Electrical resistors inventions 02/08

20080048821 - Surface-mount negative-characteristic thermistor: A surface-mount negative-characteristic thermistor includes a ceramic body composed of a semiconductor ceramic material including at least one of Mn, Ni, and Ti; external electrodes disposed on surfaces of the ceramic body; and plating films disposed on surfaces of the external electrodes. When the molar quantity of Mn in the... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080048822 - Humidity sensor and a method for manufacturing the same: The invention relates to a humidity sensor comprising a sensor element, a moulding, which preferably consists of a thermoplastic material or a two-component polyurethane, epoxy or silicone casting and which is adapted to adhere to the sensor element, a dead-space volume, which is arranged in connection with the sensor element... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080048824 - Resistance adjusting method and resistance adjusting element and resistance adjusting device: In a method of resistance adjustment, a resistance adjusting element and a resistance adjusting device, in order to readily recognize a terminal end of a cut-off part for connecting cut-off parts when a resistance film is cut off at several times and to prevent a resistance value from changing due... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080048823 - Resistance element, its precursor, and resistance value adjusting method: A precursor 70 has a meandering resistance pattern formed on a front surface 11 of a substrate 10 as well as at least three trimming lines. The precursor 70 is configured so as to be defined by a geometric sequence that satisfies Inequality 0.5αk<αk+1<αk, where αk is the general term... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080042797 - Load sensor: There is provided a load sensor that can make accurate measurement without being affected by unnecessary external force and moreover has a simple construction. The load sensor includes a strain generating element (3) which is formed integrally with an installation section (9) attached to an object to be measured and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080042798 - Heat sink for integrated circuit devices: A resistor with heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a conductive path having metal or other thermal conductor having a high thermal conductivity. To avoid shorting the electrical resistor to ground with the thermal conductor, a thin layer of high thermal conductivity electrical insulator is interposed between the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080042799 - Method for linearizing potentiometric sensors: A method for linearizing potentiometric sensors is provided, the method can include the steps of: insertion in a measurement and/or processing station of a potentiometric sensor provided with a resistive track; application of a defined voltage and/or of a defined current across the resistive track; placement of a number of... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080036569 - Temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of combustion engines: The invention describes a temperature sensor for a,resistance thermometer having an electric measuring resistor the resistance material of which consists either of a ceramic material or of a metallic resistance material in combination with a ceramic or a mineral carrier; having a protective tube comprising a closed tip and a... Agent: Orum & Roth, LLC

20080030296 - Varistor comprising an insulating layer produced from a loading base glass: A varistor is proposed, comprising: a ceramic base body (1), the surface of which is furnished at least in part with an insulating layer (2) composed of a base glass and filler, wherein the filler contains 3Al2O3 2SiO2.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080030297 - Semiconductor resistor, method of manufacturing the same, and current generating device using the same: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor resistor includes forming a well region in a semiconductor substrate, with the well region serving as a resistive region, forming a pair of contact regions spaced apart from each other in the well region, and forming a diffusion region in an intermediate portion between... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080030298 - Metal resistor, resistor material and method: A metal resistor and resistor material and method of forming the metal resistor are disclosed. The metal resistor may include an infused metal selected from the group consisting of: copper (Cu) infused with at least one of silicon (Si), nitrogen (N2), carbon (C), tantalum (Ta), titanium (Ti) and tungsten (W),... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC