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Thick film resistor
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1978-11-15
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Granted: 1982-03-16
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Expires: 1998-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A unitary thick film resistor structure includes a first thick film resistor element formed on one face of a substrate and a second thick film resistor element formed on the opposite face of the substrate. The resistor elements are of complementary, substantially equal and opposite temperature coefficient of resistance characteristics such that when the two elements are connected in parallel to form a unitary structure, the opposite temperature coefficient characteristics provide a stable, mutually compensated low net temperature coefficient of resistance, and exhibiting an immunity to subsequent baking operations incident to the provision of a sintered protective outer coating.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Cash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49099; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a non-conductive substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a slightly positive temperature coefficient of resistance; said second thick film resistor element having a slightly negative temperature coefficient of resistance; and means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to substantially approach zero.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a non-conductive substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a slightly positive temperature coefficient of resistance; said second thick film resistor element having a slightly negative temperature coefficient of resistance; and means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to substantially approach zero.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
125 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a slightly positive temperature coefficient of resistance; said second thick film resistor element having a slightly negative temperature coefficient of resistance; one of said resistor elements being of substantially twice the resistance value of the other, the resistance elements being trimmed to a desired accuracy; and means connecting said resistance elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to substantially approach zero.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a slightly positive temperature coefficient of resistance; said second thick film resistor element having a slightly negative temperature coefficient of resistance; one of said resistor elements being of substantially twice the resistance value of the other, the resistance elements being trimmed to a desired accuracy; and means connecting said resistance elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to substantially approach zero.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A unitary thick film resistor as set forth in claim 2 wherein said unitary structure is provided with an outer protective coating, the net characteristics of said unitary structure being substantially immune to the coating process due to said mutual compensation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
149 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a net positive temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; said second thick film resistor element having a net negative temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; and means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to a resultant temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of no more than 5 parts per million per degree Celsius.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
149 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a net positive temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; said second thick film resistor element having a net negative temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; and means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide mutual compensation and effectively sum to a resultant temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of no more than 5 parts per million per degree Celsius.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
198 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; said second thick film resistor element having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree of Celsius; one of said resistor element being of substantially twice the resistance value of the other, the resistance elements being trimmed to a desired accuracy; means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide a mutual compensation and effectively sum to a resultant temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of no more than 5 parts per million per degree Celsius; and means providing an outer protective coating on said unitary structure, said unitary structure being substantially immune to the coating process due to said mutual compensation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
198 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure comprising: a ceramic substrate member; a first thick film resistor element formed on a first major face of said substrate member; a second thick film resistor element formed on a second major face of said substrate member; said first thick film resistor element having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; said second thick film resistor element having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree of Celsius; one of said resistor element being of substantially twice the resistance value of the other, the resistance elements being trimmed to a desired accuracy; means connecting said first and second thick film resistor elements in parallel to form a unitary structure wherein said positive and negative temperature coefficients provide a mutual compensation and effectively sum to a resultant temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of no more than 5 parts per million per degree Celsius; and means providing an outer protective coating on said unitary structure, said unitary structure being substantially immune to the coating process due to said mutual compensation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure set forth in claim 5 wherein said first thick film resistor element is formed on a blend of resistive pastes having a net, positive temperature coefficient of resistance on the order of 5 to 10 parts per million per degree Celsius; said second thick film resistor element is formed of a blend of resistive pastes having a net negative temperature coefficient of resistance, and said blends of resistive pastes being sintered on said ceramic substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A unitary thick film resistor structure as set forth in claim 6 wherein said protective coating is heat-treated to set said coating material.
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