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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179663 | Capacitor liner A capacitor is presented that includes a housing, an electrode assembly, a liner, and a fill port. The liner is located between the housing and the electrode assembly. The liner includes a recessed portion. A fill port extends through the housing across from the rec... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8045321 | Resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor case, case for aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and aluminum electrolytic capacitor A resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet material for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor case includes a resin layer that contains wax composed of at least one of polyethylene wax and carnauba wax, and has a thickness falling within a range from at least 2 μm to at most... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040659 | Capacitor liner A capacitor is presented that includes a housing, an electrode stack, a liner, and a fill port. The liner is located between the housing and the electrode stack. The liner includes a recessed portion. A fill port extends through the housing across from the recessed ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7733631 | Capacitor liner A capacitor is presented that includes a housing, an electrode stack, a liner, and a fill port. The liner is located between the housing and the electrode stack. The liner includes a recessed portion. A fill port extends through the housing across from the recessed ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7515395 | Material of case for storage cell There is provided a casing material for a storage cell having sufficient corrosion resistance and strength even under a charging environment of a high voltage exceeding 2.8 V. This casing material for the storage cell comprises C: not more than 0.03 mass %, Si: 0.01... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508651 | Dry particle based adhesive and dry film and methods of making same Dry process based energy storage device structures and methods for using a dry adhesive therein are disclosed. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7495889 | Process for manufacturing an electrochemical cell and an electrochemical cell A method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell first includes providing a cup-shaped housing with at least one first indentation. Thereafter, an electrode stack is placed in the housing and then, the first indentation is indented further in a direction towards t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495888 | Electrolytic capacitor In an electrolytic capacitor 1 in which a capacitor element 2 is enclosed in an external casing 3, a heat conductive material 5 having heat conductivity of 1 W/m·K or more is disposed between the external casing 3 and the capacito... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492574 | Coupling of cell to housing Porous separator is sandwiched between electrode films with attached current collector foil to obtain an electrode sheet. The electrode sheet is formed into a jellyroll for use in a double layer capacitor. The jellyroll is inserted into a can through an open end to ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7426101 | Container having an overpressure safety device In one embodiment, a container with an overpressure safety device comprises a wall having a depression in at least a portion of the wall that expands when the pressure inside the container exceeds a predetermined level. The container further comprises a clamp bridgi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426104 | Method and apparatus for insulative film for capacitor components The present subject matter includes an apparatus including a capacitor stack, including at least one substantially planar anode layer arranged in stacked alignment adjacent at least one substantially planar cathode layer, with at least one separator layer disposed t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7400491 | Aluminum electrolytic capacitor and method of producing the same Disclosed is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises a capacitor element prepared by rolling an anode foil and a cathode foil together with a separator and impregnating them with a driving electrolyte, an anode lead electrically connected to the anode fo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387648 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof The invention relates to a coil type solid electrolytic capacitor containing solid organic polymer with high electrical conductivity as electrolyte and its manufacturing method. In the invention, such processes as oxidation, carbonization, immersing, chemical oxypol... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7359179 | Thermal interconnects for coupling energy storage devices A thermally fitted interconnect couples energy storage cells without the use of additional materials of fasteners. Variations of the interconnect can be used to facilitate fitting of multiple energy storage cell with multiple cell to cell spacings in a rapid and ine... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355840 | Method and apparatus for a capacitor shell including two mateable cupped components One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a capacitor, comprising a first cupped shell having a first opening, and a second cupped shell having a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are adapted to sealably mate to form a clos... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351921 | Assembly for a microstimulator An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A method of assembly for attaching a wire to a capacitor and an electro... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7348194 | Electrode compositions containing carbon nanotubes for solid electrolyte capacitors An improved capacitor with an anode with an anode wire and an oxide layer on the surface of the anode. A cathode layer is exterior to the oxide layer. A carbon conductive layer is exterior to the cathode layer wherein the cathode layer comprises 5-75 wt % resin and ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342774 | Advanced valve metal anodes with complex interior and surface features and methods for processing same The present invention generally relates to improved capacitors; in particular, the present invention provides advanced valve metal (AVM) anodes and methods for fabricating AVM anodes having complex surface and interior features for use in high energy density capacit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304832 | Ceramic container and battery and electric double layer capacitor using the same A ceramic container includes a ceramic base having a hollow or open portion for accommodating a battery element or an electric double layer capacitor element, defined by a bottom portion and a side wall which surrounds a bottom surface of the bottom portion which bo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298605 | Electrolytic capacitor The present invention provides a low-cost electrolytic capacitor wherein the deformation of the casing due to the thermal expansion during reflowing is prevented. An electrolytic capacitor of a surface mounting type having a capacitor element that consists of a diel... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7279015 | Process for the producing of electrolytic capacitors Process for the production of electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance and low residual current, having a solid electrolyte formed from conducting polymers and an outer layer containing conducting polymers and a binder, electrolytic capacitors p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271994 | Energy dense electrolytic capacitor An electrical energy storage device such as a wet tantalum electrolytic capacitor or an electrochemical cell such as a lithium/silver vanadium oxide cell is described. The enclosure comprises a drawn casing portion having a planar face wall supporting a surrounding ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268996 | Electrolyte for very high voltage electrolytic capacitors The present invention is directed to an electrolyte for use in very high voltage electrolytic capacitors and to an electrolytic capacitor impregnated with the electrolyte of the present invention for use in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The electr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262953 | Electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor having a low impedance characteristic, having a high withstand voltage characteristic of 100V class, wherein the electrolytic capacitor provides an excellent high temperature life characteristic and an excellent leakage characteristic. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247178 | Capacitor and method for producing the same, and circuit board with a built-in capacitor and method for producing the same A miniature solid electrolytic capacitor is provided, which is suitable for being disposed within an electrically insulating layer, and is connected to other component using an electrically conductive adhesive with a connection resistance at an anode low and with co... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7218505 | Chip solid electrolyte capacitor A chip solid electrolyte capacitor with low ESR and small initial failure ratio comprising a plurality of solid electrolyte capacitor elements each produced by stacking a dielectric oxide film layer, a semiconductor layer and an electrically conducting layer in this... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212394 | Apparatus and method for banding the interior substrate of a tubular device and the products formed therefrom Apparatus and method for depositing a banding material on the interior substrate of a tubular device, and the products formed therefrom. The tubular device is, generally, of relatively small diameter and comprises at least one band deposited from a first composition... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203056 | Thermal interconnection for capacitor systems Thermal protection is provided in systems utilizing high-current double-layer capacitors. For example, in one implementation, an interconnection coupled to at least one double-layer capacitor that carries capacitor current to or from the at least one double-layer ca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190569 | Implantable heart monitors having capacitors with endcap headers Implantable heart-monitoring devices, such as defibrillators, pacemakers, and cardioverters, detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply corrective electrical therapy, specifically one or more bursts of electric charge, to abnormally beating hearts. Critic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177692 | Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member A flat capacitor includes a case having a feedthrough hole, a capacitor stack located within the case, a coupling member having a base surface directly attached to the capacitor stack and having a portion extending through the feedthrough hole, the coupling member h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177140 | Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with porous gas vent within electrolyte fill tube Implantable medical devices (IMDs) and their various components, including flat electrolytic capacitors for same, and methods of making and using same and providing for outgassing of gases released during capacitor charge and discharge cycles are disclosed. A gas ve... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171267 | Reforming wet-tantalum capacitors in implantable defibrillators and other medical devices Miniature defibrillators and cardioverters detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply electrical therapy to restore normal heart function. Critical components in these devices are aluminum electrolytic capacitors, which store and deliver one or more life-... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170738 | HV capacitor and testing method A high voltage capacitor design is provided that provides improved performance. The high voltage capacitor includes a stack of mechanically joined capacitor cells, which in one variant utilize a separator formed of two layers of paper. In one version, the high volta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164574 | Method and apparatus for openings in a capacitor case A capacitor including a capacitor stack. The capacitor includes one or more substantially planar anode layers, and one or more substantially planar cathode layers. The capacitor includes a case with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized for p... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160615 | Granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor, manufacturing method thereof, electrode sheet, polarized electrode, and electric double layer capacitor using a polarized electrode An electrode sheet of an electric double layer capacitor is produced by using granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor which are obtained by kneading and then crushing materials including an activated material, a conductive filler... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157671 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor having a first stack of capacitive elements a second stack of capacitive elements, wherein the first and second stacks are enclosed in separate compartments of a capacitor case that electrically isolate the electrolytes of each stack ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154739 | Flat capacitor having an active case A capacitor comprising an aluminum case; a capacitor stack mounted within the aluminum case, the capacitor stack comprising one or more anodes and one or more cathodes, one of the one or more anodes and one or more anodes attached to the aluminum case; wherein the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141332 | Lightweight prismatic packaging structure for electrochemical devices and assembly method of the same The present invention pertains to lightweight, hard and leakproof prismatic packaging structures for electrochemical devices and economical method of assembly and hermetic sealing of said structures by plastic layers attached to their metal walls. Metal welding is a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131988 | Reforming wet-tantalum capacitors in implantable medical devices Miniature defibrillators and cardioverters detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply electrical therapy to restore normal heart function. Critical to this function, aluminum-electrolytic capacitors store and deliver life-saving bursts of electric charge ... | 11/07/2006 |
