voltage variable resistor includes a terminal fitment having an increased number of edge elements while being simplified in structure and down-sized. A circuit substrate which includes a circuit pattern having a plurality of electrodes and resistor... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5517171 | High-voltage electronic component A high-voltage electronic component including a terminal connection structure capable of connecting a lead wire to a terminal fitment without soldering. An insulating substrate having a resistance element for a variable resistor formed on a front surface ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5475358 | High-voltage variable resistor unit A high-voltage variable resistor unit capable of simply and positively connecting, to a holder of a high-voltage fixed resistor used as a bleeder resistor, a wire-like terminal inserted into an electrically conductive rubber terminal provided on a side of... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5430429 | Ceramic resistor wherein a resistance film is embedded A resistor 1 in which at least one resistance film 4 is embedded in a ceramic sintered body 3, glass is diffused into the sintered body 3 to form a glass diffusion layer 6, and both end faces 4a and 4b of the resistance film 4 are respectively exposed to ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5349322 | Resistors for thermal flowmeters A resistor for a thermal type of flowmeter includes a ceramic substrate, a thin platinum film formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate, and lead wires for connecting the thin platinum film with an external circuit, and is located in a fluid to detec... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5304977 | Film-type power resistor combination with anchored exposed substrate/heatsink The film-type electrical power resistor includes a flat ceramic chip on the upper surface of which is screen-printed a resistive film. Terminals (leads) are mechanically and electrically connected to the upper chip surface, the terminals being such that t... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5252944 | Film-type electrical resistor combination The film-type electrical power resistor includes a flat chip of aluminum oxide, having a resistive film screen-printed onto one of its sides. Leads are bonded to that side and electrically connected to the film, the leads being such that the chip may be c... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5252943 | Resistor element whose electrically resistive layer has extension into openings in cylindrical ceramic support A resistor element including a cylindrical ceramic support having two openings open on longitudinally opposite end faces thereof, an electrically resistive layer formed on an outer circumferential surface, a pair of electrical conductors for connecting th... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5247277 | Electrical devices An electrical device in which a first connection element is in electrical contact with a resistive element. The first connection element defines a cavity into which, when the cavity is empty, a second connection element can be inserted. The second connect... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245310 | Resistor grid insulator mountings An improved frame supported resistor grid used for dynamic braking of electric motors is provided. The resistor grid has a metal frame and fan-folded strips of resistance material arranged in columns within the frame. The strips of resistance material are... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5168256 | Resistor element using conductors having relatively low thermal conductivity A resistor element for determining a parameter, including a ceramic support having a bearing surface, an electrically resistive body formed on the bearing surface of the ceramic support, a conductor or conductors electrically connected to the electrically... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5144279 | Resistor element with thin porous metallic layer covered with glass coating A resistor element for determining a parameter, which includes a ceramic support having a bearing surface, an electrically resistive metallic layer formed on the bearing surface of the ceramic support, and a glass coating covering the metallic layer. The ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5109473 | Heater assembly for use in a corrosive environment A heater assembly for heating a container of corrosive fluid includes a housing adapted to be located in a container of fluid to be heated, a sealed chamber located in the housing, a heater located in the chamber, an electrically conductive sleeve assembl... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5075665 | Laminated varistor Respective first end portions of first and second internal electrodes are exposed at respective end surfaces of a varistor body, which is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. These end surfaces of the varistor body are covered with low resistance ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5019893 | Single package, multiple, electrically isolated power semiconductor devices Single package, electrically isolated dual, triple, quad, etc., power semiconductor devices are provided without use of ceramic or other isolators between the semiconductor die and the die support. For example, isolated dual power transistors, each having... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4766410 | High-voltage cylindrical film-type resistor and method of making it A high-voltage cylindrical film-type resistor has cup-shaped end caps that receive the ends of the cylindrical substrate, each end cap having a convexly-radiused rim that has a radius of at least 1.5 mils in a plane containing the substrate axis. In accor... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4701599 | Insulation system of sheathed heating elements An improved copper sheathed heating element for installation in appliances, such as electric kettles, includes a minor amount of a silicone water-proofing agent admixed with magnesium oxide filler agent prior to the element being annealed. Annealing of th... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4538053 | Termination apparatus for heaters in hazardous environments Termination apparatus for elongate heaters which have an outer metal sheath and which are designed for use in hazardous environments. The apparatus comprises a junction box within which the heater is terminated and which has an entry port through which th... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4531049 | Heating wire A heating electric wire is provided having a heating portion electrically connected to a lead portion, the heating portion being a bundle of a plurality of elongate, electrically insulating tension members having a heating layer around the periphery of th... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4492947 | Resistor having a positive temperature coefficient A resistor having a positive temperature coefficient in which a plate-shaped resistive element 1 is incorporated in a tubular envelope 2 between two electrical conductors 3, 4 which are in contact with the resistive element and which project from opposite... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4273993 | Terminations for electric heating elements The invention relates to a termination for a tubular electric heater, comprising a two-piece body of ceramic or high-temperature plastic which is quickly and easily assembled with a metal spade terminal. The two pieces of the body have interfitting parts ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4176336 | Lacquer-encapsulated carbon film resistor A lacquer-encapsulated carbon film resistor having a ceramic substrate coated with a carbon film, a silicon nitride layer, an organic lacquer layer and termination electrodes.... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4068205 | Resistance element for a resistance thermometer There is provided a resistance element comprising a cylindrical carrier body, a rectangular bore therein in the direction of the longitudinal axis, a ceramic plate within said bore and securely bound to a flat wall of said carrier body, a thin layer plati... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4034330 | Sheath heater A sheath heater comprises a pipe having two open ends, a pair of electrical terminals connected to a heat radiant body in the pipe, a region of electrically insulating powder having a high melting point and loaded inside the pipe to fix the heat radiant b... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4006443 | Composition resistor with an integral thermal fuse A composition resistor incorporates a thermal fuse inert preferably positioned at its center. The insert includes a fuse link which under normal conditions provides electrical continuity between lead wires extending from each end of the resistor. If a cur... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3946353 | Mounting system for infrared tubes A mounting system for an infrared tube or the like. The tube is supported by threaded bolts which axially extend from insulator plugs at each end of the tube. The tube is mounted by inserting one of the bolts into a bore in a mount until the insulator at ... | 03/23/1976 |
