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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408437 | Resistance element, its precursor, and resistance value adjusting method An object of the invention is to provide a resistor element that makes it possible to adjust the resistance value of a precursor easily in producing a resistance element having a target resistance value from the precursor, as well as to the precursor and a related r... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361869 | Method for the production of an electrically conductive resistive layer and heating and/or cooling device An electrically conductive resistive layer (26) is produced by thermally spraying an electrically conductive material (18) onto the surface of a non-conductive substrate (12). Initially, the material layer (14) arising therefrom has no de... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7186952 | Heatable glazing panel with electrically conductive coating having both heatable and non-heatable coated zones The present invention relates to an electrically heatable glazing panel comprising a substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer which is adapted to be electrically heatable and is divided into a plurality of zones, some heatable and some non-he... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7124983 | Hybrid electrical ice protection system and method including an energy saving mode A hybrid electrical ice protection system implements three ice protection methods in various combinations. The ice protection methods include the fully-evaporative anti-ice protection method, the wet running anti-ice protection method, and the de-ice method. The par... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7081805 | Constant-power constant-temperature resistive network A thermally stabilized device is described. Single or multiple input ports are accommodated and single and multiple power ports are described. The variation of resistance of a resistor subject to varying power dissipations is minimized by injecting complementary pow... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6927633 | High frequency circuit with thin film resistor A first circuit which is constituted by a thin film resistor is connected between the collector of a transistor and a power supply terminal, and a second circuit which is constituted by a semiconductor resistor is connected between the emitter of the transistor and ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6836207 | Strip conductor having an additional layer in a curved section A strip conductor comprises a first layer with at least one curved section. At least one region of the curved section provided with an additional layer having a smaller resistivity than the first layer. The at least one region is constructed such that resistance on ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6686562 | Heating element A heating element comprises a heating film having an electrically nonconductive support layer and a conductive layer. The conductive layer of the present invention comprises a metallic layer or material that is deposited onto the support layer. The heatin... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6452477 | High voltage low inductance circuit protection resistor A high voltage low inductance resistor (120) includes a resistor body (122) having a perimeter and a center. A first terminal (126) is located away from the center of the resistor near the perimeter of the body (122). A serpentine resistance element (130)... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6420955 | Resistive short-circuit current limiter having a conductor track structure made of high-temperature superconductor material, and method of producing the current limiter The resistive current limiter contains an electrically insulating support body and at least one conductor track structure arranged thereon and having a conductor track made of high-Tc superconductor material. The conductor track has straight an... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5539186 | Temperature controlled multi-layer module A multi-layer module that has incorporated therein an additional sheet with a heat generating film resistor formed thereon. A temperature responsive controller regulates the film resistor current in order to regulate the temperature at the surface of the ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5379016 | Chip resistor To provide a chip resistor with small variation of ESD required when in automobile use, a chip resistor containing (1) insulating substrate, (2) a pair of terminations disposed over said substrate, (3) resistor layer of thick film resistor composition comprising a ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5177341 | Thick film electrically resistive tracks In a thick film water track, irrespective of track thickness or the material of which the track is constructed, the optimum track width is found to be in the range of from 1.2 mm to 2.1 mm. Further, for a given resistance, the track is longer and may be c... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5113577 | Method for producing a resistor element A resistor element includes a substrate, end pieces, a resistor layer applied to the substrate, a resistor array formed by cutting the resistor layer, and the resistor array having a resistance with a set-point value between the end pieces. A method for p... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4805296 | Method of manufacturing platinum resistance thermometer A method of manufacturing a resistance thermometer which includes the steps of preparing a support substrate and forming a platinum film, which serves as a temperature measuring element, on the support substrate by a sputtering process employing a sputter... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4752670 | Bobbin assembly for a soldering/desoldering device using an etched foil heater A bobbin assembly for a soldering/desoldering device may be readily produced by utilization of a heater assembly comprising an electrically insulating tape having an etched foil heater in the form of serpentine comprising a plurality of coextensive side b... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4743740 | Buried element deicer A perforated flat ribbon heating element embedded or sandwiched between the porous material and perforated sheet of honeycomb acoustic panel material used for sound suppression and deicing on ice buildup areas of an aircraft engine.... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4706061 | Composition sensor with minimal non-linear thermal gradients A gaseous composition sensor which is a microstructure device comprising a heated planar thin film diaphragm sensor member suspended over a shallow flat bottomed etched pit in a single crystal silicon substrate.... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4623767 | Disconnect switch for metal-clad, pressurized gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear with damping resistors A disconnect switch for metal-enclosed, compressed gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear, having two resistors for the suppression of high-frequency oscillations caused by the occurrence of a pre-flashover arc, each located along the longitudinal axis of ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4500865 | Fluid leakage detecting element A fluid leakage detecting element comprises a heat generating resistive member and a temperature compensating resistive member disposed on a substrate. Each of the resistive members is prepared in the form of a paste of a metal which has a high temperatur... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4313084 | Laminated structure of double-layer capacitor A laminated structure comprises a plurality of double-layer capacitor unit cells, each having a high withstand voltage. A complete capacitor is made by laminating a plurality of unit cells of the double-layer capacitors type and by connecting a plurality ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4309687 | Resistance strain gauge A resistance strain gauge in which a resistance layer is applied to a carrier and provided with terminal elements is particularly characterized in that a patterned, thin, non-self-bearing resistance layer is materially bonded to a synthetic layer, and tha... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4243969 | Layer resistor element A layer resistor element for use in a variable resistor has two resistance layers disposed upon each other on an insulating substrate, the lower resistance layer being provided with two comb-like sets of separating slots extending from opposite sides to f... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4159459 | Non-inductive cylindrical thin film resistor A thin film, cylindrical resistor is disclosed which exhibits non-inductive characteristics and which may be fabricated easily and economically. A cylindrical insulative substrate is provided with electrically conductive termination bands and a thin coati... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4137516 | Grinding wheel crack detector A grinding wheel is provided around the inside of its hole with a plurality of turns of an electrical conductor weaker in tension than the material of the wheel, the ends of which are brought out to terminals on the surface of the wheel. Incipient cracks ... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4132971 | Noninductive film-type cylindrical resistor and method of making it A highly stable noninductive film-type cylindrical resistor which can be economically mass-produced, with few rejects, even when the film is one having a very high resistance. This is accomplished by providing, in a silk-screened serpentine film pattern, ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4123742 | Variable resistor A variable resistor has an insulating substrate plate, a resistance body formed on the substrate plate and a slider adapted to slide along the resistance body. The resistance body is formed in a winding pattern to provide a larger range of variation of re... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4123741 | Resistance element for variable resistors A resistance element for obtaining a continuous and linear output characteristic is obtained by the combination of a zig-zag resistance element and a resistance film of higher resistivity disposed thereover.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4073970 | Method of making electric heating unit An electrical cooking or heating unit comprising a plate of a glassy material including a selected portion thereof upon whose upper surface vessels are to be placed for cooking purposes. The lower surface of the selected portion of the plate is provided w... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4064477 | Metal foil resistor The present device is a high reliability resistor comprising a sheet of metal foil secured to the flat side of a substrate and with the opposite side of the substrate formed to dissipate heat into the ambient thus enabling the present resistor to have an ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3995143 | Monolithic honeycomb form electric heating device A monolithic electrical resistance heater device is produced from placing a semiconducting coating of carbonaceous pyropolymer on the surfaces of a rigid "honeycomb type" of ceramic substrate and connecting electrodes to spaced, opposing portions thereof.... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3995249 | Resistors A precision electrical resistance network device comprising an electrically insulating substrate having at least two film electrical resistance elements supported thereon, the resistance elements having substantially the same temperature coefficient of re... | 11/30/1976 |
