Patent ID: 7102484

Claim:
A high power resistor comprising a non-film resistance element having first and second opposite ends, first and second opposite side edges, a first flat surface, and a second flat surface opposite from the first flat surface; first and second leads extending from the first and second apposite ends of the resistance element; a pre-mold body covering the first flat surface of the resistance element and having first and second slots that have the first and second opposite side edges of the resistance element fitted therein; a heat conducting and electrically nonconductive adhesive on the second flat surface of the resistance element, the adhesive having the properties of maintaining the structural integrity and adhesive capabilities of the adhesive in the temperature range of −65° C. to +275° C.; a heat sink of dielectric material and of heat conductive material; the adhesive being between and in contact with both the second flat surface of the resistance element and the heat sink and adhering to both the heat sink and the resistance element for conducting heat from the resistance element to the heat sink; a molded body surrounding the pre-mold body, the resistance element, the adhesive, and part of the heat sink; whereby the heat conducting relationship of the resistance element, the adhesive and the heat sink render the resistance element capable of operating as a resistor between temperatures of from −65° C. to +275° C.