Electrical resistors inventions 04/09

20090108984 - Ceramic component and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a ceramic component and a method of manufacturing the ceramic component. The ceramic component includes a previously fired insulation ceramic base, a functional ceramic sheet bonded to the insulation ceramic base by a diffusion bonding layer having an anchoring structure, internal electrodes embedded into the functional ceramic sheet,... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & Associates Intellectual Property Law LLC

20090108985 - In-molded resistive and shielding elements: An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090108986 - Chip resistor: [Solution] The chip resistor 10 includes a ceramic substrate 11 that is shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped. Mounted on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate 11 are a resistive element 12 that is made mainly of a low-resistance, low-TCR copper-nickel alloy, first and second electrode layers 13, 14 that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090102598 - Semiconductor memory device with variable resistance element: A semiconductor memory device comprising a variable resistance element having a variable resistor between a first electrode and a second electrode, in which electric resistance is changed by applying a voltage pulse between the electrodes comprises at least one reaction preventing film made of a material having an action of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090102597 - Variable resistance element: In a variable resistance element having a variable resistor between first and second electrodes and changing its electric resistance when a voltage pulse is applied between both electrodes, data holding characteristics can be improved by increasing a programming voltage and programming in a high current density. Therefore, a booster circuit... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090102599 - Duplex-attachment of ceramic disk ptc to substrates: This is a ceramic disk PTC and heater assembly, and a method for attaching one to the other, the combination useful in the heating elements of solid ink printing apparatus. The ceramic disk PTC attachment method is made up of a low melting temperature solder and a high operating temperature... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20090096568 - Variable resistance element, and its manufacturing method: Provided are a variable resistive element having a configuration that the area of an electrically contributing region in a variable resistor body is smaller than the area defined by an upper electrode or a lower electrode, and a method for manufacturing the variable resistive element. The cross section of a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090096569 - Ceramic component element and ceramic component and method for the same: A ceramic component element is provided. The ceramic component element includes: an insulating ceramic base with pores formed on its surface and previously fired; and a functional ceramic sheet bonded to the insulating ceramic base and having electrical characteristics. The functional ceramic sheet is physically bonded to the insulating ceramic... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090096570 - Variable chip resistor: A variable chip resistor (1) of the present invention includes a resistor element (2) made of a metal plate which is in the form of a chip and has a predetermined specific resistance. Terminal electrodes (3, 4) for soldering are provided at both ends of the resistor element (2), and... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090091418 - Coated wire and film resistor: A coated wire is solderable with soft solder while maintaining separate phases of the core and the coating. A 100 μm to 400 μm thick nickel wire may be coated galvanically with silver. For a film resistor with coated wires as connection wires, including a platinum measurement resistor on an... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090085714 - Thermistor: A thermistor is provided that is capable of sufficiently protecting a thermistor element without increasing the thickness of the element and that prevents separation of the sealed section during installation and shipment. A thermistor 10 includes a thermistor layer 2 composed of conductive particles dispersed in a matrix resin; paired... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090085713 - Low profile heater: A portable, low profile electric radiant heater has an elongated heating element. A plurality of thermistors are disposed proximate to and along the length of the elongated heating element, spaced at substantially equal intervals. A microcontroller switches a reference resistor in series with a charging capacitor to determine a reference... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20090085715 - Power resistor: A resistor includes first and second opposite terminations, a resistive element formed from a plurality of resistive element segments between the first and second opposite terminations, at least one segmenting conductive strip separating two of the resistive element segments, and at least one open area between the first and second... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090085716 - Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same that includes terminal patterns and resistor patterns disposed between and electrically connected to the terminal patterns. The resistor patterns have an electrical resistance higher than the electrical resistance of the terminal patterns and also have a width greater than a... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC