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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374586 | Solid electrolytic capacitor, fabrication method thereof, and coupling agent utilizing in the same A solid electrolytic capacitor, fabrication method, and coupling agent utilized in the same. The capacitor includes a valve metal layer, an oxide dielectric layer on at least a part of the surface of the valve metal layer, a coupling layer having a molecular chain w... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365957 | Ceramic capacitor mounting structure and ceramic capacitor A ceramic capacitor comprises a ceramic sintered body, and first and second terminal electrodes formed on outer surfaces of the ceramic sintered body. The first terminal electrode is electrically connected to a land formed on a substrate through a first metal termin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7208104 | Mixture solution for preparing a conductive polymer to produce solid electrolytic capacitors and its method A mixture solution for preparing conducting polymers. The conducting polymer is formed from a mixture of monomer and oxidant solution. The oxidant solution has a high concentration, and also includes a five or six-member ring compound with a functional group ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7132006 | Niobium powder for capacitor, sintered body using the powder and capacitor using the same An object of the present invention is to provide an antimony-containing niobium sintered body for a capacitor having a small specific leakage current value, an antimony-containing niobium powder for use in the sintered body, and a capacitor using the sintered body. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7037355 | Niobium powder for capacitor, sintered body using the powder and capacitor using the same An object of the present invention is to provide a niobium sintered body free of reduction in the CV value, a niobium powder for use in the manufacture of the niobium sintered body, and a capacitor using the niobium sintered body. A niobium powder of the present inv... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7002790 | Capacitor in an implantable medical device A capacitor in an implantable medical device is provided. The capacitor having an anode, a cathode including a conductive coating, and an electrolyte disposed and in contact between the anode and the cathode. The conductive coating is composed of a chemisorbed condu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6833987 | 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... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6773632 | Enhanced very high volt electrolyte The present invention is directed toward an enhanced very high volt electrolyte for use in electrolytic capacitors. In particular, by the inclusion of a polymer matrix of a hydrogel, preferably of the family of poly(hydroxy alkyl methacrylate) but also including pol... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6663796 | Electrical conducting polymer, solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising an electrode produced by forming a solid electrolytic layer comprised by a polymer having at least one repeating unit selected from a thiophene-diyl skeleton, an isothianaphthene-d... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6631072 | Charge storage device A charge storage device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the electrodes, the separator and an ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6580601 | Solid electrolyte capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A solid electrolyte capacitor includes an anode made of a valve metal on whose surface a dielectric oxide film layer is formed, a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric oxide film, a cathode layer formed on the solid electrolyte layer, a cathode... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576524 | Method of making a prismatic capacitor A method of making a flat capacitor includes forming at least one recess on an inside surface of a metal foil blank, leaving a surrounding peripheral flange. A coating performing as an electrode of the capacitor is applied to the inside surface of the met... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6563694 | Electric energy storage device and method for manufacturing the same An electric energy storage device includes a first electrode, a gel type ionic conducting polymer electrolyte separator formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode. The energy storage device has an increased ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6404619 | Single, very high volt capacitor for use in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator The present invention is directed toward a very high volt capacitor for use in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In particular, by the inclusion of a polymer matrix of a hydrogel, preferably of the family of poly(hydroxyalkylmethacrylate)but also... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6396682 | Electric energy storage device and method for manufacturing the same An electric energy storage device includes a first electrode, a gel type ionic conducting polymer electrolyte separator formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode. The energy storage device has an increased ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6392867 | Electric double layer capacitor and method for preparing the same An electric double layer capacitor containing a polymer gel electrolyte layer provided between polarizable electrodes, wherein the polymer gel electrolyte layer contains a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a fibrous sheet material containing mainly a ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6344966 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same Disclosed are a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve-acting metal, an oxide dielectric layer formed on a surface of the valve-acting metal and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film layer, in which the electrically conducting... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6304427 | Combinations of materials to minimize ESR and maximize ESR stability of surface mount valve-metal capacitors after exposure to heat and/or humidity Single element and/or multiple element valve-metal, solid-electrolyte, surface-mount capacitors are manufactured using one or more materials taken from the following three categories of materials: graphitic carbon, highly-conductive metal-powder-filled pa... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6284555 | Capacitor mold and method for using same A first mold die and a second mold die are moved together and are shaped to define a mold cavity therebetween. A capacitor pellet is positioned within the mold cavity and a plurality of projections extend inwardly to engage the capacitor pellet and hold i... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6275373 | Enhanced very high volt electrolyte The present invention is directed toward an enhanced very high volt electrolyte for use in electrolytic capacitors. In particular, by the inclusion of a polymer matrix of a hydrogel, preferably of the family of poly(hydroxy alkyl methacrylate) but also in... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5982609 | Capacitor A capacitor includes a cathode having a porous coating including an amorphous non-crystalline oxide of one of ruthenium, iridium, nickel, rhodium, rhenium, cobalt, tungsten, manganese, tantalum, molybdenum, lead, titanium, platinum, palladium, and osmium;... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5930108 | Double-layer capacitor composed of a plurality of individual double-layer capacitor cells A double-layer capacitor is composed of at least two individual double-layer capacitor cells connected in series, with bipolar electrodes and electrolyte layers being provided alternately. Each a bipolar electrode includes an electrically conducting carri... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5926361 | High power density double layer energy storage devices The present invention relates to lignocellulosic-based carbon-containing double layer energy storage devices having improved electrical power densities. In particular, the invention provides a double layer energy storage cell comprising a pair of electrod... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5910381 | Chlorinated diethyl carbonate solvent for battery The subject invention discloses a novel electrolyte for a solid battery system. Specifically, an electrolyte solvent of chlorinated diethyl carbonates demonstrate good electrochemical stability in conjunction with specific anode and cathode materials. Whe... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5905629 | High energy density double layer energy storage devices The present invention relates to lignocellulosic-based carbon-containing double layer energy storage devices having improved electrical energy densities. In particular, the invention provides a double layer energy storage cell comprising a pair of electro... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5837630 | High surface area mesopourous desigel materials and methods for their fabrication Mesoporous desigels are fabricated as nitrides, carbides, borides, and silicides of metals, particularly transition metals, and most particularly early transition metals. The desigels are prepared by forming a gel of a metallic compound, and removing solv... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5751541 | Polymer electrodes for energy storage devices and method of making same A method for making high power electrochemical capacitors provides for depositing an electrically conducting polymer (20) (22) onto a non-noble metal substrate (10) which has been prepared by coating with an adhesion enhancing material (16) (18). Using th... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5737181 | Capacitor A capacitor including a cathode of a porous coating including an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, iridium, nickel, rhodium, platinum, palladium, and osmium disposed on each of two opposed electrically conducting... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5729427 | Macrocyclic complex modified electrodes and capacitors made therefrom Electrodes for electrochemical capacitor are modified with a metal macrocyclic complex made up of phthalocyanine or porphyrin ligands bound to a transition metal to achieve improved conductivity, reversibility, and charge storage capacity. The electrode i... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5723231 | Polymer electrolyte and an electrochemical cell containing the electrolyte An electrolyte for an electrochemical cell is provided. The electrolyte is an admixture of H3 PO4 and a high temperature polymer such as poly(benzimidazole) in ratios between 2:1 and 50:1, Fumed silica is added to the electrolyte at ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5705084 | Polymer alloy electrolytes for electrochemical devices Solid state polymer alloy electrolytes for electrochemical devices which contain mixtures of polyethylene oxide and polyvinyldienefluoride, or polyethylene oxide and polyvinyldienefluoride/hexafluoropropylene with aprotic solvents and salts, in which soli... | 01/06/1998 |
