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Thick film resistor
Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 1983-11-07
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Granted: 1985-03-05
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Expires: 2003-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A novel construction for a thick film resistor is disclosed. A substrate has a first face deposited with a layer of resistive material. Between the substrate and this first layer is located a strip of conductive material. The strip of material is oriented at approximately right angles to the current path through the first layer, midway along the current path. A second layer of resistive material is located on a second face, parallel to the first face, and the first and second layers are connected electrically in series such that the current path through the second layer is orthogonal to the current path through the first layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Yakov Belopolsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/003; H01C1/00; H01C1/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49099
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A thick film resistor comprising: an electrically insulating substrate having at least a first face and a second face that are approximately parallel to one another; a first layer of resistive material deposited on said first face; a strip of electrically conductive material located on said first face, between said substrate and said first layer, said strip oriented at approximately right angles to the current path through said first layer, said strip situated approximately midway along the current path of said first layer, and said strip being of sufficient length to intercept substantially the whole of the current path through said first layer; and a second layer of resistive material deposited on said second face and connected in series with said first layer in such a fashion that the current path through said second layer is approximately orthogonal to the curent path through said first layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A thick film resistor comprising: an electrically insulating substrate having at least a first face and a second face that are approximately parallel to one another; a first layer of resistive material deposited on said first face; a strip of electrically conductive material located on said first face, between said substrate and said first layer, said strip oriented at approximately right angles to the current path through said first layer, said strip situated approximately midway along the current path of said first layer, and said strip being of sufficient length to intercept substantially the whole of the current path through said first layer; and a second layer of resistive material deposited on said second face and connected in series with said first layer in such a fashion that the current path through said second layer is approximately orthogonal to the curent path through said first layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The resistor of claim 1 wherein said first resistive layer and said second resistive layer each produce approximately one-half the resistance of said thick film resistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The resistor of claim 1 wherein said substrate is a rectangular parallelepiped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The resistor of claim 2 wherein said substrate is a rectangular parallelepiped.
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