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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7433164 | Ceiling fan motor control module A ceiling fan motor control module includes a digital core controller coupled to a brushless motor for computing, processing, transmitting and controlling signals and providing a soft start and stop function, a back stage output device for receiving signals from the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7372397 | Energy storage in a radar level gauge A radar level gauge using microwaves for measuring a level of a surface of a product in a container, comprising a microwave unit, processing circuitry connected to said microwave unit, an interface for connecting said radar level gauge externally thereof, and a powe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7339349 | Battery replacement mechanism for mobile device A mobile device including a battery mechanism that maintains power to the device when an old battery is replaced by a new battery. The device includes at least first and second pins that engage selected recesses defined by the old battery to control mechanically the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310240 | Method for increasing stability of system memory through enhanced quality of supply power An apparatus for buffering power transients in a supply power for expansion cards inserted into expansion slots on a computer motherboard. The apparatus comprises a printed circuit board, a connector on the printed circuit board, and at least one capacitor on the pr... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232624 | Membrane and electrode assembly, production method of the same and fuel cell employing the same Provided is a method of producing a membrane and electrode assembly (MEA) comprising: mixing a metal catalyst with pure water, perfluorinated polymer ionomer and a polar organic solvent to prepare a composition for forming a catalyst layer; coating a diffusion layer... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7196899 | Capacitor anode assembly According the present invention, anode foils are encapsulated in separator material so as to insulate them from the metal housing of an electrolytic capacitor. The present invention also provides for enclosed capacitor configurations for use in stacked capacitor con... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175676 | Process for manufacturing high-stability crystalline anodic aluminum oxide for pulse discharge capacitors A process for producing high stability crystalline anodic aluminum oxide includes anodizing an anodic foil, hydrating the foil, and forming a barrier oxide layer on the foil. Anodizing the anodic foil produces nano-porous amorphous oxides which can then be converted... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169284 | High surface area cathode for electrolytic capacitors using conductive polymer The present invention is directed to a conductive polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) polymer coated electrode adapted for use as a cathode electrode of an electrolytic capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a metal foil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7150767 | Method for producing an electrode for a capacitor from foil A method of producing an electrode for use in the manufacture of electrolytic capacitors for implantable cardioverter defibrillators comprises first coating the foil with a photoresist, second, applying a holographic image to the photoresist, third, removing a porti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7111157 | Spurious input detection for firmware A system and method for detecting and handling spurious input are disclosed. In one embodiment, upon receipt of an interrupt signal, a device activates command and keystroke timeouts. The keystroke timeout may have a shorter duration than the command timeout and may... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107099 | 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... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7085126 | Molded polymeric cradle for containing an anode in an electrolytic capacitor from high shock and vibration conditions A polymeric cradle molded about the periphery of an anode pellet in an electrolytic capacitor is described. The polymeric cradle contacts between a welding strap surrounding the butt seam between mating “clam shell” casing portions and the anode pellet sidewall.... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072713 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066030 | Pressure-measuring configuration, with a throughplating through a separator located between a diaphragm and a base, as well as a process for providing the electrical contact Process for contacting diaphragm electrode (6) for pressure-measuring configuration. Connection of diaphragm (3) on which diaphragm electrode (6) is positioned to base (1) by connecting element (2) made of electrically insulating m... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6999304 | Foil structures for use in a capacitor with an anode foil and a cathode foil stacked together In one aspect, a method of interconnecting two or more foils of a capacitor, the method comprising connecting together one or more anode connection members of one or more anode foils and one or more cathode connection members of one or more cathode foils and electri... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972473 | Structure and method of making an enhanced surface area capacitor As disclosed herein, a capacitor structure and method are provided to enhance plate surface area to provide increased capacitance. The capacitor structure includes a base which includes a surface having an m×n array of upwardly or downwardly extending features, or ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957103 | 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... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946055 | Method for recovering an organic solvent from a waste stream containing supercritical CO2 An organic solvent is separated from a waste stream containing supercritical CO2, an organic solvent and etchant contaminants. The process includes separating the supercritical CO2 by subjecting the waste stream to elevated temperature and/or r... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939775 | Capacitor and method of storing energy A method for storing energy in a capacitor includes connecting a first conductor to a first electrode. A second conductor is connected to a second electrode. The second electrode is separated from the first electrode by a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer inclu... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6858045 | Method of manufacturing an electrolytic cell A method of manufacturing an electrolytic cell in which an intermediate sintered form is produced that comprises a porous anode layer and an electrolyte layer having a prespecified shape of the electrolytic cell. The electrolyte layer has defects extending through t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6821314 | Capacitor powder An electrolyte capacitor containing a niobium anode, a niobium oxide barrier layer, a semiconducting cathode and an electrolyte is described, where the niobium oxide barrier comprises a least one metal from the group consisting of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, Mo, W, Y and Ta. | 11/23/2004 |
| 6673388 | Method of making a printed circuit board A method of making a charge containing element including the steps of depositing and patterning a dielectric material on a surface wherein the dielectric material includes a metallo-organic component and a liquid component; and decomposing by laser light ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665161 | Semiconductor circuit having increased susceptibility to ionizing radiation A radiation-susceptible integrated circuit comprises radiation sensor, a differential amplifier and circuit disabler. The radiation sensor includes two devices that have a different tolerance to ionizing radiation. When exposed to a total dose of ionizing... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6531241 | Cyclic delocalized cations connected by spacer groups Cyclic delocalized cations joined together by spacer groups, with anions of equal number to cations to maintain charge neutrality, are disclosed. These spacer groups may be organic or inorganic in origin and may vary in length. The spacer groups may be sa... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6510041 | Electrolytic capacitor unit for audio apparatus A power source of an audio apparatus loaded on a car is a battery with a rated voltage of 12V or more. An electrolytic capacitor unit is utilized as a power source filter in the audio apparatus. As the electrolytic capacitor unit, a given number of alumin... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6368363 | Method of mass producing solid electrolytic capacitors and apparatus for making the same A simple method of mass producing a plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elopements can be performed to produce capacitors with reduced leakage current and excellent reliability. The method includes supplying a band metal, a first portion of which co... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6297943 | Capacitor with thermosealed polymeric case for implantable medical device An electrolytic capacitor with a polymeric housing in the form of a pocket defining a chamber, with an opening along a selected edge. The opening has opposed sides that are sealed together to provide a seam. A number of conductive layers are positioned wi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6271311 | Ethylene -olefin elastomeric polymer compositions having improved extrusion processibility Extruded shapes, profiles and parts in general based on an ethylene, alpha-olefin elastomeric polymer are manufactured utilizing a tailored approach to polymerization, leading to a polymer that delivers all of the benefits of metallocene based polymers, b... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6245847 | Electrolyte An electrolyte comprises a composite of a polymer and a molten salt electrolyte immobilized within the polymer. The electrolyte is stable and ionically conducting at a temperature substantially equal to the melting point of the molten salt electrolyte. In... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6174606 | Corrosion and dissolution protection of a conductive silver/polymer composite A conductive composite is described containing silver particles and a polymer which covers each silver particle and wherein a heterocyclic organic compound containing nitrogen such as benzotriazole (BTA) is present to reduce Ag dissolution and ion mobilit... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6134760 | Process for manufacturing electric double layer capacitor A plurality of polarizable electrodes, a laminate of a collector layer, a polarizable electrode layer of a porous sheet, and a carbon-based conductive material interposed therebetween, are disposed in a row arrangement, interposing separators between the ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6038124 | Aluminum electrode foil for electrolytic capacitor and electrolytic capacitor using the foil An aluminum electrode foil for an electrolytic capacitor has a sponge-like etching layer formed on at least one of the surfaces thereof, and the sponge-like etching layer is reduced in a direction of thickness. The aluminum density of the reduced sponge-l... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6005764 | Method to fabricate a reliable electrical storage device and the device thereof The present invention relates to an improved method to produce an electrical storage device having useful characteristics such as higher charge density, small volume, long-term reliable charge/discharge cycles, low leakage current, and the like. The dry p... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5907471 | Energy storage device with electromagnetic interference shield An energy storage assembly is made of an energy storage device, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield, and an adhesive positioned between the EMI shield and the energy storage device for affixing the energy storage device to a surface of the EMI s... | 05/25/1999 |
