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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7304276 | Thick film heater integrated with low temperature components and method of making the same A thick film heater is shown wherein the thick film resistive circuit, as the heating element, is applied directly to a target object to be heated for very low temperature applications. The thick film used is polymer-based (preferably epoxy). The thick film resistiv... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7277289 | Resistor for controlling a fan motor rotating speed for use in an air conditioner Provided is a resistor for controlling a fan motor rotating speed for use in an air conditioner. The resistor comprises a base body, a radiator attached to a top portion of the base body, a printed resistor circuit board covered with insulating sheets and received w... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228853 | Ignition apparatus having conductive plastic ignition terminal and field smoother An ignition apparatus includes a high voltage (HV) terminal to which a high voltage end of the secondary winding is attached. The ignition apparatus further includes an electrically conductive cup configured to surround the high voltage terminal when the secondary w... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7152593 | Ignition terminal An ignition terminal assembly including a serpentine conduction element having an end and a formed terminal connected to said end. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149615 | Absolute steering angle detection device and absolute steering angle detection method for electric power steering device A steering angle θt detected by the torque sensor is read at S900. Then, an electrical angle θm corresponding to a motor rotational angle is read at S902. At S908 through S922, motor rotational numbers are calculated based on θt, θm a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7027938 | Packaging for dynamoelectric machine diagnostic system A machine diagnostic system for on-line diagnosis of a machine including a package for a machine diagnostic module that collects data relating to operation of the machine. The package is mounted to an outer mounting surface of the machine and includes a container wh... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6975031 | Semiconductor device and chip carrier There are provided a carrier substrate, a temperature sensing resistor film formed directly on the carrier substrate, first and second conductive patterns formed on the carrier substrate and connected to both ends of the temperature sensing resistor film respectivel... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6747543 | Resistor for driving motor for air conditioner blower A resistor for driving a motor for an air conditioner blower is provided, in which internal resistance bodies are stacked over one after another between insulation plates in the resistor, to accordingly reduce the volume of the entire of the resistor is reduced, and... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6747542 | Snap-in blow motor speed control with brakeaway service feature An electrical resistor assembly is affixed to a blower casing of a heating, venting, and air conditioning blower motor for resisting the flow of electricity to the blower motor from an electrical circuit. The assembly includes a heat dissipater for dissipating heat ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6581714 | Steering control of a personal transporter Improvements to a motorized balancing personal transporter. An intelligent battery has a battery container sealed against moisture and a plurality of battery blocks housed within the battery container. Additionally, the battery pack has a plurality of sen... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6404324 | Resistive component for use with short duration, high-magnitude currents A resistor having a generally planar substrate with a resistive element located on each side of the substrate and a plurality of terminals for connecting opposing portions of each of the resistive elements to an electronic circuit. The resistive elements ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6392527 | Impact detection system An acceleration change detection system, which in a preferred embodiment is used as an impact detection system, detects whether a deflection sensor is deflected. The magnitude and/or direction of the impact may be considered. The system may include one or... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6236301 | Cantilevered deflection sensing system A deflection sensing system for detecting deflection includes one or more deflection sensors between opposing sets of extensions. When one set of extensions is moved toward an opposing set of extensions, the deflection sensors are deflected. A preferred d... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6173487 | Resistor unit for a fan speed controller of an automotive air conditioning device A fan speed controller of an automotive vehicle air conditioning device is usually placed in an air flow duct to be effectively cooled. Thus, compact construction of the speed controller is needed to obtain a larger air flow in the air flow duct. For this... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6147589 | Negative temperature coefficient thermistor It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved negative temperature coefficient thermistor capable of increasing an adhesion strength between a negative temperature coefficient thermistor element consisting of LaCoO3 rare earth... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5965952 | Vehicle horn and control function switch with compensation and method of operation A vehicle horn and control function switch that has compensation for wide temperature variations and preloads from surrounding material due to manufacturing processes and material aging. Due to the very thin physical thickness of the force sensor, the swi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5877674 | Resistor with elongated resistor element panels A resistor comprising a substantially continuous resistor element being formed into a plurality of element panels with each panel having at least two holes provided therein. Adjacent element panels are connected in series by a bend in the resistor element... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5859581 | Thick film resistor assembly for fan controller A power resistor assembly includes an anodizable metal substrate, preferably an aluminum alloy, having an insulating anodized coating on at least one flat side. A resistive or partially conductive ink is screen printed on the anodized coating in a pattern... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5770993 | Thermal fuse A resistor with a thermal fuse includes: a substrate consisting of an insulating material; a wire pattern formed on a surface of the substrate; a gap for electrically cutting off the wire pattern; a plate spring consisting of an electrically conductive ma... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5703561 | Resistor device A resistor device can be cheaply produced without a troublesome processing and without a complicated manufacturing process, obtaining a construction which has a stable efficiency. The resistor body 24 which can change a resistance value by selecting a plu... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5684407 | Electronic circuit packaged with a position sensor A voltage follower is incorporated within a molded electrical connector interface of a position sensor in a way that does not detract from the dimensions or the performance of the finished sensor. The incorporation of the voltage follower into the housing... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5583476 | Flexible potentiometer A deflectable substrate such as a phenolic resin has a conductive ink deposited thereon in a pattern preferably with a segmented conductor positioned on top to form a flexible potentiometer in which the resistance consistently and predictably changes upon... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5576684 | Horn control system responsive to rapid changes in resistance of a flexible potentiometer An automobile control system includes a flexible potentiometer that is connected to a horn control circuit. The flexible potentiometer changes resistance as it is deflected. The flexible potentiometer is adjacent to a steering wheel hub cover. The horn co... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5563570 | Resistor device for controlling a rotational speed of a motor The present invention relates to a resistor device for controlling a rotational speed of a motor which has no directional property and provides a convenient setting. A resistance unit is positioned which includes at least four connecting points connected ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5550527 | Resistor device for controlling a rotational speed of a motor A resistor device for controlling a rotational speed of a resistance unit and an open-circuit means. A receiving recess is provided to any one side surface of a heat sink vertically affixed to a top surface plate of a housing. A resistance unit, which is ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5353004 | Sensor for detecting steering angle During plural rotations of the the first potentiometer as a result of the operation of a steering wheel, though a specific position of the first potentiometer corresponds to plural rotation angles or rotation numbers of the steering wheel, the correct, re... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5309135 | Flexible potentiometer in a horn control system A flexible potentiometer acts as a horn actuator in an automobile horn control system. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible potentiometer is adhered to a flexible substrate, which is in turn adhered to the inside surface of an airbag hub cover. The sha... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5291174 | Ceramic substrate blower motor resistor array An improved blower motor speed control resistor array in which the resistor elements are defined by multiple optimally sized patches of resistive ink deposited onto opposite sides of a thin flat ceramic substrate. The array comprises three resistive patch... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5268665 | Resistor device for blower motor A resistor device for blower motor comprising one plate of PTC element having two side surfaces and a plurality of electrodes disposed on at least one of the two side surfaces. A plurality of different resistance values can be obtained from the one plate ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5254968 | Electrically conductive plastic speed control resistor for an automotive blower motor A blower motor speed control resistor array in which the resistor elements contain an electrically conductive plastic material which melts to limit the blower motor current in the event of an extreme temperature condition. The conductive plastic is insert... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5229741 | Automotive resistor unit having mounting clip The resistor unit comprises resistors connected to electrical terminals secured to an insulating plate to which first and second legs of a spring sheet metal mounting clip are secured for insertion through an opening in a supporting wall. The legs are ben... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5181007 | PTC temperature sensor for use in an exhaust gas system A PTC temperature sensor, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of internal combustion engines, has a sensing element including a PTC resistor connected to conductor webs disposed in a housing. The PTC resistor and the conductor webs are compose... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5000662 | Flat resistance for blower control unit of automobile air conditioner A flat resistance for a blower control unit of an automobile air conditioner, and a blower control unit using the same. The flat resistance includes: a porcelain enameled metallic substrate including a flat head portion, having an edge and one surface, an... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4068206 | Pressure-sensing semiconductor transducer Disclosed is a pressure-sensing transducer in which a transducing unit comprising a semiconductor-type strain element is confined within a housing defining a generally funnel-shaped chamber. The unit is supported within the housing in spaced relationship ... | 01/10/1978 |
