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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8422195 | Feedthrough flat-through capacitor A feedthrough flat-through capacitor includes a capacitor having a first and second set of electrode plates, a first feedthrough passageway through the capacitor, a first lead disposed within the first feedthrough passageway and conductively coupled to the first set... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8373965 | Filtered feedthrough assembly and associated method A system and method for sealing a capacitor bottom in a filtered feedthrough. The feedthrough comprises a ferrule, a capacitor, at least one terminal pin and a support structure. The support structure includes at least one projection that extends into an aperture of... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8331077 | Capacitor for filtered feedthrough with annular member A filtered feedthrough assembly includes a capacitor comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, an outer diameter portion and an inner diameter portion. The inner diameter portion defines at least one aperture extending from the top portion to the bottom portion. A... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8325461 | Printed wiring board feed-through capacitor A feed-through capacitor is constructed in a printed wiring board using alternating layers of metal capacitive layers and plastic dielectric layers of the printed wiring board. The large number of layers, the avoidance of ceramic layers and the flexible geometry of ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8179658 | Electromagnetic interference filter and method for attaching a lead and/or a ferrule to capacitor electrodes A discoidal feedthrough capacitor has its active electrode plates disposed within a dielectric body so that an edge of the active electrode plates is exposed at a surface of a through-hole for a conductive lead. The conductive lead is conductively coupled to the exp... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8154846 | Feedthrough capacitor assemblies A feedthrough capacitor assembly for attachment to a mount having an opening is disclosed. The assembly includes a feedthrough terminal adapted for insertion through said opening for coupling a signal from a first side of the mount to a second side of the mount. The... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8059386 | Capacitive elements and filtered feedthrough elements for implantable medical devices A capacitive element for an implantable medical device feedthrough element includes a bore, to receive a feedthrough member, or pin of the filtered feedthrough element, an external surface extending laterally outward from a first opening of the bore, and a recessed ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7881040 | Feedthrough capacitor mounted structure A feedthrough capacitor having a pair of first terminal electrodes and a second terminal electrode is mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate. The substrate is an insulating substrate internally having first and second conductor portions isolated from each othe... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7839620 | Filtered feedthrough assemblies for implantable devices and methods of manufacture A solder joint between a capacitive element and a ferrule of a filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device is formed from a solder pre-form mounted on a portion of an external surface of the capacitive element, which portion of the external surfa... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7804676 | Hybrid discoidal/tubular capacitor A hybrid capacitor includes a body of dielectric material having spaced-apart first and second surfaces. A first electrode is associated with the first surface. A second electrode is associated with the second surface. One or more third electrodes are transversely d... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7623336 | Feedthrough capacitor having reduced self resonance insertion loss dip The self-resonance insertion loss dip of a feedthrough capacitor is reduced or eliminated by raising the equivalent series resistance of the capacitor, thus minimizing the capacitor Q. The equivalent series resistance of the capacitor can be raised by forming voids ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623335 | Hermetic feedthrough terminal assembly with wire bond pads for human implant applications A feedthrough terminal assembly for active implantable medical devices includes a structural wire bond pad for a convenient attachment of wires from either the circuitry inside the implantable medical device or wires external to the device. Direct attachment of wire... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7564674 | Feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies having low cost terminal pins Terminal pins comprising an outer coating of palladium coating a core material other than of palladium for incorporated into feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are described. The feedthrough filter capacitor assemblies are particularly useful for incorporation ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7561405 | Feed through capacitor A feed through capacitor, includes an electrical conductor having a first end being in electrical communication with a second end, the first and second ends being couplable to respective means for conveying electrical energy, a groundable electrically conductive hou... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7539004 | Filtered feedthrough assembly and method of manufacture A method for coupling a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly that includes a ferrule and a terminal pin therethrough is provided. The method comprises dispensing an epoxy onto an outer surface of the feedthrough assembly. A capacitor, which has an opening therethroug... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7535693 | EMI filters designed for direct body fluid exposure An EMI filter capacitor assembly utilizes biocompatible and non-migratable materials to adapt electronic components for direct body fluid exposure. The assembly includes a capacitor having first and second sets of electrode plates which are constructed of non-migrat... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7511938 | Filtering assembly and a feedthrough assembly Filtering assembly for a feedthrough, for implantable medical devices, having operating conductive pin(s) and a ground conductive pin. The filtering assembly has: first insulating substrate, first conductive layer ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7489495 | Apparatus and process for reducing the susceptibility of active implantable medical devices to medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) includes magnetic shielding elements to block incident magnetic fields during medical procedures such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The assembly includes conductive or ground plate(s) e... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7460353 | High-voltage capacitor, high-voltage capacitor device and magnetron A high-voltage capacitor is intended for use in a high-voltage capacitor device having at least two through conductors. The high-voltage capacitor includes a dielectric porcelain, an individual electrode, and a common electrode. At least two spaced individual electr... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440255 | Capacitor constructions and methods of forming A capacitor construction includes a first electrode and a layer between the first electrode and a surface supporting the capacitor construction. The capacitor construction can exhibit a lower RC time constant compared to an otherwise identical capacitor construction... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7414824 | Storage capacitor having a scattering effect and method of manufacturing the same A storage capacitor having a scattering effect is positioned in a substrate for use in a thin film transistor array loop. The storage capacitor is characterized by having a rough layer overlapped by a medium layer and a passivation layer. The storage capacitor furth... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410510 | Process of producing activated carbon for electrode of electric double layer capacitor A process for producing an activated carbon for an electrode of an electric double-layer capacitor, includes a step of subjecting a carbonized material to an alkali activating treatment, wherein the carbonized material has an average true specific gravity of 1.450 t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408762 | Method and apparatus for providing capacitor feedthrough A capacitor feedthrough assembly with a cavity including a capacitor stack, including one or more substantially flat anode layers and one or more substantially flat cathode layers in a case with a cover, the case having a first opening sized for passage of the capac... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405920 | Flat type capacitor-use polypropylene film and flat type capacitor using it A flat type capacitor-use polypropylene film having a Ad(thickness determined by micrometer method—thickness determined by weighing method) of 0.05-0.2 μm and a lengthwise shrinkage dimensional change rate of 3% or less, or a flat type capacitor-use polypropylene... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7391600 | Feedthrough capacitor and magnetron In the capacitor, an insulating structural member 28 is arranged on an earth metal fitting 27. In the earth metal fitting 27, two sets of cylindrical-shaped portions 26 are separately arranged in an interval, and a floating portion 27 | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391601 | Feedthrough filter assembly A feedthrough filter capacitor assembly for an implantable medical device is provided. The assembly includes a conductive lead, a conductive tube coaxial with and insulated from at least a portion of the lead, a conductive substrate through which the lead and tube p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388738 | Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor comprises a capacitor body; first and second inner electrodes alternately arranged in the capacitor body; and a first outer connecting conductor and first and second terminal electrodes arranged on an outer surface of the capacitor body. Each ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388739 | Green sheet coating material, green sheet, production method of green sheet and production method of electronic device A green sheet coating material includes ceramic powder and a binder resin containing a butyral based resin as the main component, which furthermore includes a xylene based resin as a tackifier. The xylene based resin is included in a range of 1.0 wt % or less, more ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369296 | Device and method for modifying actuation voltage thresholds of a deformable membrane in an interferometric modulator By varying the spacing between a partially-reflective, partially-transmissive surface and a highly reflective surface positioned behind the partially-reflective, partially-transmissive surface, an interferometric modulator selectively creates constructive and/or des... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368191 | Electrode array for use in electrochemical cells The invention features an electrode array (7) in which pairs of electrodes (1) are geometrically arranged so that the broadest faces of the exposed electrodes are not directly opposing to each other. Rather, the broadest facing surfaces of the electrod... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365958 | Dielectric ceramics, multilayer ceramic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same Crystal grains mainly composed of barium titanate have a mean grain size of not more than 0.2 μm. The volume per unit cell V that is represented by a product of lattice constant (a, b, c) figured out from the X-ray diffraction pattern of the crystal grains is not m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365291 | High voltage input apparatus for magnetron A high voltage input apparatus for a magnetron, in which first protrusions formed on lead conductors are caught by insulators and an insulating case, a ground metal is bonded to the insulating case, and expanded portions formed on the insulators are caught by the in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361586 | Preamorphization to minimize void formation Methods are described for eliminating void formation during the fabrication of and/or operation of memory cells/devices. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the methods to eliminate voids include formation of an opening on a semiconductor structure, f... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355123 | Foam coaxial cable and method of manufacturing the same A foam coaxial cable, including an inner conductor, a foam insulating layer formed on the outer periphery of the inner conductor, an outer conductor formed on the outer periphery of the foam insulating layer, and an outer cover formed on the outer periphery of the o... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355841 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352995 | Direct digitally tunable microwave oscillators and filters A tunable element in the microwave frequency range is described that may include one or more tunable elements that are directly digitally controlled by a digital bus connecting a digital control circuit to each controlled element. In particular, each digital signal ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349196 | Composite distributed dielectric structure A composite distributed dielectric structure includes one or more conductor layers, one or more dielectric layers distributed on the conductor layers, and one or more conductor traces distributed on the dielectric layers. One or more dielectric plates can be further... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347880 | Flat capacitor having staked foils and edge-connected connection members A method of joining a connection member to a capacitor foil using a staking tool having a tip of less than 0.030″ (0.762 mm) in diameter. Another embodiment couples multiple connection members of a capacitor together by edge-connecting each connection member to it... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342773 | Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte A capacitor comprising an aluminum anode and a dielectric layer comprising phosphate doped aluminum oxide and process for making the capacitor. Furthermore, the capacitor is formed by the process of: forming an aluminum plate; pre-hydrating the aluminum; contacting ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342766 | On-chip capacitor An on-chip capacitor having a plurality of capacitor layers. Each capacitor layer includes a pair of frames. A first frame of the pair is electrically connected to first frames on each other capacitor layer and a second frame of the pair is electrically connected to... | 03/11/2008 |
