| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 029610100 | Resistor making | 61 |
| 20080313887 | Method of producing printed circuit board incorporating resistance element - The present invention provides a method of producing a resistance element incorporated in a printed circuit board at an accuracy of resistance value of ±1% or less, at low cost and with a good yield while the resistance element formed by a resistor paste is incorporated. A method of producing a printed circuit board incorporating a resistance element includes: preparing a double-sided copper clad board having a first metallic foil on one face of an insulating base material thereof and a second metallic foil on the other face of the insulating base material thereof; providing at least a pair of electrodes on one of the metallic foils; printing a resistor paste between the electrodes to form a resistor; preparing a circuit board having at least one wiring layer; causing a layer on which the resistor paste is formed to oppose the circuit board to layer the double-sided copper clad board on the circuit board; forming openings in the first and the second metallic foils; and emitting laser through the openings to partly remove the insulating base material and the resistor paste to adjust resistance value. A conformal mask for etching may be formed on the second metallic foil to form openings in the insulating base material by etching to emit laser through the openings. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090056107 | Electrically heated articles of apparel and methods of making same - An electrically heated, multi-layered article of apparel that is heated by a novel, silver-coated, flexible, battery-powered heating harness that is disposed between the layers of the article. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090193647 | Method for fabricating a feedback potentiometer - A method of fabricating a potentiometer in which conductive stampings are cut to be both the connector pins and the substrate of the potentiometer. In the region where the potentiometer is desired, an insulating layer covers the surface of the stamping. The insulating layer can be the same material as the solder mask, and electrically isolates the connector pins from the resistive area. Next, carbon trace is screen-printed over the insulating layer where the potentiometer is desired, and oven-cured. This subassembly is then placed into a housing of plastic or another insulating material. Last, the feedback and ground pins are assembled into the plastic housing. The ground pin is laid on top of the end of the carbon trace to make an electrical connection to the resistive trace. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100101077 | BIDIRECTIONAL THERMAL TRIMMING OF ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE - There are described various methods and circuits for trimming the parameter value of a thermally mutable electrical component in two directions. A sequence of heat pulses is selected as a function of thermal history using an adaptive trimming algorithm, where parameters of the sequence of heat pulses are based on a resulting impact of previous heating pulses. Direction of trimming, trimming increment, and remaining trimming distance can all be used to determine the parameters of succeeding heat pulses, wherein the parameters of the pulses can be, for example, amplitude, duration, and time interval between pulses. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100236054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING METAL PLATE CHIP RESISTORS - The object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus that allow production of metal plate chip resistors having a relatively low resistance with high accuracy and yield through simple process. The object is achieved by apparatus | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100257726 | Method of Fabricating Element Including Nanogap Electrodes - Disclosed is a fabrication method of an element with nanogap electrodes including a first electrode, a second electrode provided above the first electrode, and a gap provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the gap being in an order of nanometer to allow resistive state to be switched by applying a predetermined voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, the method comprising: forming the first electrode; forming a spacer on an upper surface of the first electrode; forming the second electrode in contact with an upper surface of the spacer; and removing the spacer to form the gap. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110162197 | CYLINDRICAL CURRENT SENSE RESISTOR - A resistor includes a substantially cylindrical resistive element having a resistance of less than about 1 mΩ, a substantially cylindrical first termination electrically connected to the resistive element and a second termination electrically connected to the resistive element. The substantially cylindrical first termination is hollow to allow for accepting a connection such as from a battery cable. In addition there may be sense leads present on the resistor. A method of forming a substantially cylindrical resistor includes forming a hollow cylindrical resistor body by rolling a flat sheet comprising a resistive element and a first termination and a second termination joined on opposite ends of the resistive element. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110258844 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A POWER TRANSISTOR MODULE AND PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED BUS BAR - According to an embodiment of a method of manufacturing a power transistor module, the method includes mechanically fastening a first terminal, a second terminal and at least two different DC bias terminals to an electrically conductive flange; connecting the flange to a source of a power transistor device; electrically connecting the first terminal to a gate of the power transistor device; electrically connecting the second terminal to a drain of the power transistor device; mechanically fastening a bus bar to the flange which extends between and connects the DC bias terminals; and electrically connecting the bus bar to the drain via one or more RF grounded connections. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110296674 | RESISTOR ANODE ASSEMBLY - A sacrificial anode assembly. The sacrificial anode assembly includes a sacrificial anode, an insulator positioned around an end of the anode, an electric coupler positioned around the insulator and extending beyond the end of the anode, the electric coupler electrically isolated from the anode, a resistor having a first lead and a second lead, the first lead electrically connected to the anode and the second lead electrically connected to the electric coupler, and a cap positioned around the electric coupler, the cap electrically connected to the electric coupler and electrically isolated from the anode. The cap complete encapsulates the resistor, the first lead, and the second lead. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120000066 | Method for Manufacturing Alloy Resistor - An alloy resistor and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A fabrication method of an alloy resistor includes: providing an alloy sheet having a plurality of openings spacing apart from each other and going through the alloy sheet and a plurality of alloy resistor units located between any two adjacent openings, wherein each of the alloy resistor units has an insulating cover area and a plurality of electrode ends on both sides of the insulating cover area; forming an insulating layer on a surface of the insulating cover area of the alloy resistor units by an electrodeposition coating process; cutting the alloy along a connecting portion, so as to obtain separated alloy resistor units; and forming a conductive adhesion material on the electrode ends of the alloy resistor units. An alloy resistor having an insulating layer with a smooth surface can be obtained by performing an electrodeposition coating process. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120073122 | Method of manufacturing thermal head - A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising: forming a concave portion opened in one surface of at least one of a support substrate and an upper substrate to be disposed on the support substrate in a stacked state, the support substrate and the upper substrate each being of a plate shape; measuring a width dimension of the concave portion; bonding the support substrate and the upper substrate to each other in the stacked state so as to close an opening of the concave portion; forming a heating resistor on a surface of the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate, in a region opposed to the concave portion; and forming a protective film for covering and protecting the heating resistor on the upper substrate, at a thickness which is set based on the width dimension of the concave portion and a thickness dimension of the upper substrate. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073123 | Method of manufacturing thermal head - A method of manufacturing a thermal head, comprising: forming a concave portion opened in one surface of a support substrate and an upper substrate to be disposed on the support substrate in a stacked state, the support substrate and the upper substrate each being of a plate shape; a step of measuring a width dimension of the concave portion formed in the concave portion forming step; bonding the support substrate and the upper substrate to each other in the stacked state so as to close an opening of the concave portion; thinning the upper substrate bonded onto the support substrate in the bonding, to a thickness set based on the width dimension of the concave portion measured in the measuring; and forming a heating resistor on a surface of the thinned upper substrate in a region opposed to the concave portion. | 03-29-2012 |
| 029611000 | Heater type | 33 |
| 20080271309 | HEATED SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A method and apparatus for forming a substrate support is provided herein. In one embodiment, the substrate support includes a body having a support surface and at least one groove. A heater element clad with a malleable heat sink is disposed in the groove. Substantially no air is trapped between the clad heater element and the groove. An insert is disposed in the groove above the heater. The insert substantially completely covers and contacts the clad heater element and the sides of the groove. A cap is disposed in the groove above the insert. The cap covers and contacts the insert and has an upper surface disposed substantially flush with the support surface. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090070987 | Use of Mesa Structures for Supporting Heaters on an Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit is joined to a liquid container. The integrated circuit includes a passivation layer. A resistor is used as a heater to heat fluid in a liquid container. A mesa structure is formed over the passivation layer. The mesa structure is in contact with the resistor and is used to more effectively deliver heat from the resistor to the liquid container. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090094821 | PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A CLOTH-LIKE HEATING ELEMENT WITH TWO PAIRS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS - The present invention is a process for fabricating a cloth-like heating element with two pairs of electrical conductors and parallel circuits which are formed via a severing process. A pair of electrical conductors, which looks as a twin belt aligned in parallel, is fabricated on both edges of the heating element by the weaving process; Severing predetermined portions of the inner electrical conductor in order to increase the electrical resistance of heating wires, the pertinent heating wires are connected in series circuitry with each side of the outer electrical conductors; and the heating element is completed when the said process of series linkage is continuously carried out in parallel alignment in accordance with predetermined design. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090265919 | Manufacturing method for a heating resistor element component - In order to provide a manufacturing method for a heating resistor element component, with which an insulating film (undercoat) can be easily handled, damage caused in the insulating film can be reduced, and a high yield can be ensured, the manufacturing method comprises the steps of: processing, on a surface of a supporting substrate ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100043208 | METHOD FOR FORMING LAYERED HEATING ELEMENT FOR GLOW PLUG - A monolithic, multi-layer heating element forms the high temperature tip of a glow plug assembly. The heating element includes a conductive core which is surrounded by an insulator layer, which in turn supports a resistive layer. An optional conductive jacket can surround the resistive layer. These layered components are pre-formed in prior operations and then assembled one into the other to form a precursor structure. The precursor structure is transferred to a die, where it is compressed to form a so-called green part having dimensional attributes proportional to the finished heating element. The individual layers remain substantially intact, with some boundary layer mixing possible to enhance material-to-material bonding. The green part is sintered to bond to various materials together into an essentially solid mass. Various finishing operations may be required, following which the heating element is assembled to form a glow plug. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100071198 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD - A method for manufacturing a thermal head, including: forming a resistance heating element and an electrode on an insulating substrate, the resistance heating element emitting heat by a current flowing the resistance heating element, the electrode being connected to the resistance heating element; forming a corrosion prevention layer on the resistance heating element and the electrode; annealing the resistance heating element; adjusting an electrical resistance of the resistance heating element; and forming a protective layer on the corrosion prevention layer, the protective layer having glass as a main component. The annealing is implemented prior to the adjusting. The forming the corrosion prevention layer is implemented prior to the annealing. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100077602 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL HEATER - An electrical heater is made by first providing on a surface of a heater support a dielectric inner layer and then projecting by an inkjet-printing method droplets of an emulsion or dispersion of conductive particles in a vehicle or binder onto the dielectric layer to form thereon a continuous film. The binder or vehicle are removed and a protective dielectric outer layer is provided over the film. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100115760 | Manufacturing method for a thermal head - Provided is a manufacturing method for a thermal head, which enables to manufacture a thermal head having high heating efficiency and stable quality. The manufacturing method for a thermal head includes: a concave portion forming step of forming a hollow concave portion and a marking concave portion having a depth larger than a depth of the hollow concave portion on one surface of a thin plate glass; a bonding step of bonding a supporting plate onto the one surface of the thin plate glass, in which the hollow concave portion and the marking concave portion are formed in the concave portion forming step; a thinning step of thinning the thin plate glass onto which the supporting plate is bonded in the bonding step until the marking concave portion extends through the substrate from a side of a back surface opposite to the one surface; and a heating resistor forming step of forming a heating resistor on the back surface of the thin plate glass thinned in the thinning step so as to be opposed to the hollow concave portion. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100218367 | Method for making carbon nanotube heater - A method of making a hollow heater, and a carbon nanotube structure, having a plurality of micropores, is provided. The carbon nanotube structure is fixed on a surface of a hollow supporter. At least two electrodes are electrically connected to the carbon nanotube structure. A material is supplied to the carbon nanotube structure to achieve a carbon nanotube composite structure. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100319186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING LAYERS WITHIN A LAYERED HEATER SYSTEM - A method of positioning a tape preform as a layer onto a resistive device substrate during the manufacture of a layered resistive device is provided. The method includes locating the tape preform in a predetermined position and translating one or more of the following relative to each other until a portion of the positioning device engages the tape preform: a positioning device, the resistive device substrate, and the tape preform. The method also includes continuing the translation until the tape preform engages the resistive device substrate and continuing the translation such that components of the positioning device progressively translate around the resistive device substrate and subsequently position the tape preform onto the resistive device substrate. In some forms, the method includes using a controller and/or applying a predetermined cycle of temperature, pressure, and time to the substrate and tape preform. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110030199 | ELECTRIC HEATING/WARMING FABRIC ARTICLES - Electric heating/warming composite fabric articles have at least a fabric layer having inner and outer surfaces, and an electric heating/warming element, e.g., including a bus, formed, e.g., of die cut, metallized textile or plastic sheeting or metal foil, affixed at the inner surface of the fabric layer and adapted to generate heating/warming when connected to a power source. A barrier layer may be positioned, for example, adjacent to the inner surface of the fabric layer; e.g., with the electric heating/warming element formed thereupon, including to protect the electric circuit, e.g. against abrasion. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110265315 | LAYERED HEATER SYSTEM HAVING CONDUCTIVE OVERLAYS - A method of forming a layered heater includes forming a continuous resistive layer over a substrate, forming conductive overlays in predetermined areas of the resistive layer, and removing portions of the continuous resistive layer between the conductive overlays to form a plurality of single cuts extending between the conductive overlays. The single cuts extend through the continuous resistive layer between the conductive overlays and longitudinally into a portion of the corresponding conductive overlays. Preferably, the single cuts are formed using a laser. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120144659 | HEATING RESISTOR ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, THERMAL HEAD, AND PRINTER - A manufacturing method for a heating resistor element includes a concave portion forming step, a bonding step and a resistor forming step. The concave portion forming step includes forming a concave portion on at least one of bonded surfaces between an insulating substrate and a heat accumulating layer. The bonding step causes the bonded surfaces between the insulating substrate and the heat accumulating layer to adhere to each other to bond the insulating substrate and the heat accumulating layer. The resistor forming step includes forming a heating resistor at a position on the heat accumulating layer. The position is opposed to the concave portion. The concave portion forming step further includes processing an inner surface of the concave portion on a side of the insulating substrate to have surface roughness Ra of 0.2 μm or more. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130000108 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method of assembling an electrical heating device is provided. The electrical heating device includes a housing which encloses a circulation chamber through which a medium can flow and in which heating ribs protrude. The heating ribs are in thermally conducting contact with at least one PTC heating element. A control device is provided in a constructional unit with at least one assembled conductor board. The constructional unit is accommodated in a control housing that comprises a control housing cover and a control housing frame. The control housing frame circumferentially surrounds the assembled conductor board and is formed from a metallic material. The method includes installing the control housing on the housing such that a control element, producing a power loss, is held by the assembled conductor board and is placed in abutment with a cooling element formed on the housing. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130042465 | Process Including Converting Resistive Powder to Fused Heater Element using Laser Metal Deposition Apparatus - A process ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130086800 | FORMING INSULATED CONDUCTORS USING A FINAL REDUCTION STEP AFTER HEAT TREATING - A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor. An elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor is placed over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater. One or more cold working/heat treating steps are performed on the insulated conductor heater. The cold working/heat treating steps include: cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at least about 30% and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater is then reduced by an amount ranging between about 5% and about 20% to a final cross-sectional area. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130152382 | METHOD FOR MAKING WAVE-SHAPED HEATING UNIT - A method for making a wave-shaped heating unit and includes a step of preparing a housing by compressing a metal tube to form an elongate tube with an oval cross section; a step of inserting a heating plate by inserting a soft heating plate into the housing, and two respective first ends of two wires connected to the heating plate; a step of clamping by compressing the elongate tube to clamp the heating plate within the housing, two respective second ends of the two wires extending beyond the housing, and a step of forming wave-shape by bending the housing into continuous convex portions and concaved portions. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130152383 | MOISTURE RESISTANT LAYERED SLEEVE HEATER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of forming a layered heater assembly includes: forming a plurality of layers onto a substrate, the plurality of layers including a resistive element layer; forming electrical terminations in contact with the resistive element layer; securing a protective cover over the layers using a laser welding process, wherein edges of the protective cover are welded circumferentially around raised end portions of the substrate and welded longitudinally along a slotted portion of the substrate; securing a pair of lead wires to the electrical terminations; and securing a lead cap assembly around the pair of lead wires and to the protective cover using a laser welding process. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130219702 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes the following processes in the following order: forming a first metal layer containing a first metal material on an insulating layer of a base on which a plurality of thermal energy generating elements and the insulating layer are laminated in this order; forming a second metal layer containing a second metal material on the first metal layer, and then patterning the second metal layer to form a plurality of protective portions; patterning the first metal layer to form a connection portion for electrically connecting the plurality of protective portions; inspecting the conduction of the connection portion and the plurality of energy generating elements; and patterning the connection portion to thereby electrically isolate the plurality of protective portions and form a plurality of close contact portions which are electrically isolated from each other. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130298385 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE HEATER - Method for manufacturing a flexible heater comprising a resistive track enclosed in two sheets of electrically insulating plastic material, said track comprising electrical connections to which electrical wires are connected, the method comprising the steps of: —enclosing the resistive track in the two sheets of electrically insulating plastic material—connecting the electrical wires to the electrical connections of the resistive track—putting an open mould around the connection area—injecting a liquid casting formulation into said mould—curing said composition—removing the mould. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140007416 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR LAYERED HEATERS - A method of forming a heater assembly for use in semiconductor processing includes thermally securing a heater substrate to an application substrate; and applying a layered heater to the heater substrate after the heater substrate is secured to the application substrate. The application of the layered heater includes applying a first dielectric layer onto the heater substrate, applying a resistive heating layer onto the first dielectric layer, and applying a second dielectric layer onto the resistive heating layer. The heater substrate defines a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is matched to a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least one of the first dielectric layer and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the resistive heating layer. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140047705 | HEATING PLATE WITH PLANAR HEATER ZONES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING - An exemplary method for manufacturing a heating plate for a substrate support assembly includes forming holes in at least one sheet, printing a slurry of conductor powder, or pressing a precut metal foil, or spraying a slurry of conductor powder, on the at least one sheet to form the planar heater zones, the power supply lines, and power return lines. The holes in the at least one sheet are filled with a slurry of conductor powder to form power supply and power return vias. The sheets are then aligned, pressed, and bonded to form the heating plate. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140053393 | METHOD OF FORMING THIN RESISTIVE HEATING LAYER, HEATING MEMBER INCLUDING THE THIN RESISTIVE HEATING LAYER, AND FUSING UNIT INCLUDING THE HEATING MEMBER - A method of forming a thin film resistive heating layer, the method including: forming a polymer layer by extruding a polymer paste, in which an electrically conductive filler is dispersed, by using an extrusion molding operation, on an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical member; and forming a thin film resistive heating layer by making an outer diameter of the polymer layer uniform by using a ring blading operation. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140123474 | METHOD FOR FORMING A HEATING ELEMENT FOR USE WITH A STEERING WHEEL - A method of forming a heating element for use with a steering wheel includes (i) forming a first heating part of a heating element which is coated in a longitudinal direction of the rim along an inner diameter portion of the rim by continuously connecting loops having the same shape, (ii) forming a second heating part of the heating element which is coated in the longitudinal direction of the rim along an outer diameter portion of the rim by continuously connecting loops having the same shape, (iii) forming a third heating part of the heating element which is coated in the longitudinal direction of the rim by continuously connecting loops having the same shape between the first heating part and the second heating part; and (iv) adjusting an electrical resistance of the heating element according to a coating width or thickness of the conductive paste. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140157583 | Apparatus and Method for Winding a Substantially Continuous Heating Element About a Substantially Continuous Wick - The present disclosure relates to apparatuses configured to pre-form atomizers. The apparatus may include wick and heating element supplies configured to respectively provide a substantially continuous wick and a substantially continuous heating element. A winding mechanism is configured to wind the heating element about the wick. An adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a position at which the winding mechanism winds the heating element about the wick. Additionally a synchronization mechanism synchronizes winding the heating element about the wick with adjustment of the position at which the heating element is wound about the wick such that the heating element defines a coiled heating element segment wound about the wick. This process may be repeated to produce multiple coiled heating element segments wound about the wick. A related method is also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140215809 | FORMING INSULATED CONDUCTORS USING A FINAL REDUCTION STEP AFTER HEAT TREATING - A method for forming an insulated conductor heater includes placing an insulation layer over at least part of an elongated, cylindrical inner electrical conductor, placing an elongated, cylindrical outer electrical conductor over at least part of the insulation layer to form the insulated conductor heater; and performing one or more cold working/heat treating steps on the insulated conductor heater, reducing the cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater by at most about 20% to a final cross-sectional area. The cold working/heat treating steps include cold working the insulated conductor heater to reduce a cross-sectional area of the insulated conductor heater; and heat treating the insulated conductor heater at a temperature of at least about 870° C. The insulation layer includes one or more blocks of insulation. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150089796 | METHOD OF MAKING A PACKAGED FUEL UNIT FOR A HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A method of making a package for a fuel unit, a fuel unit including the package, and a hydrogen generator including one or more of the fuel units are disclosed. The package includes a package strip made by forming apertures in a nonconductive substrate strip, forming conductor sections in a conductor strip, aligning the substrate and conductor strips, bonding the conductor sections to the substrate strip to cover the apertures, and removing non-bonded portions of the conductor strip. A package enclosing a hydrogen generating reactant is formed by securing a segment of the package strip to itself, to one or more other segments and/or to one or more other package components. One or more conductor sections in the package strip are in thermal contact with one or more quantities of reactant composition so heat can be transferred thermally decompose the reactant composition and generate hydrogen gas. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150135521 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A GLOW PLUG - Methods for producing a glow plug having a housing, a ceramic glow pin and a protective tube from which a section of the glow pin projects which is thinner than a thicker section arranged in the protective tube. The thinner section leads to a glow tip. The glow pin is inserted into the protective tube and the protective tube is inserted into the housing. A securing element is placed onto the first end of the glow pin. The internal diameter of the securing element is smaller than the maximum diameter of the glow pin. The securing element is fastened on the protective tube. Alternatively, the protective tube is heated locally at a section of the protective tube surrounding the thinner section, and there the interior width of the protective tube is reduced to a value smaller than the diameter of the thicker section of the glow pin. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150354425 | HEATING ELEMENT FOR REDUCTANT TANK - A removable heating element is disclosed. The removable heating element includes a resistive filament. The removable heating element also includes a housing. The housing is connected to the resistive filament. The housing is configured to be coupled to a drain port of a reductant tank. The removable heating element also includes a receptacle provided on the housing. The receptacle is configured to be connected to an external power supply. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160143362 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PROVIDED WITH A HYGROSCOPIC PAD - A manufacturing machine and a method for producing a cartridge for an electronic cigarette having a base, a supporting base at least partly inserted inside the base, of a heating member fitted to the supporting base, having a hygroscopic pad surrounding the heating member are disclosed: a conveyor, which comprises a gripper designed to house the supporting base fitted with the heating member; a feed device for positioning the hygroscopic pad, initially flat and rectangular in shape, facing the gripper; and an insertion device for inserting the supporting base fitted with the heating member inside the gripper so as to intercept the hygroscopic pad which, as it is inserted inside the gripper, folds into a ‘U’ around the heating member. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160192711 | ELECTRIC HEATING WIRE WINDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC HEATING WIRE ELEMENT | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160379740 | Carbon Nanotube Thin Film Laminate Resistive Heater - Laminated resistive heaters comprising a carbon nanotube layer are described. The invention also includes methods of making laminated resistive heaters and applications using the resistive heaters. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180021997 | MANUFACTURING A FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH CAP | 01-25-2018 |
| 029612000 | Thermally variable | 3 |
| 20090165289 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT THERMISTOR - A method for fabricating a negative temperature coefficient thermistor is provided, including the steps of: (A) combining ceramic powders having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance, a polymer binder and a solvent to form a mixture; (B) removing the solvent and granulating the mixture to form granulous powders; (C) compressing the granulous powders to obtain a thermistor material with a specific shape; (D) curing the thermistor material at 80° C. to 350° C.; and (E) mounting an electrode to the thermistor material to form the negative temperature coefficient thermistor. The method can be performed in a low temperature without the problem of interface diffusion. Further, the desired resistance value and thermistor constant (B) can be easily adjusted and obtained by mixing ceramic powders with different characteristics of temperature coefficient of resistance and/or the addition of conductive metal powder. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090205196 | SELF-HEATING EFFECTS DURING OPERATION OF THERMALLY-TRIMMABLE RESISTORS - The thermal isolation of a thermally-trimmable resistor has a direct impact on temperature rise. It is possible to design the thermal isolation of the portions of a compound resistor to minimize or optimize the resistance variation of the overall compound resistor. The resistance variation of the overall compound resistor due to self-heating of its portions can be reduced or optimized, by designing different thermal isolation for each of the portions, such that compensation and/or optimization can occur. Furthermore, one can also design such different thermal isolation of the portions of a compound resistor to minimize resistance variation over a trim range of a compound resistor due to self-heating. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20130133183 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ZINC OXIDE VARISTOR HAVING HIGH POTENTIAL GRADIENT AND HIGH NON-LINEARITY COEFFICIENT - A process for producing zinc oxide varistor is disclosed to allow that one step of having zinc oxide grains doped with non-equivalent ions and sufficiently semiconductorized and the other one step of preparing sintered powders having property of high-impedance are prepared by two separate procedures respectively, resulted in that the zinc oxide varistor produced by the process features both a high potential gradient and a high non-linearity coefficient; and more particularly the disclosed process is suited for producing a specific zinc oxide varistor whose potential gradient ranges from 2,000 to 9000 V/mm as well as non-linearity coefficient (α) ranges from 21.5 to 55. | 05-30-2013 |
| 029613000 | With envelope or housing | 4 |
| 20100126002 | TEMPERATURE PROBE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A temperature probe assembly is provided. The temperature probe assembly may comprise a housing formed of a first thermally conductive material and having an inner diameter defined by an inner bore, an insert formed of a second thermally conductive material disposed in the inner bore and having an outer diameter that is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the housing at a first temperature and a temperature sensor mounted within the insert. The second thermally conductive material has a thermal coefficient of expansion that is greater than the first thermally conductive material, such that the insert is insertable into the inner bore at the first temperature and is tightly locked in the inner bore at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120266452 | DUAL THIN FILM PRECISION RESISTANCE TRIMMING - A trimmable resistor for use in an integrated circuit is trimmed using a heater. The heater is selectively coupled to a voltage source. The application of voltage to the heater causes the heater temperature to increase and produce heat. The heat permeates through a thermal separator to the trimmable resistor. The resistance of the trimmable resistor is permanently increased or decreased when the temperature of the resistor is increased to a value within a particular range of temperatures. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20140000099 | METHODS FOR BUILDING RESISTIVE ELEMENTS INTO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | 01-02-2014 |
| 029619000 | Applying terminal | 1 |
| 20080216306 | Resistor Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - The present invention is to provide a method of trimming during short time without any difficulty of controlling a device for trimming and a trimming device having a simple structure. The method of manufacturing a resister device comprises: trimming a resister element | 09-11-2008 |
| 029620000 | Coating resistive material on a base | 3 |
| 20090139081 | Method for making soot sensor - An ablating device is used to form a pattern into a sensing element pad of a soot sensor, with the pattern establishing two finger paths without electrical connection between them. The pattern can be formed through a protective layer on the sensing element pad before the sensing element pad is fired. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090217511 | METHOD FOR MAKING CHIP RESISTOR COMPONENTS - A method for making chip resistor components includes: (a) forming a plurality of first and second notches in a substrate so as to form resistor-forming strips; (b) forming pairs of upper and lower electrodes on each of the resistor-forming strips; (c) forming a resistor film on each of the resistor-forming strips; (d) forming an insulator layer on the resistor film; (e) forming a hole pattern in the insulator layer and the resistor film; (f) forming an insulating shield layer on the insulator layer; (g) cleaving the substrate along the first notches so as to form a plurality of strip-like semi-finished products; (h) forming a pair of side electrodes on two opposite sides of each of the semi-finished products; and (i) cleaving each of the semi-finished products. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100083487 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESISTANCE CHANGE ELEMENT - In a resistance change memory (ReRAM) storing data by utilizing change in resistance of a resistance change element, a transistor T, interlayer insulating films, W plugs and the like are formed on a semiconductor substrate. Thereafter, a Pt film serving as a lower electrode of the resist change element is formed and a transition metal film (Ni film) is formed on the Pt film. After that, the surface of the transition metal film is oxidized to form a transition metal oxide film and a Pt film serving as an upper electrode is formed on the transition metal oxide film. | 04-08-2010 |
| 029621000 | Applying terminal | 3 |
| 20100154203 | METHODS OF MAKING CERAMIC HEATERS WITH POWER TERMINALS - A method of securing a terminal to a ceramic heater is provided by the present disclosure. The ceramic heater includes a ceramic substrate and a resistive heating element, and the method includes exposing a portion of the resistive heating element, forming an intermediate layer on at least one of the portion of the resistive heating element and the ceramic substrate proximate the portion of the resistive heating element, the intermediate layer being selected from a group consisting of Mo/AlN and W/AlN, and bonding the terminal to the intermediate layer. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20130091696 | SURFACE MOUNT RESISTOR WITH TERMINALS FOR HIGH-POWERED DISSIPATION AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A metal strip resistor is provided with a resistive element disposed between a first termination and a second termination. The resistive element, first termination, and second termination form a substantially flat plate. A thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive thermal interface material such as a thermally conductive adhesive is disposed between the resistive element and first and second heat pads that are placed on top of the resistive element and adjacent to the first and second terminations, respectively. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130104389 | CHIP RESISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
| 029621100 | Strain gauge making | 3 |
| 20080229572 | Micro-Electromechanical Capacitive Strain Sensor - A micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor. The micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor comprises a first bent beam, a second bent beam, and a straight center beam. The first bent beam, second bent beam, and straight center beam are aligned in the X-axis with the straight center beam located between the first and second bent beams. The first bent beam, second bent beam, and straight center beam are disposed between two anchors. The two anchors are aligned in the Y-axis. The first bent beam is bent away from the center beam and the second bent beam is bent towards the center beam to provide a set of differential capacitors with respect to the center beam, wherein the center beam serves as a common reference with respect to the first and second bent beams. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090282671 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FABRIC STRAIN SENSORS - A fabric strain sensor ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20130326863 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LOAD CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF FOLDING A CIRCUIT DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a load cell assembly and methods of folding a circuit device are disclosed. A flexible circuit body including a strip having at least one hinge is provided, with the strip being in a first position or an unfolded position. A plurality of strain gauges are attached to the strip, with the hinge disposed between the strain gauges. A jig is provided and the strip of the flexible circuit body is folded along the hinge utilizing the jig to define a second position or folded position of the strip. | 12-12-2013 |
