Electrical resistors inventions 06/06

20060139141 - Thermistor: A thermistor is provided with a pair of opposed electrodes, and a thermistor body layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and including a cured body of a curable resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and conductive particles, and an average particle diameter of secondary particles of the conductive particles...

20060139142 - Extended temperature range heater: An electric resistive heater having an extended temperature range and repeatable heating characteristics. The resistor being formed of a material having at least one noble metal and an oxide selected from the group consisting of yttrium oxide, cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, and combinations of these. The resistor may further have...

20060139143 - Potentiometer diagnosis: A diagnostic circuit for a potentiometer that connects a load resistor (laboratory resistor) to the slider of the potentiometer to allow a constant comparison of the contact resistance to measured values in the loaded and/or unloaded state when the slider is being adjusted, or when it is being paused at...

20060139144 - Temperature sensor, ceramic device, and method of making the same: A ceramic device comprises a substrate; a resistive element disposed on the substrate; and a protective coating disposed on the resistive element, wherein the protective coating comprises a M+3 metal oxide, a M+4 metal oxide, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, and a phosphate....

20060139145 - Sensor: The sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base, a plurality of pins fixed to the base, a sensor element, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensor element to the plurality of the pins. The sensor element is supported by the plurality of the pins...

20060132280 - Positive temperature coefficient (ptc) component and method for the production thereof: a) Production of a stack of layers of ceramic green sheets (1) with interposed electrode layers (5), b) Binder removal and sintering of the layer stack in an atmosphere having a lowered oxygen content in relation to air. It is possible to manufacture PTC components with small volume and low...

20060132281 - Method of producing a platinum temperature sensor: A Platinum temperature sensor comprises a ceramic substrate and a platinum thin-film resistor applied to said ceramic substrate, a ceramic cover layer and a connecting layer generated from a ceramic green layer by pressure and temperature treatment. The ceramic cover layer is connected with the ceramic substrate in such a...

20060125597 - Optical deflector: The present invention provides an optical deflector which is capable of reducing a temperature drift of a strain gauge due to a temperature gradient, and detecting with high accuracy an angular displacement of a mirror surface. The optical deflector which deflects light includes a movable plate, two fixed portions which...

20060114098 - Current sensor: The present invention provides a compact current sensor capable of measuring a current to be detected with high precision. A current sensor includes: a first magnetoresistive element including a plurality of element patterns which extend in an X axis direction at a first level, are disposed so as to be...

20060114097 - Ptc circuit protector having parallel areas of effective resistance: A PTC circuit protection device to protect electronic devices against excessive temperatures and electrical currents. The device comprises a polymeric resistor element, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The polymeric resistor element changes resistance in response to temperature changes. The resistor element has an upper surface and a lower...

20060114096 - Quantum junction device as switch and detector: A quantum junction device having three or more wires connected to a loop surrounding a magnetic flux is used to act as a switch responsive to magnetic flux and therefore useable for mass storage devices or as a flux detector by sensing current direction, conductance tensor, in response to a...