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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7312526 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof The invention relates to a semiconductor device (10) comprising an electrically conductive bottom plate (1) on an upper side of which a semiconductor element (2) is positioned with a first connection region and a second connection region and wit... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7289311 | Power ring pulse capacitor A wound, metallized dielectric film capacitor for pulsed power applications is disclosed. The capacitor forms a wound metallized polymer film in the shape of a closed path ring. The electrical load is placed within the inner opening of the capacitor. The capacitor h... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7239499 | Capacitor assembly with a thermal insulation apparatus A thermal insulation apparatus for a capacitor and the capacitor with the thermal insulation apparatus is provided. The thermal insulation apparatus includes a basis, a thermal baffle is stretched upwards from a side wall of the basis, a bracket is connected with a ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215049 | Generator for vehicle A generator for a vehicle includes a stator having an armature coil, a rotor having a field coil and a voltage regulator having a surge absorbing capacitor element and a heat sink. The heat sink dissipates heat that is transmitted to the capacitor element, so that t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7069649 | Capacitor device and fabricating method thereof The invention relates to a capacitor device comprising the combination of a cylindrical capacitor and a holder for holding the capacitor in a sideways position. The holder includes a capacitor holding part that has an opening at the top and is arc-shaped in cross se... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7035075 | Fixing and protecting arrangement for a capacitor A fixing and protecting arrangement for a capacitor may include a cooling element, one or more recesses arranged in the cooling element, and a capacitor intended to be fixed into each recess. The capacitor may be arranged in the recess in such a way that a lower sur... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027290 | Capacitor heat reduction apparatus and method High capacitance capacitors are provided to supply or accept large currents. As current flow through a capacitor increases, heat may be generated. Above a certain threshold temperature or current, a capacitor may fail. The present invention addresses capacitor's ten... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027285 | Vented Capacitor A technique of increasing the corona inception voltage (CIV), and thereby increasing the operating voltage, of film/foil capacitors is described. Intentional venting of the capacitor encapsulation improves the corona inception voltage by allowing internal voids to e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6995969 | Electric double-layer capacitor An electric double layered capacitor is provided, which can ensure a cooling capability by radiating heat to an outside air. The electric double layered capacitor comprises a capacitor cell 1 including a bag-shaped soft case in which a plurality of positive e... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972941 | Fixing and protecting arrangement for a capacitor The present invention relates to a fixing and protecting arrangement for a capacitor. The arrangement comprises a cooling element, one or more recesses arranged in the cooling element, and a capacitor intended to be fixed into each recess. The arrangement is charact... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6399929 | Induction heater comprising a coil/capacitor bank combination including a translatable coil assembly for movement on and off a continuous strip A coil/capacitor combination useable as an induction furnace includes a reactive capacitor bank directly bolted to the coil and protected from coil fields by shields and heat sink plates. The coil includes a selectively openable switch for placing the coi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5673168 | High ripple current capacitor A capacitor structure for dissipating heat, for example, generated by high ripple currents. The capacitor includes an outer casing of substantially annular cross section comprising an outer side wall, a bottom and an interior tube integrally formed from a... | 09/30/1997 |
| 4670814 | High-tension capacitor An improved high-tension capacitor is proposed which uses no insulation oil or gas. Not only the dielectric layers in the capacitor elements are impregnated with synthetic resin, but also the capacitor elements are insulated with synthetic resin by impreg... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4536819 | Capacitor with a heat sink core A capacitor construction for wound foil or electrolytic capacitors having a heat conducting inner can for improving the heat dissipation of the capacitor and for eliminating the need for pitch or epoxy to pot the capacitor roll in an outer can.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4309739 | Multiple condenser equipped with cooling means and process for its manufacture Power condenser comprising stacks (1) of condensers with their armatures connected with external terminals, housed in a box (2), wherein strips (3) which are hood conductors of heat and have widths approximately equal to the height of a condenser stack (1... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4209754 | Ceramic capacitors A ceramic capacitor with at least one semiconductor device mount hole, comprising a metal substrate and a dielectric ceramic layer provided with electrode layer on its surfaces and mounted on the substrate. At least the lateral surface of the mount hole i... | 06/24/1980 |
