Patent ID: 6184775
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H01C,Y10T

Abstract:
A surface mount resistor comprising:a rectangular piece of resistance material having first and second opposite ends, first and second opposite sides, a longitudinal axis extending between said first and second opposite ends, and a uniform thickness, whereby said rectangular piece of resistance material has a predetermined resistance per square regardless of the size of said square;a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal on said first and second ends respectively of said rectangular piece;said rectangular piece having an initial beam strength resisting bending of said rectangular piece in response to a bending force applied between said first and second terminals;two to three plunge cuts in said rectangular piece, each having at least a portion thereof extending in a direction transverse to said longitudinal axis of said rectangular piece;at least a first one of said plunge cuts commencing adjacent said first side of said rectangular piece and at least a second one of said plunge cuts commencing adjacent said second side of said rectangular piece;two or more longitudinal cuts in said rectangular piece, each of said longitudinal cuts extending in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis of said rectangular piece and being in direct communication with only one of said plunge cuts;said plunge cuts and said longitudinal cuts being located to maximize a resulting beam strength less than said initial beam strength of said rectangular piece between said first and second terminals while at the same time creating a single resulting current path between said first and second terminals having a resulting total number of squares at least twice that of the number of squares between said first and second terminals when said rectangular piece is free from any cuts therein.