Electrical resistors inventions 07/07

20070171024 - Fabric-based strain gauge: The invention provides a strain gauge which includes a fabric base and at least one conductive yarn. In addition, the fabric base is weaved with a plurality of non-conductive yarns, and the fabric base thereon defines a sensing direction. Moreover, each of the conductive yarn is gimped by a textile... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070171025 - Component with countermeasure to static electricity: There is provided a static electricity countermeasure component including a varistor layer having a plurality of inner electrodes of a planer shape, embedded therein a board including alumina laminated with the varistor layer, and a terminal connected to the inner electrode of the varistor layer and formed at a side... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070164844 - Temperature-independent, linear on-chip termination resistance: In one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit, such as an FPGA, has one or more programmable termination schemes, each having a plurality of resistive termination legs connected in parallel, and a calibration circuit designed to control each termination scheme for process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations. The sense... Agent: Mendelsohn And Associates, P.C.

20070159293 - Compensating for linear and non-linear trimming-induced shift of temperature coefficient of resistance: A compound resistor is used to compensate for trimming induced shift in temperature coefficient of resistance of a trimmable resistor. The compound resistor is composed of a first and second portion, at least one of the two portions being thermally trimmable, and the parameters for the first and second portion... Agent: Winter & Associates

20070159294 - Pressure sensor header having an integrated isolation diaphragm: A pressure sensor header for a pressure transducer includes a header shell having a sensor cavity formed therein, a sensor element disposed in the sensor cavity, a fluid medium disposed in the sensor cavity, an isolation diaphragm closing the sensor cavity, and a joining arrangement disposed at an interface of... Agent: Plevy, Howard & Darcy, P.C.

20070159295 - Laser-welded seamless chip resistor: A laser-welded seamless chip resistor comprises: an alloy plate; and two copper plates laser-welded to both sides of the alloy plate, respectively, wherein the alloy plate and the copper plates are chosen in accordance with a required resistance value. The alloy plate and the copper plates, which are welded together,... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC