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Electrical devices comprising conductive polymers

US4882466A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 1988
Grant dateNov 21, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2203/006
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical device includes a laiminar resistive element which exhibits PTC behavior and two electrodes which exhibit ZTC behavior. The electrodes have a geometry which results in a resistance that is greater than the resistance of the resistive elements. The electrical device, which may be a heater, can be designed to produce a uniform power distribution over the surface of the device.

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