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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179665 | Solid electrolytic capacitor with increased capacitance A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element surrounded with a cathode layer, an anode wire inserted into the capacitor element, a cathode terminal electrically connected to the capacitor element by being positioned at one side below the capacitor ele... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8134827 | Solid electrolytic capacitor having thermal compensation An aspect of the present invention provides a solid electrolytic capacitor that comprises: an anode mainly formed of a valve metal or an alloy thereof; an anode lead terminal a part of which is buried in a side surface of the anode; a dielectric layer formed on surf... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8094434 | Hermetically sealed capacitor assembly A capacitor assembly that includes a conductive polymer electrolytic capacitor that is enclosed and hermetically sealed within a ceramic housing in the presence of an inert gas is provided. Without intending to be limited by theory, the present inventors believe tha... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7969712 | Power integrity circuits with EMI benefits A stable power, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) apparatus and method for connecting electronic devices and circuit boards is disclosed. The apparatus involves a capacitor which includes a body member, a set of power terminals and a set of ground terminals con... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7420797 | Plug for sealing a capacitor fill port An apparatus comprising a capacitor stack, including one or more substantially planar anode layers, and one or more substantially planar cathode layers. Additionally, the capacitor has a case having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized for p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7375949 | Method and apparatus for openings in a capacitor case One embodiment of the present subject matter includes an apparatus which includes a capacitor stack, including at least one substantially planar capacitor electrode, a case having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized for passage of the capac... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359181 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a porous sintered body made of valve metal, and an external anode terminal used for surface-mounting. The anode terminal is offset from the center of the sintered body, as viewed in the thickness direction or first direction o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355842 | Chip solid electrolyte capacitor and production method of the same The present invention relates to a chip solid electrolyte capacitor obtained by connecting a part of the anode part and a part of the cathode part of a capacitor element to an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, respectively, and jacket-molding the capacitor elem... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336491 | Heat sink A heat dissipation device for electrical components includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is configured for mounting the electrical components thereon, wherein the components are mounted to the outer surface to allow the transfer of heat ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317610 | Sheet-shaped capacitor and method for manufacture thereof A sheet-shaped capacitor for storing electrical charges of large capacities, and to assure facilitated manufacture, cost reduction and improved reliability, and a method for manufacturing the capacitor. The capacitor includes a dielectric film 12, formed on a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312979 | Stacked solid electrolytic capacitor A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor has a substrate, a capacitor element, and a metal cap. The substrate has electrical conductivity. The capacitor element is provided on the substrate. The metal cap is coupled to the substrate, covers the capacitor element and i... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7283352 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A portion of an anode lead frame 3 of a solid electrolytic capacitor 1 is bent to form a protruding portion 4 that protrudes toward an anode lead 20. The protruding portion 4 includes a first horizontal portion 41 positioned... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271995 | Electrolytic capacitor with improved volumetric efficiency Surface mount electrolytic capacitors are provided with anode and cathode terminations having respective first termination portions provided on the bottom surface of a molded package in a generally coplanar configuration. A second cathode termination portion is bent... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262955 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same An anode terminal or a cathode terminal is provided with an exposure portion that extends substantially perpendicularly to an arrangement direction of the two terminals and that have an end face exposed on a side face of a housing. At least the end face on the expos... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7215533 | Chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor A chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor has a four-terminal structure. The chip-type solid electrolytic capacitor includes capacitor elements laminated such that anode electrodes face alternately in opposite directions; a pair of anode terminals opposing each other... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7184257 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a board mounting the capacitor element thereon. The capacitor element includes a support made of a valve metal, and an anode and a cathode provided on the support. Anode and cathode lead conductors conn... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173808 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor (1) comprises an element (2) protruding an anode lead (20), an anode lead frame (3) to which the anode lead (20) is to be attached, and a housing (5) for covering the element (2). The an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164574 | Method and apparatus for openings in a capacitor case A capacitor including a capacitor stack. The capacitor includes one or more substantially planar anode layers, and one or more substantially planar cathode layers. The capacitor includes a case with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized for p... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158368 | Process for producing solid electrolytic capacitor and solid electrolytic capacitor The invention provides a process for fabricating a solid electrolytic capacitor of the chip type which process includes the steps of plating a fabrication frame comprising an anode terminal member and a cathode terminal member projecting from a pair of side frame me... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149077 | Solid electrolytic capacitor with face-down terminals, manufacturing method of the same, and lead frame for use therein A face-down terminal solid electrolytic capacitor with the increased strength between electrode terminals and a casing resin is provided. The face-down terminal solid electrolytic capacitor has a structure where a mold structure in which a lead frame and capacitor e... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138000 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of making the same A method is provided for making a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a flattened porous body. According to this method, use is made of a pair of pressure blocks and a vertical movement block for engagement with the pair of pressure blocks. The pair of pressure ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139164 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element having an anode body partly provided with a cathode layer, an anode-side and a cathode-side lead frame attached to a lower surface of the capacitor element, and a housing covering the lead frames and the c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136552 | TO-packaged optic-fiber receiving interface and method An optical interface between an optical fiber and a photodiode is provided. The optical fiber has an end. The optical interface includes a lens located such that a chief ray of an optical signal outputted at said end traverses a center of the lens. The lens may be a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135754 | Chip type solid electrolytic capacitor having a small size and a simple structure In a chip type solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element and a packaging resin covering the capacitor element, the packaging resin has a mount surface and a side surface adjacent to the mount surface. A terminal is electrically connected to the capa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136276 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and mounting method therefor A solid electrolytic capacitor which includes a capacitor element in which a dielectric coating layer and a cathode layer are sequentially formed on a surface of an anode element having an anode lead member planted on one end surface thereof, an anode terminal conne... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7110245 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and mounting method therefor The present invention provides a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element in which a dielectric coating layer and a cathode layer are sequentially formed on a surface of an anode element having an anode lead member planted on one end surface there... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7075777 | Method and apparatus for a capacitor shell including two mateable cupped components One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a capacitor, comprising a first cupped shell having a first opening, and a second cupped shell having a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are adapted to sealably mate to form a clos... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7057882 | Chip solid electrolytic capacitor A chip solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element with an anode portion and a cathode portion, an anode lead frame, a cathode lead frame and packaging resin. The anode lead frame includes a first plane, an anode junction and an anode terminal. The ano... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056357 | Method for making solid electrolytic capacitor A method for making a solid electrolytic capacitor including a flat porous body is provided. This method utilizes a mold which includes a horizontal surface and four vertical side surfaces. The horizontal surface and the side surfaces define a cavity into which powd... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044660 | Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated circuit module components An EDFA with integrated input and output modules is presented. The integrated input module has a packaged pump laser diode mounted to the metal EDFA package to provide a heat sink for the pump laser diode which sends the pump laser light over a optical fiber section... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031141 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and electric circuit A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a cathode including a solid electrolytic layer, an anode, and a dielectric layer provided between the cathode and the anode. The anode includes an anode body, an input anode terminal and an output anode terminal. A bypass curr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7016180 | Capacitor A capacitor is constituted by a capacitor device including an anode part and a cathode part; and a substrate for mounting the capacitor device. The front face of a main part of the substrate is formed with first and second electrodes connected to the cathode and ano... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009834 | Solid electrolytic capacitor, transmission-line device, method of producing the same, and composite electronic component using the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a package for a capacitor element including an anode lead portion and a cathode portion. The package includes an insulating resin member which is arranged to cover the capacitor element and which includes hole portions formed ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995972 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element provided with an anode body from which an anode lead projects, an anode-side lead frame positioned below the anode lead, and a bolster member which is provided between the anode lead and the anode-side lead... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987660 | Spring contact system for EMI filtered hermetic seals for active implantable medical devices A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device utilizes to establish a reliable electrical connection between capacitor electrode plates, via inner surface metallization of a capacitor aperture, and an associated terminal pin 10, whi... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6917514 | Electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve metal sheet having a porous portion on one side of the sheet, a dielectric layer formed on the porous portion, a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer, a collector layer formed on the solid electrolyte... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6870728 | Electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor with a further lowered impedance is provided. In the electrolytic capacitor in accordance with the present invention, respective currents directed opposite from each other flow through anode and cathode vias extending along the thickness of... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6845004 | Protecting resin-encapsulated components A method of protecting surface mount capacitors from moisture and oxygen corrosion by applying a thermally curable pre-coat resin to a portion of the terminals of a capacitor and encapsulating the capacitor element(s) with a protective resin. The pre-coat resin is s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6839223 | Capacitor Disclosed is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, wherein each of anode and cathode foils is joined to a corresponding portion of a leader line through at least two caulked joint sections formed at each of the opposite ends of the flat portion, and a plurality of pre... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836401 | Capacitor, laminated capacitor, and capacitor built-in-board A capacitor is provided so as to include: a capacitor element including a dielectric layer, and an anode and a cathode that are arranged to support the dielectric layer therebetween; a planar anode terminal; and a planar cathode terminal. The anode terminal and the ... | 12/28/2004 |
