Electrical resistors inventions 02/07

20070040646 - Electrical component and method for the manufacture thereof: An method for manufacturing an electrical component comprises providing a base body of a ceramic material with at least two contact regions with terminal elements secured into. The base body is immersed into a solution that contains a fluid that wets the base body and a hydrophobic and lipophobic intermediate... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070035378 - Over-current protection device: An over-current protection device comprises two metal foils and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material layer. The PTC material layer is sandwiched between the two metal foils and comprises plural crystalline polymers with at least one polymer melting point below 115° C., and a non-oxide electrically conductive ceramic powder. The... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070035379 - Chip resistor and method of manufacturing the same: A chip resistor is provided which includes a resistor film 5 formed between a pair of terminal electrodes 2 and 3 on an upper surface of an insulating substrate 2. The resistor film is formed with two inward grooves 7, 8 and two trimming grooves 9, 10 which are alternately... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070030111 - Humidity sensor: A system and method for a resistor for detecting the relative level of moisture content in a humid environment. The resistor has a first layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate having a bend. The conductive material is exposed to atmospheric conditions. The first layer of... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP

20070030112 - Thin deflectable resistor: A system and method for a deflectable resistor. The deflectable resistor has a first layer of conductive material and a second layer of conductive material on a top surface of a substrate, said first layer of conductive material having a resistance that changes predictably. The change of resistance of the... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP

20070030113 - Chip type electric device and liquid crystal display module including the same: A chip type electric device includes a body, a pair of electrodes coupled to the body, for electrically connecting the body to a pad of a printed circuit board, and an insulating layer for covering the upper surfaces of the electrodes and the body.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070024409 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device comprises a package having a cavity in the interior thereof, a chip having a semiconductor element, a board having the chip fixed to a first region on the upper face thereof, and an adhesive portion formed in a second region on the bottom face of the board... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070024410 - Method and system for monitoring environmental conditions: A sensing system, sensing method, and method of producing a sensing system capable of providing a cumulative measurement capability, such as in the form of a RFID tag capable of measuring cumulative heat and humidity for continuous monitoring of storage and shipping conditions of various goods. The system includes integrated... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070024411 - Arrangement for the local monitoring of functions: A local monitoring of functions, in which a sensor is connected to a voltage source via an electrical conductor, in which the sensor is arranged, together with at least one further electrical or electronic component, on a printed circuit board (9) provided with conductor tracks, the sensor being electrically conductively... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070024413 - Organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor: An organic positive temperature coefficient thermistor provided with a pair of opposing electrodes and a thermistor body situated between the pair of electrodes, wherein the thermistor body is composed of a cured resin composition comprising: a thermosetting resin; conductive particles; and a nucleating agent. Also, an organic positive temperature coefficient... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070024412 - Over-current protection device: The present invention discloses an over-current protection device comprising two metal foils and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material layer. The PTC material layer is sandwiched between the two metal foils and contains at least one crystalline polymer, a non-oxide electrically conductive ceramic powder and a non-conductive filler. The non-oxide... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070024414 - Sensing element with adsorptive layer and method of making the same: A planar temperature sensing element is provided with first and second layers disposed over the temperature-sensing device. The second layer comprises an inorganic binder, a first ceramic material, and a second ceramic material. The inorganic binder is selected from the group consisting of M3+ phosphates, M4+ phosphates, M3+ nitrates, M4+... Agent: Jimmy L. Funke Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070024415 - Shielded pressure-actuated circuit: A shielded pressure-actuated circuit in which two parts of a circuit may be selectively brought into contact. In one embodiment, the circuit is formed as a touch-controlled potentiometer. A shielding layer permits operation in environments of greater than 50 degrees Celsius above ambient temperatures. The shielding layer also extends the... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie