Patents by Inventor Simon P. Turvey

Simon P. Turvey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of making insulated electrical heating element using LTCC tape
    Patent number: 5657532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making an insulated electrical heating element such as for domestic appliances to heat water, etc. wherein a resistive track is embedded in a dielectric ceramic insulating material. The method includes the steps of providing a rigid base plate; printing a resistive track on one surface of a segment of flexible tape comprising fusible ceramic particles in an organic binder; adhering the other surface of the tape segment to a surface of a base plate; and placing a second segment of flexible tape of the same type on the surface with the resistive track printed thereon. Then the resulting assembly is fired to fuse the ceramic particles of the tape segments and provide a ceramic layer on the base plate with an electrical resistive track insulated therewithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Ferro Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Alexander, Simon P. Turvey