ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,783,029, issued on Nov. 3.
"Printed circuits with embedded resistive thermal devices" was invented by Anne M. Mason (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device may include a printed circuit with a surface-mounted component. The component may produce resistive heating within the printed circuit. Resistive thermal devices (RTDs) may be embedded within the printed circuit. An RTD may at least partially overlap the electrical component. The RTD may include contact pads on a flexible substrate and a meandering conductive trace between the contact pads. The trace may have a resistance varying linearly as a function of...