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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Ronald Dedert, Geneva, IN (US);
Robert Heimann, Berne, IN (US);
Craig Hoffman, Decatur, IN (US);
Kevin Kurtz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Dedert, Geneva, IN (US);
Robert Heimann, Berne, IN (US);
Craig Hoffman, Decatur, IN (US);
Kevin Kurtz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 10/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The nickel-gold alloy layer protects the conductive layer from sulfur corrosion and improves wear resistance.