Resistance structure, resistance structure unit, information identification device and biosensor

• US 10,460,859 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2015
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivachek Biotech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Vivachek Biotech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Rong, Yang, Qinggang
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Kyung S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malakooti, Iman
• Application Number:
  US15/318,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20170133131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,613 Days
• Field of Search: 338325
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/26 by investigating electrochemical variables; by using electrolysis or electrophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3271 Amperometric enzyme electrodes for analytes in body fluids, e.g. glucose in blood amperometry per se G01N27/49; aspects concerning the enzyme reagent C12Q1/001
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/487 of liquid biological material
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48771 Coding of information, e.g. calibration data, lot number
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 1/14 Terminals or tapping points or electrodes specially adapted for resistors in general H01R; Arrangements of terminals or tapping points or electrodes on resistors
• CPC Class Codes: H01C 1/16 Resistor networks not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A resistance structure, a resistance structure unit, an information identification device and a biosensor. The resistance structure comprises: a first electrode (1); a second electrode (2); a plurality of first resistance elements (3), wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements (3) is connected to the first electrode (1), and the other end thereof is connected to the second electrode (2); a first fracture (11), the first fracture (11) dividing the first electrode (1) into a first part (111) and a second part (112), the first fracture (11) being located between two adjacent first resistance elements (3) or disconnecting at least one first resistance element (3) from the first electrode (1); and a third electrode (4), wherein the third electrode (4) is connected to the first part (111) of the first electrode (1).

Claims

1. A resistance structure comprises:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the second electrode;

a first fracture in the first electrode, the first fracture dividing the first electrode into a first part and a second part, wherein the first fracture is located between two adjacent first resistance elements;

a third electrode, wherein the third electrode is connected to the first part of the first electrode;

a first contact, connecting with the second part of the first electrode;

a second contact, connecting with the second electrode; and

a third contact, connecting with the third electrode.

2. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the second part of the first electrode further has N second fractures, N being a natural number greater than 0, each of the N second fractures being located between two adjacent first resistance elements or disconnecting at least one first resistance element from the first electrode, the N second fractures divide the first part into (N+1) parts, the third electrode is connected with one of the (N+1) parts.

3. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the resistances of the plurality of first resistance elements are the same as each other.

4. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the resistances of at least part of the plurality of first resistance elements are different.

5. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the material of the first electrode and the second electrode is different from that of the first resistance element.

6. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein both the resistance of the first electrode and the second electrode is less than that of each first resistance element.

7. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the second electrode further has M third fractures, M being a natural number greater than 0, each of the M third fractures being located between two adjacent first resistance elements or disconnecting at least one first resistance element from the second electrode.

8. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode include silver, and the plurality of first resistance elements include graphite.

9. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the materials of the plurality of first resistance elements are the same as each other.

10. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the sizes of the plurality of first resistance elements are the same as each other.

11. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first resistance elements comprise a plurality of resistor stripes disposed in parallel to each other.

12. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first resistance elements comprise at least one resistor discs.

13. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the material of part of the plurality of first resistance elements is different from that of other first resistance elements.

14. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein the size of part of the plurality of first resistance elements is different from that of other first resistance elements.

15. The resistance structure according to claim 1, wherein a fracture is formed by laser cutting or mechanical perforating way.

16. A resistance structure comprises:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the second electrode;

N fractures in the first electrode, the N fractures dividing the first electrode into N+1 parts, wherein each of the N fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements; and

wherein N is a natural number greater than 0;

a first contact;

a second contact; and

a third contact,

each of the first contact, the second contact and the third contact is connected to or connected via a resistance structure to one of the N+1 parts, the resistance structure comprises at least one resistance elements.

25. A resistance structure unit, comprising the resistance structure as claimed in claim 16.

26. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the resistances of the plurality of first resistance elements are the same as each other.

27. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the resistances of at least part of the plurality of first resistance elements are different.

28. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the material of the first electrode and the second electrode is different from that of the first resistance element.

29. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein both the resistance of the first electrode and the second electrode is less than that of each first resistance element.

30. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode include silver, and the plurality of first resistance elements include graphite.

31. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the second electrode further has M third fractures, M being a natural number greater than 0, each of the M third fractures being located between two adjacent first resistance elements or disconnecting at least one first resistance element from the second electrode.

32. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the materials of the plurality of first resistance elements are the same as each other.

33. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the plurality of first resistance elements comprise a plurality of resistor stripes disposed in parallel to each other.

34. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the plurality of first resistance elements comprise at least one resistor discs.

35. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the material of part of the plurality of first resistance elements is different from that of other first resistance elements.

36. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein the size of part of the plurality of first resistance elements is different from that of other first resistance elements.

37. The resistance structure unit according to claim 25, wherein a fracture is formed by laser cutting or mechanical perforating way.

17. A resistance structure comprises:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the first elements is connected to the second electrode;

N fractures in the first electrode, the N fractures dividing the first electrode into N+1 parts, wherein each of the N fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements; and

wherein N is a natural number greater than 0;

a third electrode;

a fourth electrode;

a first sub-resistance structure, comprising at least one resistor, where the first sub-resistance structure connects the third electrode to at least one of the (N+1) parts of the first electrode;

a second sub-resistance structure, comprising at least one resistor, where the second sub-resistance structure connects the fourth electrode to at least part of the second electrode;

a first contact, connecting one of the (N+1) parts of the first electrode;

a second contact, connecting one of the second contact and the fourth electrode; and

a third contact, connecting with the third electrode.

18. A resistance structure comprises:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the resistance elements is connected to the second electrode;

N fractures in the first electrode, the N fractures dividing the first electrode into N+1 parts, each of the N fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements; and

wherein N is a natural number greater than 0;

a third electrode;

a fourth electrode;

a first sub-resistance structure, comprising at least one resistor, where the first sub-resistance structure connects the third electrode to at least part of the second electrode or one of the (N+1) parts;

a second sub-resistance structure, comprising at least one resistor, where the second sub-resistance structure connects the fourth electrode to the third electrode or at least part of the second electrode or one of the (N+1) parts;

a first contact, connected to or connected via a third sub-resistance structure to one of the (N+1) parts of the first electrode, the second sub-resistance structure at least comprises a resistance element;

a second contact; and

a third contact,

wherein, each of the second contact and the third contact is connected to one of the second electrode, the third electrode and the fourth electrode.

19. A resistance structure comprises:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the second electrode;

N fractures in the first electrode, the N fractures dividing the first electrode into N+1 parts, wherein each of the N fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements; and

wherein N is a natural number greater than 0;

a third electrode;

a first sub-resistance structure, comprising at least one resistor, where the first sub-resistance structure connects the third electrode to at least part of the second electrode;

a first contact;

a second contact; and

a third contact,

each of the first contact and the second contact is connected to or connected via a second sub-resistance structure to one of the (N+1) parts, the second sub-resistance structure comprises at least one resistance element, the third contact is connected with the third electrode.

20. A resistance structure comprises:

a first resistance structure;

a second resistance structure;

a first contact, connected to the first resistance structure;

a second contact, connected to the second resistance structure;

a third contact, connected to the first resistance structure;

a fourth contact, connected to the second resistance structure,

wherein the first resistance structure comprises;

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a plurality of first resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the first electrode, and the other end of each of the first resistance elements is connected to the second electrode;

at least one fractures in the first electrode, dividing the first electrode into at least two parts, wherein each of the fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements;

wherein, a circuit parameter between the first contact and the third contact is a first electrical parameter R1, and a circuit parameter between the second contact and the fourth contact is a second electrical parameter R2, the first electrical parameter R1 varies with the location of at least one of the fractures.

21. The resistance structure according to claim 20, wherein the second resistance structure comprises at least a portion of the first resistance structure.

22. The resistance structure according to claim 21, wherein one of the second contact and the fourth contact is a common contact common to one of the first contact and the third contact.

23. The resistance structure according to claim 22, wherein the second electrical parameter R2 varies with the location of at least one of the fractures.

24. The resistance structure according to claim 20, wherein the second resistance structure comprising:

a third electrode;

a fourth electrode;

a plurality of second resistance elements, wherein one end of each of the second resistance elements is connected to the third electrode, and the other end thereof is connected to the fourth electrode;

wherein at least one of the third electrode and the fourth electrode has at least one second fracture such that the third electrode or the fourth electrode is divided into at least two parts, at least one of the second fractures is located between two adjacent first resistance elements.