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Resistor material, resistor made therefrom and method of making the same
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1977-08-18
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Granted: 1979-10-30
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Expires: 1997-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A vitreous enamel resistor material comprising a mixture of vitreous glass frit and fine particles of a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) and a material which will provide either lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten, or molybdenum. An electrical resistor is made from the resistor material by applying the material to a substrate and firing the coated substrate to a temperature at which the glass melts. Upon cooling, the substrate has on a surface thereof a film of glass having the particles of the mixture embedded therein and dispersed therethroughout. The resistor material provides a resistor having a wide range of resistivities with a low temperature coefficient of resistance and a low voltage coefficient of resistance.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth M. Merz
- 👤 Howard E. Shapiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/06; H01C17/065; H01C17/06506; H01C17/06513; H01C17/06533; H01C17/06546; H01C7/00; H01C7/10; H01C7/105; H01C7/108; H01C7/112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material comprising a glass frit and particles of a conductive phase, said conductive phase comprising a mixture of conductive zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the conductive phase including an amount of the additive material to provide up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, and the zinc oxide and additive particles being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material comprising a glass frit and particles of a conductive phase, said conductive phase comprising a mixture of conductive zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the conductive phase including an amount of the additive material to provide up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, and the zinc oxide and additive particles being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material in accordance with claim 1 in which the conductive phase includes an amount of the additive material to provide 0.04 to 0.6 atomic percent of the metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material in accordance with claim 1 in which the conductive phase includes an amount of the additive material to provide 0.15 atomic percent of the metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material in accordance with claim 1 in which the conductive phase is present in the amount of 50% to 80% by volume.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material in accordance with claim 4 in which the glass frit is a borosilicate glass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vitreous enamel resistor material in accordance with claim 5 in which the glass frit is an alkaline earth borosilicate glass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
98 words
An electrical resistor comprising an insulating substrate and a resistor material on a surface of said substrate, said resistor material comprising particles of a mixture of conductive zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum embedded in and dispersed throughout a glass, the amount of additive material in the mixture providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, and the zinc oxide and the additive material being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
An electrical resistor comprising an insulating substrate and a resistor material on a surface of said substrate, said resistor material comprising particles of a mixture of conductive zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum embedded in and dispersed throughout a glass, the amount of additive material in the mixture providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, and the zinc oxide and the additive material being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 7 in which there is an amount of additive material in the mixture to provide 0.04 to 0.6 atomic percent of the metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 7 in which there is an amount of additive material in the mixture to provide 0.15 atomic percent of the metal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 7 in which the resistor material contains 50% to 80% by volume of the mixture of the zinc oxide and the additive material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 10 in which the glass is a borosilicate glass.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 11 in which the glass is an alkaline earth borosilicate glass.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
159 words
An electrical resistor comprising a substrate of an electrical insulating material and a resistor layer on a surface of said substrate, said resistor layer being formed by blending together a glass frit and a mixture of zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the amount of additive material in the mixture providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, the zinc oxide and additive material being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume, coating said material on the surface of the substrate, firing said coated substrate in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature at which the glass frit melts, and then cooling the coated substrate to provide a resistive layer of glass bonded to the substrate and having conductive particles of zinc oxide and resultant additive material embedded in and dispersed throughout the glass.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
159 words
An electrical resistor comprising a substrate of an electrical insulating material and a resistor layer on a surface of said substrate, said resistor layer being formed by blending together a glass frit and a mixture of zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum, indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the amount of additive material in the mixture providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, the zinc oxide and additive material being present in the amount of 40% to 85% by volume, coating said material on the surface of the substrate, firing said coated substrate in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature at which the glass frit melts, and then cooling the coated substrate to provide a resistive layer of glass bonded to the substrate and having conductive particles of zinc oxide and resultant additive material embedded in and dispersed throughout the glass.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 13 in which the glass frit and the mixture are blended together in a vehicle and the coating is dried prior to firing the coated substrate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical resistor in accordance with claim 14 in which the resistor material contains 50% to 80% by volume of the mixture of the zinc oxide and the additive material.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of making an electrical resistor comprising the steps of forming a conductive phase by mixing together zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the amount of additive material in the conductive phase providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, the zinc oxide and additive material being present in the amount of 40% and 85% by volume, mixing the conductive phase with a glass frit, coating the mixture of the conductive phase and glass frit onto the surface of a substrate of an electrical insulating material, firing said coated substrate in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature at which the glass frit melts, and then cooling said coated substrate to provide a resistive layer of glass bonded to the substrate and having conductive particles of zinc oxide and resultant additive material embedded in and dispersed throughout the glass.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of making an electrical resistor comprising the steps of forming a conductive phase by mixing together zinc oxide and an additive material providing a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, tin, nickel, aluminum indium, titanium, tantalum, zinc, gallium, vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum, the amount of additive material in the conductive phase providing up to 5 atomic percent of the metal, the zinc oxide and additive material being present in the amount of 40% and 85% by volume, mixing the conductive phase with a glass frit, coating the mixture of the conductive phase and glass frit onto the surface of a substrate of an electrical insulating material, firing said coated substrate in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature at which the glass frit melts, and then cooling said coated substrate to provide a resistive layer of glass bonded to the substrate and having conductive particles of zinc oxide and resultant additive material embedded in and dispersed throughout the glass.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of making an electrical resistor in accodance with claim 16 in which the zinc oxide and additive material are mixed together in a liquid vehicle and after mixing the liquid is removed to provide a dry mixture.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of making an electrical resistor in accordance with claim 16 in which the glass frit and conductive phase are mixed together in a vehicle and the coating is dried before being fired.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of making an electrical resistor in accordance with claim 16 in which the mixture of the glass frit and conductive phase contains 50% to 80% by volume of the conductive phase.
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