Patent ID: 6901655
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: H01C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a plurality of surface mount resistors comprising: taking a resistive strip of electrically resistive material having an upper edge, a lower edge, a central portion between said upper and lower edges, a front flat surface and a rear flat surface; taking a single conductive strip having an upper edge, a lower edge, a central portion between said upper edge and said lower edge, a front flat surface and a rear flat surface; attaching said rear flat surface of said single conductive strip in complete covering relation over said front flat surface of said resistive strip; modifying said overlying strip by removing said central portion of said single conductive strip to expose said central portion of said resistive strip whereby said modified overlying strip comprises an upper conductive strip and a lower conductive strip overlying spaced apart upper and lower portions of said front flat face of said resistive strip, respectively, said upper and lower conductive strips being separated from one another and being connected by said central portion of said resistance strip; sectioning said overlying strip into a plurality of body members, each of said body members comprising an upper conductive section of said upper strip and a lower conductive section of said lower strip joined by a central resistive section of said exposed central portion of said resistance strip; encapsulating said exposed central resistive section of each of said resistive strips with an electrically insulating material.