Bizarre Patents
Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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 |
| 7341679 | Organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor and manufacturing method therefor An organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor 10 having at least a pair of electrodes 2 and 3 positioned facing each other and a thermistor element 1 having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance which is positioned bet... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7190252 | Surface mount electrical resistor with thermally conductive, electrically insulative filler and method for using same An electrical resistor is provided with a resistive element and terminations extending from opposite ends of the resistive element. The terminations are folded under the resistive element, with a thermally conductive and electrically insulative filler being sandwich... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7102484 | High power resistor having an improved operating temperature range A high power resistor includes a resistance element with first and second leads extending out from the opposite ends thereof. A heat sink of dielectric material is in heat conducting relation to the resistance element. The heat conducting relationship of the resista... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091820 | Methods for manufacturing resistors using a sacrificial layer A microelectronic assembly, including a microelectronic element such as a semiconductor chip and a dielectric material covering the chip and forming a body having a bottom surface. The assembly includes conductive units having portions exposed at the bottom surface,... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7057491 | Impedance network with minimum contact impedance An impedance network configuration in the form of a snake-like or ladder structure is provided. The ladder configuration enables the provision of tabs extending outwardly from the normal conducting path, the tabs providing a location for the provision of contact lay... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053749 | Metal plate resistor A metal plate resistor includes a resistive body comprising a metal plate, and at least a pair of electrodes joined respectively to opposite ends of the resistive body, the electrodes being made of a highly conductive metal conductor. The resistive body has a main s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052925 | Method for manufacturing self-compensating resistors within an integrated circuit A method for manufacturing a self-compensating resistor within an integrated circuit is disclosed. The self-compensating resistor includes a first resistor and a second resistor. The first resistor having a first resistance value is initially formed, and then the se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6555787 | Three conductor heating element A heating element, including a sensor conductor, two resistive conductors, with one resistive conductor arranged on one side of the sensor conductor and an other resistive conductor arranged on an other side of the sensor conductor such that the sensor co... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543102 | Sensor component A sensor component comprises a ceramic support (12) with a metal film (14) applied thereto. At least one connecting wire (16) is electrically connected to the metal film (14) in a contact area (18). A fixing glaze (20) is applied to the metal film (14) an... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6441718 | 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 t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6337470 | Electrical components molded within a polymer composite Various components of thermal systems are shown molded within a polymer composite sheath, including heaters, sensors, and control circuits. The use of transfer and compression molding allows for the use of thermoset polymers containing very high levels of... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6300607 | Molded polymer composite heater A molded polymer composite heater is shown. The use of transfer molding and compression molding allows for the use of thermoset polymers containing very high levels of reinforcement fillers. These improved materials, in turn create a heater with thermophy... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6203871 | Encapsulant for leads in an aqueous environment An article, specifically an inkjet printhead, having electrical leads in an aqueous environment in which the leads are encapsulated in a thoroughly cured mixture of 88 parts bis-phenol A epoxy oligomer, 11 parts epoxy novolac oligomer, and 1 part triaryls... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6147335 | Electrical components molded within a polymer composite Various components of thermal systems are shown molded within a polymer composite sheath, including heaters, sensors, and control circuits. The use of transfer and compression molding allows for the use of thermoset polymers containing very high levels of... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6124579 | Molded polymer composite heater A molded polymer composite heater is shown. The use of transfer molding and compression molding allows for the use of thermoset polymers containing very high levels of reinforcement fillers. These improved materials, in turn create a heater with thermophy... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5847368 | Electric heating unit and method of producing same An electric heating unit comprises a heat-insulating main body consisting primarily of a heat-insulating material and formed with a groove in a surface thereof, and a heating element provided in the groove and shaped in the form of waves with an amplitude... | 12/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5621378 | Heatsink-mountable power resistor having improved heat-transfer interface with the heatsink A power resistor having much improved heat dissipation ability to an underlying heatsink because a step or protuberance is provided that cooperates with the mounting bolt or screw to largely nullify the effects of molding-caused camber or curvature.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5610572 | Resistor element having a plurality of glass layers A resistor element has a ceramic substrate and a metallic resistor coated onto the substrate. The metallic resistor has varied electrical resistance depending on temperature. A pair of leads are electrically connected to the metallic resistor. A plurality... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5594407 | Debris-reducing film-type resistor and method A resistor combination and method, that is formed by a substrate having a resistive film on it, and pins extruding from one edge of the substrate and connected to the film. A U-shaped cold region is provided on the substrate around at least much of the fi... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5521357 | Heating device for a volatile material with resistive film formed on a substrate and overmolded body A heater apparatus includes a substrate, a resistive film formed on a first portion of the substrate, and first and second conductive leads formed on the substrate engaging the resistive film. First and second electrodes are coupled to the first and secon... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5481241 | Film-type heat sink-mounted power resistor combination having only a thin encapsulant, and having an enlarged internal heat sink A low-cost heat sink-mounted power film resistor having a high power rating for its footprint size, and not incorporating any housing. The resistor is bolted or otherwise secured tightly to an external heat sink in high heat-conduction relationship, the e... | 01/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5300916 | Sensor element for a thermal type flowmeter A sensor element for a thermal type flowmeter including a ceramic substrate, a thin film, resistor of platinum provided on the outer surface of the ceramic substrate and an outer protective layer of glass provided for protecting the resistor. The glass co... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5278939 | Vacuum-molded ceramic fiber electric radiant heating unit with resistance heating coils internally free of fibers A vacuum-molded electrical radiant heating unit having a resistance heating coil embedded in a ceramic fiber body is prepared by a process in which a resistance heating coil (5) is placed on a sieve-like tray (1), above a suction box, and a slip is applie... | 01/11/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5210517 | Self-resetting overcurrent protection element A self-resetting overcurrent protection element uses an element body made up of a mixture of polymers and carbon black grafted with polymers. A resilient sheathing material covering the element body permits free expansion of the element body to permit the... | 05/11/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5020214 | Method of manufacturing a hot wire air flow meter An exothermic resistor for use in a hot wire air flow meter, having a wire (2) in the form of a coil made of a metal, a pair of lead wires (3) connected to connections (21) formed at the opposite ends of the coil, and a support member (4) which integrally... | 06/04/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4926542 | Method of making a surface mount wirewound resistor A surface mount wirewound resistor having a conventional wirewound resistor embedded in a plastic body member with terminal axial leads of the resistor being severed at the opposite ends of the body member. A U-shaped metallic terminal pad and clip is sec... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4884053 | Surface mount wirewound resistor and method of making the same A surface mount wirewound resistor having a conventional wirewound resistor embedded in a plastic body member with terminal axial leads of the resistor being severed at the opposite ends of the body member. A U-shaped metallic terminal pad or clip is secu... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4873507 | Encapsulated thermal protector A thermal protector encapsulated in an inner layer of energy-absorbing material and an outer layer of stretchable elastomeric material. The inner and outer layers inhibit an exploding thermal protector from starting a fire.... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4833438 | Method of manufacturing a lightning arrester, and a lightning arrester obtained by the method A double molded over method of manufacturing a lightning arrester in which a central core 1 is made of zinc oxide in a first step, then two metal end fittings 5, 6 are molded onto the end faces and over the side thereof, and finally a coating of elastomer... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4788524 | Thick film material system A material system for manufacturing thick film resistors on a ceramic dielectric substrate is disclosed. The system includes the application and fixing of resistor terminations composed of a precious conductor material to a dielectric substrate. Resistor ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4786888 | Thermistor and method of producing the same A negative temperature coefficient thermistor and a method of producing the same are disclosed. A thermistor element is placed between a pair of sheets of insulating ceramic and co-fired to be sintered into an independent thermistor unit. A pair of intern... | 11/22/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4749981 | Resinous resistor A resinous resistor made of a blend of a thermoplastic non-polar resin, a thermoplastic polar resin, graphite and carbon black. The volume inherent resistance value of the resistor can be precisely controlled to a predetermined value. The resistor is unif... | 06/07/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4672358 | Surface-mounted power resistors A surface-mount power resistor may be fabricated using a power resistor of conventional design as its core. A conventional resistor is reworked so as to flatten its leads from a point near their emergence from the generally tubular body of the resistor to... | 06/09/1987 |
