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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7042328 | 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... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6690258 | Surface-mount positive coefficient thermistor and method for making the same A surface-mount positive coefficient thermistor includes a plate-like positive coefficient thermistor element, a pair of electrodes on the respective two main surfaces of the positive coefficient thermistor element, a pair of metal terminals each having a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6538554 | Resistors formed of aluminum-titanium alloys Resistors for use in electrical circuits are formed of an alloy comprising from about 50 to about 95 mol percent aluminum, from about 5 to about 50 mol percent titanium and up to about 15 mol percent of at least one additional metal or a combination of tw... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6522239 | High thermal efficiency power resistor A power resistor may be formed as a stacked arrangement of first and second terminal plates positioned on either side of a resistor plate and insulated therefrom by interposing first and second insulator plates. Preferably, the insulator plates are metall... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6340927 | High thermal efficiency power resistor A power resistor may be formed as a stacked arrangement of first and second terminal plates positioned on either side of a resistor plate and insulated therefrom by interposing first and second insulator plates. Preferably, the insulator plates are metall... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5929743 | Mounting structure for thermistor with positive resistance-to-temperature characteristic A thermistor with positive resistance-to-temperature characteristic used in a overcurrent protection circuit has electrodes on mutually opposite main surfaces and is mounted to a substrate having electrically conductive members such that deterioration of ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5835983 | Heating device and method of manufacturing the same A multi-layered heating device including a first container having a top layer and a bottom layer. A second container, containing heat retaining fluid, is positioned inside the first container and adjacent to the top layer thereof. Adjacent to the second c... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5291175 | Limiting heat flow in planar, high-density power resistors A chip resistor whose resistive element provides a power density of at least 20 watts per square inch is provided with an air gap between the resistance element and the electrical contact junctions of the conductive strips electrically connected to the re... | 03/01/1994 |
