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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081419 | Interconnections for multiple capacitor anode leads An anode assembly for a capacitor is described. The anode assembly comprises a first anode including a first conductive lead disposed in a first groove in a junction bar, a second anode including a second conductive lead disposed in a second groove in the junction b... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081420 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacture thereof On a surface of an anode member 12 having a valve action, a cathode layer 14 is formed, and at a terminal lead-out face 12a at one end of the anode member 12, an anode wire 16 is led out of it; thus a capacitor element 10... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8040660 | High voltage niobium oxides and capacitors containing same Nb1-xTaxO powder wherein x is 0.1 to 0.5 is described. Further, this powder, as well as niobium suboxide powders, can be doped with at least one dopant oxide. Pressed bodies of the powder, sintered bodies, capacitor anodes, and capacitors are a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7961454 | Multi-layered solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing same A multi-layered solid electrolytic capacitor and a method of manufacturing the capacitor that improve the product yield drastically by preventing increases in leakage current and defects due to short circuits without increasing manufacturing cost or capacitor size. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952854 | Electrolytic capacitor An apparatus is disclosed which includes an electrolytic capacitive element with multiple capacitor sections. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7929274 | Capacitor with sacrificial lead wire configuration and improved manufacturing method thereof The capacitor has a monolithic anode and at least one anode lead wire extending from the anode. At least one sacrificial lead wire extends from the anode. A dielectric layer is on said anode and a cathode layer is on the dielectric layer. The anode lead wire is in e... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7894178 | Through hole capacitor and method of manufacturing the same A through hole capacitor at least including a substrate, an anode layer, a dielectric layer, a first cathode layer, and a second cathode layer is provided. The substrate has a plurality of through holes. The anode layer is disposed on the inner surface of at least o... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885054 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor is configured to include a wound capacitor element that has an anode (2), a cathode (3) composed of aluminum, a hard coating film (28) formed on a surface of the cathode (3), a separator (4b), ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848083 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same The invention relates to a substrate for solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for producing solid electrolytic capacitors using the substrate. By reducing at least part of the porous layer on the surface between the anode part region and the cathode part region... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7821773 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same Particles of a valve metal and a binder are mixed and kneaded together. The mixed-kneaded matter obtained thereby is molded, and a through-hole is formed in the molded body. An anode body is formed by sintering the molded body. A dielectric layer is formed on the su... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7787235 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacity occurrence rate and a high capacity and a method for manufacturing the solid electrolytic capacitor. An anode body is formed on a periphery of an anode lead having a hollow structure. The anode body has... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7768773 | Sintered anode pellet etched with an organic acid for use in an electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor anode etched with an organic acid prior to anodic oxidation of the anode to create the dielectric layer. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the organic acid can etch away at least a portion of any oxides on the a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760489 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same The solid electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body formed of a sintered body consisting of metal particles; a dielectric layer provided on the top surface of the anode body; and a conducting polymer layer provided on the top surface of the dielectric layer. The... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760487 | Doped ceramic powder for use in forming capacitor anodes An electrolytic capacitor that includes an anode body formed from a powder comprising electrically conductive ceramic particles and a non-metallic element in an amount of about 100 parts per million or more is provided in one embodiment of the invention. The non-met... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760488 | Sintered anode pellet treated with a surfactant for use in an electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor anode treated with a surfactant during anodic oxidation is provided. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the surfactant may lower the surface tension of an electrolyte, which inhibits the clustering of grown oxide... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742282 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof In this solid electrolytic capacitor, a plate-shaped anode having a porous sintered body, a dielectric layer and an electrolyte layer of polypyrrole are formed in this order for covering one part of an anode lead. An intermediate layer of aminopropyltriethoxysilane ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7715174 | Electrolytic capacitors with alternate cathode materials for use in pulse discharge applications A metal or metal alloy foil substrate, preferably an unetched and uncoated metal or metal alloy foil substrate, such as but not limited to titanium, palladium, lead, nickel, tin, platinum, silver, gold, zirconium, molybdenum, tantalum, palladium-silver alloy, platin... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7684171 | Capacitors based on valve metal alloys for use in medical devices A capacitor cell for use in medical devices, comprising: an anode substrate; a dielectric layer, formed on the anode substrate, including at least two valve metal oxides; a cathode separated from the anode substrate; and an electrolyte operatively associated with th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7646589 | Solid electrolytic capacitor with first and second anode wires A solid electrolytic capacitor (A1) includes a first and a second anode terminals (11a, 11b) projecting in different directions from each other. Preferably, a metal cover (22) for electrically connecting the anode terminals ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643269 | Electrode for an electrical component, component with the electrode, and manufacturing method for the electrode and the component An electrical component, which contains an electrode with an electrically conductive body having a dielectric surface. An amorphous layer comprising SiO2, having a specific surface area of approximately 50 to 500 m2/g, is arranged on the body. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7554794 | Solid electrolytic capacitor, anode used for solid electrolytic capacitor, and method of manufacturing the anode An electrode (A1) for a solid electrolytic capacitor includes a metal plate (1) made of valve metal, and a porous sintered body (2a, 2b) provided on the metal plate (1) and made of valve metal. The porous sintered bod... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551424 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor (A1) includes a first and a second porous sintered bodies (1). Each sintered body (1) is flat, with its thickness being small relative to the width or the length. The first and the second sintered bodies (1)... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7532457 | Fused electrolytic capacitor assembly A fused electrolytic capacitor assembly that offers improved performance characteristics in a convenient and space-saving package is provided. More specifically, the fused electrolytic capacitor assembly contains an electrolytic capacitor element and a surface mount... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7525791 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor is provided which is capable of exhibiting an excellent characteristic and high reliability against thermal stress. The solid electrolytic capacitor includes a base member having a capacitor element connecting face on its upper surface... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7515397 | Methods of making a niobium metal oxide and oxygen reduced niobium oxides Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes mixing the niobium oxide and niobium powder to form a powder mixture that is then heat treated to form heat treated particles which then undergo reacting in an atmosphere... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7495892 | Solid electrolytic capacitor The present invention relates to an anode substrate for a solid electrolytic capacitor which is produced by cutting obliquely a metal substrate comprising a valve-acting metal layer having fine pores and a valve-acting metal layer without fine pores, and having a cu... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7471504 | Solid electrolytic capacitor In a solid electrolytic capacitor provided with an anode, a cathode, and a dielectric layer formed by anodization of the anode, the anode includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer is made of any of metal selected from niobium, alum... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7460359 | Thin multi-terminal capacitor and method of manufacturing the same The capacitor element includes as an anode an aluminum foil in the form of a thin plate, an oxide layer formed as a dielectric on the surface of the anode, and a conductive polymer layer formed as a cathode on the dielectric. The capacitor is formed by drawing termi... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7443653 | Chip type solid electrolytic capacitor A chip type solid electrolytic capacitor, in which a PCB includes anode and cathode connection lands formed on upper parts of an insulation board, and anode and cathode terminals formed on lower parts of the insulation board. The anode and cathode terminals are elec... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443652 | Method and apparatus for connecting electrodes having apertures In various embodiments, the present subject matter includes a capacitor stack having a first substantially planar electrode having a first unetched portion, and a first aperture extending through the first substantially planar electrode and defined by material at le... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443654 | Surface-mounting capacitor A surface-mounting thin type capacitor includes a capacitor element having a shape of and two end portions which form a side surface of the capacitor element. Two anode terminals are disposed on lower surfaces of the end portions along the side surface to form a mo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436652 | Solid electrolyte capacitor The present invention relates to a solid electrolyte capacitor having a small size, a high capacitance, a low ESR and an excellent LC value, which includes a jacketed capacitor element obtained by sequentially stacking a dielectric oxide film layer, a semiconductor ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428139 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor (1) comprises a capacitor element (2) which includes an anode foil (4) and a cathode foil (5) rolled with a separator (6) interposed therebetween, and a solid electrolyte layer or an electrically cond... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423863 | Sintered body electrode and solid electrolytic capacitor using the electrode A sintered body electrode for a sintered body electrode capacitor, which enables production of a solid electrolytic capacitor having a good capacitance appearance factor, including at least one member selected from an earth-acid metal, an alloy mainly comprising an ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423862 | Solid electrolytic capacitor element, solid electrolytic capacitor and production method thereof The invention relates to a process for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor element, comprising forming a semiconductor layer containing a conductive polymer on a conductor having a dielectric layer on its surface. By using the solid electrolytic capacitor eleme... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419926 | Sintered bodies based on niobium suboxide Disclosed are sintered bodies that include: (a) 30 to 100 mol % of NbOx, wherein 0.5 | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417844 | Stacked solid electrolytic capacitor A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor has an anode foil composed of a valve metal, a cathode foil having carbon grains that are evaporated or physically adhered to a surface thereof, a separator and a solid electrolytic layer composed of a conducting polymer. The a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414826 | Method for selecting electrolytic solution for electric double layer capacitor When an electrolytic solution of an electric double layer capacitor is prepared, an association is assumed as a model of a solute dissolved in a solvent. The energy of the association and the energies of the reduced association and oxidized association are calculate... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410609 | Process for producing capacitors The invention relates to a process for producing capacitors based on niobium suboxide, and having an insulator layer of niobium pentoxide. Also described is a powder mixture suitable for production of capacitors. Pressed bodies produced from the powder mixture, and ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411780 | Paste, display member, and process for production of display member A display member, particularly a plasma display member, can be produced by a process including applying a paste which includes a urethane compound and inorganic fine particles onto a substrate and then firing the paste. The display member has a post-firing pattern w... | 08/12/2008 |
