Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A non-linear resistor of a sintered body containing zinc oxide as the main ingredient and Bi 2 O 3 as an additional component, comprising the sintered body, a pair of opposite electrodes in electrical contact with the sintered body and an acid-resistant glass coating formed on the exposed surface of said sintered body between said electrodes, wherein said glass coating has a baking temperature of 850° C. or higher, but lower than the sintering temperature for the sintered body and comprises 30 to 75% by weight of SiO 2 , 0.3 to 15% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 2 to 30 by weight of Al 2 O 3 , less than 30% by weight of alkaline earth metal oxide, less than 40% by weight of ZnO, and less than 25% by weight of TiO 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A non-linear resistor of a sintered body containing zinc oxide as the main ingredient and Bi 2 O 3 as an additional component, comprising the sintered body, a pair of opposite electrodes in electrical contact with the sintered body and an acid-resistant glass coating formed on the exposed surface of said sintered body between said electrodes, wherein said glass coating has a baking temperature of 850° C. or higher, but lower than the sintering temperature for the sintered body and comprises 30 to 75% by weight of SiO 2 , 0.3 to 15% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 2 to 30 by weight of Al 2 O 3 , less than 30% by weight of alkaline earth metal oxide, less than 40% by weight of ZnO, and less than 25% by weight of TiO 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, wherein said glass coating comprises 35 to 75% by weight of SiO 2 , 0.5 to 10% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 5 to 30% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , and 5 to 40% by weight of ZnO.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, wherein said glass coating consists essentially of 35 to 45% by weight of SiO 2 , 15 to 25% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , 1 to 5% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 5 to 15% by weight of ZnO, 10 to 15% by weight of TiO 2 , less than 5% by weight of an alkali metal oxide, 2 to 10% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide, and a small amount of other metal oxides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein a high resistant layer contiguous to the surface of said sintered body comprising Zn 7 Sb 2 O 12 and ZnSiO 4 is formed beneath the glass coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the sintered body comprises more than 50 molar % of ZnO, 0.01 to 10 molar % of Bi 2 O 3 , and 0.01 to 10 molar % by weight of at least one of MnO 2 , Co 2 O 3 , Cr 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 , SiO 2 and NiO.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein said glass coating has been baked at a temperature ranging between 850° and 1300° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the thickness of the glass coating is more than 20 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
162 words
A non-linear resistor of a sintered body containing zinc oxide as the main ingredient and Bi 2 O 3 as an additional component, comprising the sintered body, a pair of opposite electrodes in electrical contact with the sintered body, and an acid-resistant glass coating formed on the exposed surface of said sintered body between said electrodes, wherein said glass coating has a baking temperature of 850° C. or higher, but lower than the sintering temperature for the sintered body, and comprises 30 to 75% by weight of SiO 2 . 0.3 to 15% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 2 to 30% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , less than 30% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide, less than 40% by weight of ZnO, and less than 25% by weight of TiO 2 ; the total amount of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 being at least 50% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
162 words
A non-linear resistor of a sintered body containing zinc oxide as the main ingredient and Bi 2 O 3 as an additional component, comprising the sintered body, a pair of opposite electrodes in electrical contact with the sintered body, and an acid-resistant glass coating formed on the exposed surface of said sintered body between said electrodes, wherein said glass coating has a baking temperature of 850° C. or higher, but lower than the sintering temperature for the sintered body, and comprises 30 to 75% by weight of SiO 2 . 0.3 to 15% by weight of at least one of B 2 O 3 and PbO, 2 to 30% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , less than 30% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide, less than 40% by weight of ZnO, and less than 25% by weight of TiO 2 ; the total amount of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 being at least 50% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1 or claim 8, wherein said glass coating consists essentially of 35 to 75% by weight SiO 2 , 0.5 to 10% by weight of B 2 O 3 and/or PbO, 5 to 30% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , 5 to 40% by weight of ZnO, less than 30% by weight of an alkaline earth metal oxide and less than 25% of TiO 2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A non-linear resistor according to claim 1, claim 8, or claim 9, wherein said sintered body consists essentially of at least 50 molar % of ZnO, 0.01 to 10 molar % of Bi 2 O 3 and 0.01 to 10 molar % by weight of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of MnO 2 , Co 2 O 3 , Cr 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 , SiO 2 and NiO.