Global Patent Index - EP 1042765 A1

EP 1042765 A1 20001011 - METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE

Title (en)

METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ELEKTRISCHEN VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

METHODE DE FABRICATION D'UN DISPOSITIF ELECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 1042765 A1 20001011 (EN)

Application

EP 98962060 A 19981210

Priority

  • US 9826328 W 19981210
  • US 99070797 A 19971215

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9931677A1] An electrical device (1) containing a resistive element (9) composed of a conductive polymer composition which exhibits PTC behavior which is attached to two metal foil electrodes (11, 13). The device is prepared by a method which includes the steps of (a) cutting the device from a laminate containing the conductive polymer composition positioned between two metal foils; (b) exposing the device after the cutting step to at least one thermal excursion from a first temperature which is at most (Tm-100) DEG C to a second temperature which is at most (Tm-25) DEG C; and (c) crosslinking the conductive polymer composition after the thermal excursion. The devices of the invention have low resistance and are useful as circuit protection devices.

IPC 1-7

H01C 7/02; H01C 17/30

IPC 8 full level

H01C 7/02 (2006.01); H01C 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01C 7/027 (2013.01); H01C 17/30 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9931677 A1 19990624; AT E362185 T1 20070615; CN 1155011 C 20040623; CN 1283304 A 20010207; DE 69837771 D1 20070621; DE 69837771 T2 20080117; EP 1042765 A1 20001011; EP 1042765 B1 20070509; JP 2002509348 A 20020326; JP 4459438 B2 20100428; TW 408343 B 20001011

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9826328 W 19981210; AT 98962060 T 19981210; CN 98811986 A 19981210; DE 69837771 T 19981210; EP 98962060 A 19981210; JP 2000539488 A 19981210; TW 87120821 A 19981215