Electrical resistors inventions 01/07

20070018777 - Ptc rod assembly and pre-heater including the same: A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) rod assembly including an electrode terminal, an insulator, first and second supporting members on both surfaces of the electrode terminals at through holes, PTC elements and heat transfer blocks coupled between adjacent pairs of the first supporting members and between adjacent pairs of the second... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070018776 - Resisting paste, resistor, and electronic parts: A resistor paste comprising glass material substantially free of lead, conductive material substantially free of lead, organic vehicle, and NiO and/or perovskite type crystal structured oxide. Oxides having perovskite type crystal structure can be CaTiO3, SrTiO3, BaTiO3, NiTiO3, MnTiO3, CoTiO3, FeTiO3, CuTiO3, MgTiO3 or so. A content of glass material... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070018778 - Temperature-sensing device: A temperature-sensing device includes an element with a resistance value varying with a temperature change, a lead extending on the axis of the element, and a resin coat surrounding the element, wherein a number of hydrophobic inorganic fillers with an average particle size of 5 μm or less exist on... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070018779 - Aligned particle based sensor elements: The present invention relates to a sensor array for detecting an analyte in a fluid, comprising first and second sensors formed by chemically sensitive resitors, wherein the first sensor comprises a region of aligned conductive material; or where each of the sensors comprises alternating regions of nonconductive regions and aligned... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070018780 - Car power source apparatus: The car power source apparatus is provided with a plurality of batteries, a temperature detection circuit, and an abnormal temperature rise prevention circuit. The temperature detection circuit detects electrical resistance change of a plurality of temperature sensors via a voltage conversion circuit, converts voltage conversion circuit output voltage into a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070018781 - Semiconductor device having a trim cut and method of evaluating laser trimming thereof: A method of evaluating laser trimming of a semiconductor device having a thin film resistor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing the thin film resistor and laser trimming the thin film resistor by creating a first trim cut. The first trim cut bisects the thin film resistor... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070018782 - Chip resistor and method of making the same: A chip resistor includes a metal resistor element having a flat lower surface. The lower surface is formed with two electrodes spaced from each other, and an insulating resin film is formed between these electrodes. Each of the electrodes partially overlaps the insulating film so that a portion of the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070013473 - Actuator with integral position sensor: An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. The actuator and sensor assembly includes a rotary actuator that has a driving shaft. A sensor rotor has the driving shaft mounted in a bore. A contactor is mounted to an outer edge of the rotor. The... Agent: Cts Corporation

20070013474 - Method for adjusting a sheet resistor, a sheet resistor, and an expansion measuring element: A method for adjusting a sheet resistor, in particular in an expansion measuring element, is described, the sheet resistor having a low-resistance supply lead area and a high-resistance resistor area, which is electrically connected to the supply lead area, the method having the following steps: performing a first laser cutting... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070008062 - Method for fabricating a thin film resistor semiconductor structure: A method is provided of fabricating a thin film resistor semiconductor structure. In one aspect of the invention, the method includes forming a dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming a thin film resistor on the dielectric layer, and annealing the thin film resistor at a substantially high temperature for... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070008063 - Rotary actuator with non-contacting position sensor: An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. An electric motor has a shaft. A sensor is mounted to the electric motor. The sensor has a housing and a rotor. The rotor has a bore and first and second recesses. The recesses have different depths.... Agent: Cts Corporation

20070001800 - Chip varaible resistor: A chip variable resistor which is capable of keeping the resistance at an adjusted value and can be manufactured easily is provided. An insulating substrate is formed with a through-hole capable of receiving a driver, and the upper surface of the insulating substrate is formed with a resistor film surrounding... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070001801 - Starter relay: A starter relay comprises a container composed of an electrical insulating hard resin, a resistor having a positive resistance temperature coefficient and housed in the container, and contact springs of feeding devices having conduction and resilience configured to press the resistor to establish connection with the resistor. The contact springs... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070001802 - Electroplating method in the manufacture of the surface mount precision metal resistor: The present invention relates to an electroplating method in the manufacture of the surface mount precision metal resistor, the manufacturing steps are as below: a flat-shaped metal substrate strip being die stamped with predefined resistance value; separating said metal substrate strip into electroplating portion and non-electroplating portion by the separating... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC