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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174817 | Sealed and impregnated wound capacitor assemblies At least one wound film/foil or metalized film capacitor is sealed between its electrodes to form a sealed enclosed annular region between the interior of the enclosure, the electrodes and the exterior of the wound capacitor to form a sealed capacitor assembly. A fl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8077446 | Molten dielectric capacitor energy storage system A molten dielectric capacitor energy storage system for storing and providing power to an electric motorized vehicle. The molten dielectric capacitor energy storage system has an outer shell defining a hollow interior, a first conductive electrode with at least one ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7323531 | Fluorescent polysiloxanes Disclosed herein are fluorescent polysiloxanes and methods of making them. Fluorescent aryl alcohols or fluorescent aryl carbinols are reacted with hydropolysiloxanes in the presence of a catalyst to link the fluorescent groups to the polysiloxane chain through an e... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323708 | Phase change memory devices having phase change area in porous dielectric layer A phase change memory device includes a lower electrode and a porous dielectric layer having fine pores on the lower electrode. A phase change layer is provided in the fine pores of the porous dielectric layer. An upper electrode is provided on the phase change laye... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7121853 | Locking device for electrical plugs and electrical outlets The locking device for electrical plugs includes a housing for receiving the prongs of at least one electrical plug therein. The distal end of a rod is pivotally secured to the inner face of a rear wall of the housing, with the rod being received by holes formed in ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109452 | Controlled flow instrument for microwave assisted chemistry with high viscosity liquids and heterogeneous mixtures A controlled-flow microwave instrument for chemical synthesis that includes heterogeneous or highly viscous materials includes a fluid reservoir for supplying or receiving fluids, a fluid pump in fluid communication with the reservoir for pumping fluids to or from t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085123 | Power supply apparatus and power supply method A power supply apparatus and a power supply method are described, wherein the non-polar characteristics of the electrodes of a capacitor is utilized to improve the energy utilization efficiency of a battery through reciprocating switches of polarity connection betwe... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7005213 | Ionically conductive additive for zinc-based anode in alkaline electrochemical cells An anode is provided for an electrochemical cell having an ionically conductive additive, such as Laponite® or any alternative clay suitable to improve the transport of hydroxyl ions into anode during discharge. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6743947 | Electrochemically stable onium salts and electrolytes containing such for electrochemical capacitors Based on the discovery that the melting point and solubility of onium salts are affected by the asymmetry of the substitution on cation, and that the branched substituents effectively shield onium cations from electrochemical reduction, new onium salts are synthesiz... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6699767 | Manufacture of solid state capacitors The present invention concerns the field of solid state capacitors and relates particularly to massed production methods for manufacturing solid state capacitors. According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6515235 | Liquid dielectric tuning of an integrated circuit A desired performance characteristic of an electrical circuit employing a strip conductor is achieved by placing a fluid having a selected dielectric property in contact with at least a portion of the strip conductor, such that the dielectric property of ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6504268 | Transfer switch with selectively configurable cover structure with power input and meter capability A power transfer device adapted for interconnection with the electrical system of a building includes a cabinet, a set of switches mounted to the cabinet, and wires adapted to connect the switches to an electrical distribution panel associated with a buil... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6396677 | Photolithographically-patterned variable capacitor structures and method of making A new type of high-Q variable capacitor includes a substrate, a first electrically conductive layer fixed to the substrate, a dielectric layer fixed to a portion of the electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer having an an... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6347033 | Thixotropic dielectric fluid for capacitors A thixotropic dielectric fluid that includes vegetable oil, transformer oil, and a clay material. The thixotropic dielectric fluid is particularly suited for use in a capacitor.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340658 | Vegetable-based transformer oil and transmission line fluid A vegetable oil-based electrically-insulating fluid. This fluid is environmentally-friendly and has a high flash point and a high fire point. The base oil is hydrogenated to produce maximum possible stability of the oil, or alternatively, is a higher olei... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6319428 | Perfluorinated amide salts and their uses as ionic conducting materials The invention concerns ionic compounds in which the anionic load has been delocalized. A compound disclosed by the invention is comprised of an amide or one of its salts, including an anionic portion combined with at least one cationic portion M+m | 11/20/2001 |
| 6312623 | High oleic acid oil compositions and methods of making and electrical insulation fluids and devices comprising the same High oleic acid triglyceride compositions that comprise fatty acid components of at least 75% oleic acid, less than 10% diunsaturated fatty acid component; less than 3% triunsaturated fatty acid component; and less than 8% saturated fatty acid component; ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6245726 | Soybean based transformer oil and transmission line fluid A soybean oil based electrically insulating fluid with a high flash point and a high fire point. The base oil is hydrogenated to produce maximum possible stability of the soybean oil, and can be winterized to remove crystallized fats and improve the pour ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6207626 | Soybean based transformer oil and transmission line fluid An environmentally prefered biobased soybean oil based electrically insulating fluid with a high flash point and a high fire point. The base oil is hydrogenated to produce maximum possible stability of the soybean oil, and can be winterized to remove crys... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6177031 | Thixotropic dielectric fluid for capacitors A thixotropic dielectric fluid that includes vegetable oil, transformer oil, and a clay material. The thixotropic dielectric fluid is particularly suited for use in a capacitor.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6159913 | Soybean based transformer oil and transmission line fluid A biodegradable soybean oil based electrically insulating fluid. The base oil is hydrogenated to produce maximum possible stability of the soybean oil, and can be winterized to remove crystallized fats and improve the pour point of the base oil without th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5958851 | Soybean based transformer oil and transmission line fluid A biodegradable soybean oil based electrically insulating fluid. The base oil is hydrogenated to produce maximum possible stability of the soybean oil, and can be winterized to remove crystallized fats and improve the pour point of the base oil without th... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5847919 | Electrolytic capacitor with ceramic coated contact surface An electrolytic capacitor of the present invention is so constituted that a capacitor element steeped with an electrolytic solution containing quaternary ammonia salts is accommodated in an armor case of which aperture is sealed with a sealing body. To ac... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5708558 | Capacitor having dielectric material containing calcium oxide A metalized film capacitor has a plurality of electrodes separated by dielectric spacers and contains a dielectric fill system including 1 to 50 wt % of calcium oxide scavenger. This dielectric fill system is especially useful in aluminum metalized film c... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5629829 | Electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitor and electrolytic capacitor There is proposed an electrolytic solution having a low specific resistance, a high sparking voltage and a stable sparking property. This electrolytic solution contains a quaternary ammonium salt of cyanic acid, at least one phosphorus compound selected f... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5440446 | Acrylate coating material Material for winding high voltage capacitors is prepared by evaporating polyfunctional acrylate monomer having a molecular rate in the range of from 150 to 600 and condensing the acrylate as a monomer film on a dielectric substrate. The acrylate is polyme... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5420039 | Control of continuous microwave digestion process A process and apparatus for controlled continuous microwave digestion of samples of materials to prepare them for subsequent analyses or other chemical operations. The material to be analyzed, in finely divided form and mixed with digesting liquid, such a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5390073 | Dielectric material containing dipolar molecules Dielectric materials having a high dipole moment density are provided. The high dipole moment density is achieved by the use of a substituted -amino acid, such as N-trimethyl glycine and related homologues having nonpolar sidechain groups, with thr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5349493 | Electrical capacitor An electrical film capacitor in which a pair of metal film electrodes and a porous layer are wound into an assembly, and in which the porous layer serves to wick a liquid dielectric into the wound assembly. The liquid dielectric is an adipic acid ester su... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5162972 | Liquid filled variable capacitor A liquid filled variable capacitor or PFL which provides variable frequen impedance, and pulse length without changing the capacitor or PFL hardware. The capacitor is constructed from two or more conducting surfaces. A dielectric fluid mixture separates ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5113029 | Electric insulating oil composition A new electrical insulating oil composition having improved low temperature characteristics which composition comprises a mixture of 40% by weight or more of benzyltoluene and the remainder of alkyl substituted diphenylmethane having 15 to 17 carbon atoms... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5083235 | Method of making capacitors containing stannic terephthalate Stannic terephthalate has been prepared and has been found to have an unusually high dielectric constant, electrical and thermal stabilities, and high volume resistivity that make this compound ideal for use as a capacitor dielectric.... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5075820 | Circuit components having different characteristics with constant size A circuit component 100 or (200) comprising typically of a hollow body 101 (201) and a plurality of solderable terminations (102 and 103 (202 and 203) is being disclosed. Internal to said circuit component 100 (200) is a plurality of electrodes 104 and 10... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5017733 | Electrical insulating oil composition An electrical insulating oil composition which comprises 45% by weight or more of at least 2 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzyltoluene, and (f) 1,1... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5015793 | Electrical insulating oil composition An electrical insulating oil composition having good low temperature characteristics which comprises at least 4 members selected from the group consisting of (a) m-ethylbiphenyl, (b) p-ethylbiphenyl, (c) o-benzyltoluene, (d) m-benzyltoluene, (e) p-benzylt... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4967028 | Electrical insulating oil composition and electrical appliances impregnated therewith The present invention relates to an improved electrical insulating oil composition which has excellent electrical characteristics and is suitable for use in impregnating electrical appliances in which plastic dielectric material is used, and further relat... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4912596 | Dielectric liquids The invention relates to the use of certain aromatic compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R', R" and X have the meaning given in the description, as dielectric liquids for high-energy voltage-storage capacitors, and to dielectric liquids contai... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4879628 | High voltage measurement capacitor A three-terminal capacitor having high and low voltage electrodes coaxially aligned in a housing which serves as a ground plane includes a non-gaseous dielectric material filling the cavity of the housing. In the preferred embodiments, the dielectric is e... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4870540 | Electrical capacitor An electrical capacitor is built into a metallic housing, the capacitor having end contact layers and being fixed in the housing with the assistance of pressure ribs arranged at an outside edge of an insulating cap. The insulating cap has an inner space i... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4770816 | Insulating oil and electrical apparatus filled with the same An insulating oil containing N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-cyclohexylamine at 0.5 mg/l or more. An electrical apparatus is filled with the insulating oil in which a copper component is immersed. During operation of the apparatus for a long period of time, the... | 09/13/1988 |
