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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258576 | Sensor device A sensor device has a sensing portion, a connector terminal, and a case housing the sensing portion therein and forming a terminal fixing portion. The connector terminal has a fixed portion fixed in the terminal fixing portion of the case. The connector terminal is ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7192317 | Detecting device and method of producing the same A detecting device includes a housing, a detecting unit mounted to the housing, and a terminal insert-molded to the housing. One end of the terminal is electrically connected with the detecting unit, and the other end of the terminal has a rising portion and is led ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7161462 | Gas permeable resistor casing A resistor apparatus for containing broken pieces of an overheated resistor body is provided. The resistor apparatus includes a resistor body and a first and second lead wire electrically connected to opposite sides of the core. A gas permeable containment casing su... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6943661 | Quick-connect positive temperature coefficient of resistance resistor/overload assembly and method A positive temperature coefficient of resistance resistor/overload (PTCR/OL) resistor assembly that can be quickly and easily electrically connected and disconnected from equipment without the need for special tools or equipment. In some arrangements of the present ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6856235 | Methods for manufacturing resistors using a sacrificial layer A method of making resistors includes providing a sacrificial layer. Conductive material is then formed over a region of the sacrificial layer. Resistive material is then deposited over the first surface of the sacrificial layer such that the resistive material cove... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6751862 | Method of making an electronic device An electronic device containing an electronic element such as a thermistor element is produced first by providing the element with electrodes formed on its two main surfaces facing outward away from each other, at least two terminals and a casing. Each terminal has ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6242998 | NTC thermistors An NTC thermistor is formed with a planar NTC thermistor element, a pair of power-supply terminals and a case which encloses the thermistor element and the terminals inside. The planar NTC thermistor has electrodes formed on a mutually opposite pair of si... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6208233 | Trim resistor connector and sensor system An improved IDC trim resistor connector assembly made up of a generally open top cup shape connector with side wall slots and an interior first array of terminal posts arranged for passage therethrough of a first lead wire of sensor circuitry. A first sta... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6025556 | Electronic components with resin-coated lead terminals An electronic component includes a main element such as a thermistor having electrodes formed on its surfaces, and lead terminals are electrically connected to these electrodes. A resin coating covers the main element, and both the main element and the le... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5929745 | High-voltage electric component A high-voltage variable resistor unit including a terminal connection structure capable of preventing upward movement or rotation of the terminal by simple construction. A terminal is provided with a connecting portion between a held portion and a lead wi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909168 | PTC conductive polymer devices A housing contains a PTC element which can be easily inserted and removed. Conductive metal retaining elements of the housing are secured to the base of the housing, and retain the PTC element with a generally planar portion parallel to the electrodes of ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5889462 | Multilayer thick film surge resistor network A surge r or network comprises a substrate layer having a first thick film resistive element, a dielectric layer covering the first thick film resistive element and a second thick film resistive element applied to the dielectric layer. The dielectric laye... | 03/30/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5714924 | Positive characteristic thermistor device The internal space of the case is divided into first housing portions and a second housing portion separated from the first housing portions by a partitioning wall. A positive characteristic thermistor element is housed in the second housing portion. At l... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5563571 | Variable resistor made using a flexprint circuit and having a rotatable substrate A variable resistor that employs a bumped or dimpled flexprint circuit that rotates relative to an adjacent ceramic substrate having concentric circular resistors formed with printed resistive ink. The ceramic substrate is fused or screened with the resis... | 10/08/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5280264 | Resistor element having lead wire consisting of wire rod and covering alloy layer A resistor element for determining a parameter, including a ceramic support, an electrically resistive body formed on the ceramic support, at least one lead wire electrically connected to the electrically resistive body, and an adhesive containing platinu... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278535 | Electrical overstress pulse protection A thin flexible laminate for overlay application on the pins of a connector or other circuit element, having an electrically insulating substrate, a conductive lamina of apertured pin receiving pads and a separate ground strip adjacent the pads, and an el... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5233326 | Positive temperature coefficient thermistor device A positive temperature coefficient thermistor device comprises a pair of positive temperature coefficient thermistor elements, a common terminal plate having a heat conducting terminal member and a common terminal member and being sandwiched between the p... | 08/03/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5153555 | Electronic device comprising a plate-shaped electronic element and a support and overcurrent protector for the same There is disclosed an electronic device comprising a plate-shaped electronic element having electrode films. The electronic element is elastically supported by spring members in an electrically insulating case so as to be respectively in contact with the ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5142265 | Positive temperature coefficient thermistor device A positive temperature coefficient thermistor device includes an insulating casing housing a pair of positive temperature coefficient thermistors. Each of the inner surfaces of a pair of opposed walls consisting of the side walls and the top and bottom wa... | 08/25/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4752664 | Microwave oven with a removably attached heater A microwave oven with a removably attachable heater for convective heating has on its wall a compact socket member containing plate spring-like grounding pieces through which the outer cover of the heater can be reliably grounded through the oven wall. Th... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4550301 | PTC Circuit protection device Circuit protection devices comprise a PTC conductive polymer element and means for minimizing the adverse effects of carbonaceous dust evolved by the PTC element when it is tripped. An enclosure encloses, but is spaced apart from, the PTC element. In one ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4549161 | PTC Circuit protection device Circuit protection devices comprise a PTC conductive polymer element and means for minimizing the adverse effects of carbonaceous dust evolved by the PTC element when it is tripped. An enclosure encloses, but is spaced apart from, the PTC element. In one ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4542365 | PTC Circuit protection device Circuit protection devices comprise a PTC conductive polymer element and means for minimizing the adverse effects of carbonaceous dust evolved by the PTC element when it is tripped. An enclosure encloses, but is spaced apart from, the PTC element. In one ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4529958 | Electrical resistor The electrical resistor of the present invention comprises a flat metal plate having a thickness from 1 mil to 50 mils. A pair of electrical leads are operatively attached to the ends of the metal plate, and the side edges of the metal plate are provided ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4481498 | PTC Circuit protection device Circuit protection devices comprise a PTC conductive polymer element and means for minimizing the adverse effects of carbonaceous dust evolved by the PTC element when it is tripped. An enclosure encloses, but is spaced apart from, the PTC element. In one ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4443656 | Electrical component member which is mounted in a housing centered and adjusted Electrical component including an electrical component member mounted centered and adjusted in a cup-shaped housing having a rectangular cross section, the housing having an opening through which lead wires from the electrical component member protrude in... | 04/17/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4278877 | Electrical heating unit with flattened embedded heating coil Resistance heating coils, flattened longitudinally along two sides to have generally oval cross-sections, are embedded in situ in a lightweight ceramic fiber insulating body adjacent to and extending along beneath the surface of the insulating body. Elect... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4251714 | Heating device for tablets containing evaporable substances A device for heating tables containing an evaporable substance such as scents, deodorizers or insecticides includes an elongated heating support of insulating material having a planar surface and a longitudinal opening therethrough. The heating support is... | 02/17/1981 |
