Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods make possible the providing of short-term therapy or diagnostic testing by providing electrical connections between muscles and/or nerves inside the body and stimulus generators and/or recording instruments mounted on the surface of the skin or carried outside the body. Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods may include a carrier and an electronics pod, the electronics pod including stimulation generation circuitry and user interface components. A power source and/or flash memory may be incorporated in neurostimulation assembly and/or the return electrode. The assemblies, systems, and methods are adapted to provide coordinated neurostimulation to multiple regions of the body.

Portable assemblies, systems, and methods for providing functional or therapeutic neurostimulation

There is provided a feedback-controlled self-heat-monitoring fiber, including an insulator having a fiber length with at least one metal-semiconductor-metal thermal sensing element along the fiber length and disposed at a position in a cross section of the fiber for sensing changes in fiber temperature. An electronic circuit is connected to the thermal sensing element for indicating changes in fiber temperature. A controller is connected for controlling optical transmission through an optical transmission element, that is disposed along the fiber length, in response to indications of changes in fiber temperature.

Thermal sensing fiber devices

There is disclosed a heater for an automotive vehicle or other article of manufacture. The heater typically includes a first conductive medium and a second conductive medium disposed upon a carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the first conductive medium includes a first section and a second section that are electrically connected by a second conductive medium. The second conductive medium preferably exhibits a positive thermal coefficient.

Heater for an automotive vehicle and method of forming same

The over-current protection device of the present invention uses the unbalanced properties of the thermal expansion coefficients between the outer and inner sides for an upper metallic conductive sheet and a lower metallic conductive sheet to generate a torque to deform outwardly. The torque is used to pull a current-sensing element and present with at least a cracking face, so as to introduce an electrically open effect similar to a fuse. Thus, the present invention can achieve the object for preventing the danger of circuit system by the short circuit during the burning of over-current protection device.

Over-current protection device

Process for preparing a moulding composition comprising melt-mixing of a thermoplastic polymer, a non-metallic inorganic filler and elementary iron having a weight average particle size of at most 450 μm to form a composition wherein the thermoplastic polymer forms a continuous phase. The invention further relates to a composition obtainable with the inventive process, the use thereof for making moulded parts, as well as to moulded parts and the use thereof in applications wherein the moulded part is exposed to elevated temperature.

Heat stabilized moulding composition

The flexible PTC heating element according to the invention has one of the following constitutions. A portion of an electrodes and a PTC resistor is impregnated into a flexible substrate. A flexible substrate is made of resin foam or rubber material having a concave/convex shape formed on the surface. The flexible PTC heating element has an elongation deformation portion disposed to at least one of an electrode and a PTC resistor. A flexible substrate has adhesiveness and either a flexible substrate or a flexible cover material has an elongation control portion. Therefore, the flexible PTC heating element is highly flexible and excellent in vibration durability.

Flexible PTC heating element and method of manufacturing the heating element

A heating element includes a base substrate, a pair of electrodes, a resistor capable of generating heat, a conductive resin, a terminal member, a hot melt adhesion metal, a hot melt cohesion metal, and a lead wire The pair of electrodes is provided on the base substrate, and the resistor is formed between the pair of electrodes The conductive resin is provided on each of the electrodes, and the terminal member is provided on the conductive resin The adhesion metal is provided on the terminal member, and the cohesion metal forms a molten phase along with the adhesion metal An end of the lead wire is welded to the cohesion metal The conductive resin is provided in the vicinity of the adhesion metal so as to be affected by heat of the adhesion metal

Heating element and production method thereof

Provided is a planar heating element (11) comprising: an electrically insulating substrate (12); at least one pair of electrodes (14) with a fine metal wire covered in a conductive covering layer and arranged on top of the surface of the electrically insulating substrate (12); a polymer resistor (13) arranged on top of the electrically conductive substrate (12) and to which electricity is supplied by the electrodes (14); and an electrically insulating covering material (16) that covers the electrodes (14) and the polymer resistor (13) and is adhered to the electrically conductive substrate (12) by a hot melt (15). The cross-sectional shape of the conductive covering layer (4b) is a substantially elliptical with a long axis parallel to the surface of the electrically conductive substrate (12).

Planar heating element and production method for same

A planar heating element has an electrical insulating substrate, at least one pair of electrodes that includes thin metal wires covered with conductive cover layers and that is placed on a surface of the electrical insulating substrate, a polymer resistor that is placed on the electrical insulating substrate and that is supplied with electricity from the electrodes, and electrical insulating cover material 16 that covers the electrodes and the polymer resistor and that is made to adhere to the electrical insulating substrate by hot melt, and sectional shape of the conductive cover layers is of an ellipse in general with long axis parallel to the surface of the electrical insulating substrate.

Planar heating element and manufacturing method for same

A plastic thermistor comprising a polyamide composition which comprises 100 wt. parts of a polyamide and 5.3 to 30 wt. parts of zinc iodide, or a polyamide composition which comprises a polyamide, an iodine-containing compound, and a metal oxide such as zinc oxide. Ion carrier properties of a metal iodide greatly increases temperature dependence of impedance, and the metal oxide such as zinc iodide functions as a receptor for iodide ions and prevents the formation of a metal iodide on the surfaces of metal electrodes. Furthermore, a linked cycle can be established that zinc oxide forms zinc iodide and then formed zinc iodide functions to increase the stability of half-wave current passage. Accordingly, the thermal stability of the plastic thermistor is improved for a long time, and the heat resistance stability of temperature sensors or thermosensitive heaters comprising the plastic thermistor is improved greatly.

Kazuyuki Kohara

Papers

Flexible PTC heating element and method of manufacturing the heating element

Heating element and production method thereof

Planar heating element and production method for same

Planar heating element and manufacturing method for same

Plastic thermistor and thermosensitive device comprising the same