With Protection Or Compensating Means Patents (Class 361/272)
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Patent number: 11862406Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kei Hirota, Kyohei Iwaoka, Hitoshi Fukui, Daisuke Usa, Kouta Muneyasu, Hiroki Nagayama
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Patent number: 11651905Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body including a dielectric layer, a cathode body, and a conductive polymer layer and a liquid component that are disposed between the anode body and the cathode body. The cathode body includes a base material part having an outer surface that is roughened surface and has a pore opened at the outer surface, and an inorganic conductive layer covering at least a part of the outer surface. The base material part includes a first coating layer disposed along at least a part of inner wall of the pore. The first coating layer contains phosphorus.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Ishimaru, Kazunari Imamoto, Tatsuji Aoyama
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Patent number: 11618605Abstract: A crate divider system has a generally rectangular crate having a bottom surface with a pair of side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall meeting at corners and each extending upwardly from the bottom surface to an upper perimeter. The crate has a plurality of vertical ridges formed on each of the side walls, the plurality of vertical ridges defining a plurality of slots each having a width. A horizontal ridge is formed on each of the side walls and spaced a distance from the bottom surface of the crate. The system further has at least one divider sheet having an upper edge, a lower edge, and side edges, the at least one divider sheet further having a thickness that is less than the width of each of the slots such that the at least one divider sheet may be inserted into the slots. A locking mechanism of the at least one divider sheet is adapted to removably engage the horizontal ridges of the crate.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Sidio Corp.Inventors: Trevor Nicholas Carlson, Dale Jacob Pray
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Patent number: 11568192Abstract: In a multilayer chip component according to an aspect of the present disclosure, dots of a two-dimensional code provided on a main surface of an element body has a semicircular cross-sectional shape. That is, since substantially no corner portions are present in a cross-sectional shape of the dots, stress is unlikely to remain when the dots are formed, and stress is unlikely to be concentrated after the dots are formed. Therefore, cracking is unlikely to occur in the foregoing multilayer chip component.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Gaku Echigoya, Hiroshi Satou, Keijiro Ishida, Hajime Kudo
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Patent number: 11476454Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a negative electrode material for a battery, the method comprising the following steps: a) dry-mixing the following components, without adding any solvent, to obtain a dry mixture: polyacrylic acid, a silicon-based material, and an alkali metal hydroxide and/or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and an optionally present carbon material; and b) mixing the dry mixture obtained in step a) with an aqueous solvent, to obtain the negative electrode material. The present invention also provides a lithium ion battery and a solid-state battery, wherein a negative electrode of the lithium ion battery and the solid-state battery is prepared from the negative electrode material obtained by the method.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Xiaogang Hao, Rongrong Jiang
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Patent number: 11404213Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and layered internal electrodes, first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, first and second end surfaces, and an external electrode connected to the internal electrodes and provided on each of the first and second end surfaces. A region where the internal electrodes are superimposed is defined as an effective region, regions respectively located on sides of the first and second end surfaces relative to the effective region are defined as first and second regions, and a bent portion where the dielectric layers and the internal electrodes are bent is located in the first region. In the bent portion, all vertices in the stacking direction are located within a range that extends by about 25 ?m to about 35 ?m in a length direction from the effective region of the multilayer body.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kokawa, Yasuyuki Shimada, Naoto Muranishi, Takehisa Sasabayashi
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Patent number: 11342122Abstract: An electronic component assembly includes an electronic component and a mounting board. The electronic component includes a stacked body, a pair of external electrodes provided on both end surfaces of the stacked body, and an insulating layer entirely covering a first main surface of the stacked body. The mounting board includes a board main body having a mounting surface, and land electrodes on the mounting surface. The first main surface of the electronic component faces the mounting surface of the mounting board, and the pair of external electrodes are mounted on the land electrodes with solder. Both end portions of the insulating layer in the length direction of the electronic component are located on the outer side relative to both end surfaces of the stacked body at least in a cross section taken at the center in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akio Masunari
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Patent number: 11302484Abstract: An electronic component assembly includes an electronic component and a mounting board. The electronic component includes a stacked body, a pair of external electrodes provided on both end surfaces of the stacked body, and an insulating layer entirely covering a first main surface of the stacked body. The mounting board includes a board main body having a mounting surface, and land electrodes on the mounting surface. The first main surface of the electronic component faces the mounting surface of the mounting board, and the pair of external electrodes are mounted on the land electrodes with solder. Both end portions of the insulating layer in the length direction of the electronic component are located on the outer side relative to both end surfaces of the stacked body at least in a cross section taken at the center in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akio Masunari
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Patent number: 11282644Abstract: A capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a container and a capacitor winding arranged inside the container, wherein the container comprises at least three ribs projecting into the container and located in the container at a transition from a container wall to a container base, wherein the container comprises at least one bead in the container wall, wherein the at least one bead reach around a circumference of the container, wherein the capacitor winding abuts the bead, and wherein the capacitor winding is deformed by the rips.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AGInventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Max Krapf Costa, Moisés Coster
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Patent number: 11217429Abstract: An antenna conductor is cooled to stably generate plasma, and unexpected fluctuation in the electrostatic capacity of a variable capacitor connected to the antenna conductor is suppressed while cooling the variable capacitor. A plasma processing device which generates plasma in a vacuum container and processes a substrate by using the plasma is provided. The plasma processing device includes: an antenna conductor through which a high-frequency current is caused to flow to generate plasma, and a variable capacitor which is electrically connected to the antenna conductor. The antenna conductor has a flow path in which a cooling liquid flows. A dielectric of the variable capacitor is constituted of the cooling liquid flowing through the antenna conductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasunori Ando
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Patent number: 11170977Abstract: An antenna conductor is cooled to stably generate plasma, and unexpected fluctuation in the electrostatic capacity of a variable capacitor connected to the antenna conductor is suppressed while cooling the variable capacitor. A plasma processing device which generates plasma in a vacuum container and processes a substrate by using the plasma is provided. The plasma processing device includes: an antenna conductor through which a high-frequency current is caused to flow to generate plasma, and a variable capacitor which is electrically connected to the antenna conductor. The antenna conductor has a flow path in which a cooling liquid flows. A dielectric of the variable capacitor is constituted of the cooling liquid flowing through the antenna conductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasunori Ando
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Patent number: 11137811Abstract: A power supply system for reducing voltage fluctuation of a rack GPU, which includes: a PSU power supply module, two power supply copper plates including a first power supply copper plate and a second power supply copper plate, two transfer copper plates including a first transfer copper plate and a second transfer copper plate, and two crown clips including a first crown clip and a second crown clip. The PSU power supply module is connected to the first power supply copper plate, the first power supply copper plate is connected to a BUS BAR through the first transfer copper plate and the first crown clip sequentially, the BUS BAR is connected to the second power supply copper plate through the second crown clip and the second transfer copper plate sequentially, and the second power supply copper plate is connected to a GPU module mainboard.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Deheng Li
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Patent number: 11127533Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, a dielectric layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode lead-out layer. The anode foil includes a first part and a second part other than the first part. The first part has an etched surface, and a second part has an unetched surface. The dielectric layer is formed on the etched surface of the first part in the anode foil. The solid electrolyte layer is formed on at least a part of a surface of the dielectric layer. The cathode lead-out layer is formed on at least a part of a surface of the solid electrolyte layer. An insulating protective layer covers a boundary part between the first part and the second part as well as an end of the cathode lead-out layer and an end of the solid electrolyte layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukari Shimamoto, Hiroshi Yoshida, Kyohei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11017944Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The first internal electrodes are exposed to a first surface of the ceramic body and the second internal electrodes are exposed to a second surface, opposing the first surface of the ceramic body. Strength enhancing material layers are disposed, respectively, between the first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Young Jeong, Je Jung Kim
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Patent number: 10991516Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a plurality of capacitor elements laminated in parallel, and an exterior resin that seals the plurality of capacitor elements. Each of the plurality of capacitor elements includes a valve action metal base, an oxide film dielectric layer on a surface of the valve action metal base, and a cathode layer on a surface of the dielectric layer, and at least one capacitor element among the plurality of capacitor elements has a thicker oxide film dielectric layer than that of another capacitor element.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsutomo Aritomi
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Patent number: 10847325Abstract: A Dense Energy Ultra Cell (DEUC), a dielectric energy storage device and methods of fabrication therefor are provided. A DEUC element is fabricated using print technologies that deposit dielectric energy storage layers (406) and insulating layers (404) together being interleaved between electrode layers (403). The dielectric energy storage layers are created from a proprietary solution to enable printing of dielectric energy storage layers with high permittivity and a high internal resistivity to retain charge. The insulating layers (404) can be applied within the dielectric energy storage layers (406) bifurcating the dielectric energy storage layers for increased resistivity. As part of the fabrication process, the material deposition printer can apply multiple print heads each with different inks and materials (1301, 1302) to form composite material (1303) in the printed layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BLUE HORIZON INNOVATIONS, LLC.Inventor: David L. Frank
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Patent number: 10790098Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, a cathode foil opposite to the anode foil, and a conductive polymer layer disposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. A dielectric layer is formed on the anode foil. An inorganic layer is formed on the cathode foil. The conductive polymer layer includes a conductive polymer. The inorganic layer has a surface having projections and recesses. The projections form a region where the inorganic layer is in contact with the conductive polymer layer and the recesses form a region where the inorganic layer is not in contact with the conductive polymer layer. A proportion of water in the electrolyte solution ranges from 0.1% by mass to 6.0% by mass, inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuhiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 10755868Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, a cathode foil opposite to the anode foil, and a conductive polymer layer disposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. A dielectric layer is formed on the anode foil. An inorganic layer is formed on the cathode foil. The conductive polymer layer includes a conductive polymer. The inorganic layer has a surface having projections and recesses. The projections form a region where the inorganic layer is in contact with the conductive polymer layer and the recesses form a region where the inorganic layer is not in contact with the conductive polymer layer. A proportion of water in the electrolyte solution ranges from 0.1% by mass to 6.0% by mass, inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuhiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 10720284Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, a cathode foil opposite to the anode foil, and a conductive polymer layer disposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. A dielectric layer is formed on the anode foil. An inorganic layer is formed on the cathode foil. The conductive polymer layer includes a conductive polymer. The inorganic layer has a surface having projections and recesses. The projections form a region where the inorganic layer is in contact with the conductive polymer layer and the recesses form a region where the inorganic layer is not in contact with the conductive polymer layer. A proportion of water in the electrolyte solution ranges from 0.1% by mass to 6.0% by mass, inclusive.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuhiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 10475713Abstract: An integrated circuit includes several metallization levels separated by an insulating region. A hollow housing whose walls comprise metallic portions is produced within various metallization levels. A controllable capacitive device includes a suspended metallic structure situated in the hollow housing within a first metallization level including a first element fixed on two fixing zones of the housing and at least one second element extending in cantilever fashion from the first element and includes a first electrode of the capacitive device. A second electrode includes a first fixed body situated at a second metallization level adjacent to the first metallization level facing the first electrode. The first element is controllable in flexion from a control zone of this first element so as to modify the distance between the two electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Pascal Fornara, Christian Rivero
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Patent number: 10451662Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive pressure sensing circuit and a capacitance-to-voltage converter thereof. The pressure sensing circuit comprises a converter, a cancellation circuit and a signal processor. The cancellation circuit is connected between the converter and at least one capacitive pressure sensor. The cancellation circuit attenuates the inductive capacitance generated by the capacitive pressure sensor to prevent an overflow happening when the inductive capacitance received by the converter is too large, such that the converter can effectively output a voltage signal corresponding to the attenuated inductive capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventor: Sung-Han Wu
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Patent number: 10446319Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body having a plurality of dielectric layers layered in a width direction of the ceramic body, and including an active region including first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween and an ESR adjustment region including one or more third internal electrodes; and first, second and third external electrodes disposed on a mounting surface of the ceramic body to be spaced apart from each other in a length direction of the ceramic body, and a board having the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Cheol Park, Young Ghyu Ahn
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Patent number: 10283276Abstract: An improved array of capacitors is provided wherein the improvement includes improved electrical properties and improved packing density. The array has an anode foil and a dielectric on a surface of the anode foil. A multiplicity of areas are defined on the dielectric wherein each area is circumvented by an isolation material and the isolation material extends through the dielectric. A conductive cathode layer in each area forms a capacitive couple. At least one substrate vacancy is in the anode foil and the substrate vacancy electrically isolates adjacent anodes of adjacent capacitive couples. A carrier film is attached to the capacitive couples.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: KEMET Electronics CorporationInventors: Brandon Summey, Peter Blais, Yanming Liu
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Patent number: 10249439Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in an air-conditioning system and configured to provide a plurality of selectable capacitance values includes a plurality of capacitive devices and a pressure interrupter cover assembly. Each of the capacitive devices has a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal. The pressure interrupter cover assembly includes a deformable cover, a set of capacitor cover terminals, a common cover terminal, and a set of insulation structures. The apparatus also includes a conductor configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal of at least one of the capacitive devices to the common cover terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: American Radionic Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert M. Stockman
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Patent number: 10163567Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layered aluminum oxide capacitor comprising an aluminum substrate; a plurality of aluminum oxide layer formed in at least a portion of on both sides or one side of the substrate with respect to the aluminum substrate; and a plurality of electrode layers formed on the aluminum oxide layers. According to the present invention, manufacturing process is more simplified since Al2O3 insulation layer is formed by anodizing the aluminum layer without forming an extra insulation layer after forming the aluminum layer, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and also a multi-layered capacitor having a high capacitance and a high reliability can be provided by stacking capacitors comprising a plurality of aluminum oxide layers using a more simplified process according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park
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Patent number: 10134528Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in an air-conditioning system and configured to provide a plurality of selectable capacitance values includes a plurality of capacitive devices and a pressure interrupter cover assembly. Each of the capacitive devices has a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal. The pressure interrupter cover assembly includes a deformable cover, a set of section cover terminals, a common cover terminal, and a set of insulation structures. The first capacitor terminal of at least one of the capacitive devices is electrically connectable to one of the section cover terminals, and the second capacitor terminal of the at least one of the capacitive devices is electrically connectable to the common cover terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: American Radionic Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert M. Stockman
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Patent number: 10060852Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminated body including laminated ceramic layers, and first and second internal electrodes extending along interfaces between the ceramic layers. External electrodes are located on outer surfaces of the laminated body. Phosphor is disposed on portions of outer surfaces of the laminated body containing no external electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kohei Shimada
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Patent number: 9947472Abstract: In a multilayer capacitor, both a dimension in a thickness direction of a first terminal electrode on the first end surface and a dimension in the thickness direction of a second terminal electrode on the second end surface are greater than a minimum distance in the thickness direction between a first effective portion of a first inner electrode and a second main surface and a minimum distance in the thickness direction between a second effective portion of a second inner electrode and the second main surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yohei Mukobata, Takashi Sawada, Sui Uno
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Patent number: 9903061Abstract: A laundry appliance (1) has a control-panel assembly (3, 30) having: an outer shell (5) which is coupled to a casing of the laundry appliance and provides a user interface; an internal printed circuit board (6) provided with one or more sensors; and a protecting box (7) firmly attached to the printed circuit board (6) and at least partially interposed between the outer shell and the printed circuit board; one or more spring detectors (18) which transmit to the one or more sensors a signal related to the capacitive variation that is generated when the user interface is touched. The protecting box (7) has one or more head zones (11) compressing the one or more spring detectors (18) when the protecting box (7) is attached to the printed circuit board (6). The capacitive variation is sensed by the one or more spring detectors (18) through the one or more head zones (11).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventor: Riccardo Russo
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Patent number: 9837555Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for low loss coupling capacitor structures. The embodiments include a n-type varactor (NVAR) configuration and p-type varactor (PVAR) configuration. The structure in the NVAR configuration comprises a p-doped semiconductor substrate (Psub), a deep n-doped semiconductor well (DNW) in the Psub, and a p-doped semiconductor well (P well) in the DNW. The circuit structure further comprises a source terminal of a p-doped semiconductor material within P well, and a drain terminal of the p-doped semiconductor material within the P well. Additionally, the circuit structure comprises an insulated gate on the surface of the P well, a metal pattern comprising a plurality of layers of metal lines, and a plurality of vias through the metal lines. The vias are contacts connecting the metal lines to the gate, the source terminal, and the drain terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brian Creed, Lawrence Connell, Kent Jaeger, Matthew Richard Miller
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Patent number: 9786438Abstract: An apparatus suitable for use in an air-conditioning system and configured to provide a plurality of selectable capacitance values includes a plurality of capacitive devices and a pressure interrupter cover assembly. Each of the capacitive devices has a first capacitor terminal and a second capacitor terminal. The pressure interrupter cover assembly includes a deformable cover, a set of capacitor cover terminals, a common cover terminal, and a set of insulation structures. The apparatus also includes a conductor configured to electrically connect the second capacitor terminal of at least one of the capacitive devices to the common cover terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: American Radionic Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert M. Stockman
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Patent number: 9773617Abstract: A folding type capacitor includes a metal substrate wherein a through hole penetrates an inside thereof; at least one dielectric layer formed on a surface of the metal substrate and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole; and an electrode layer formed on the at least one dielectric layer, wherein the metal substrate has bending portions whose surfaces are facing each other. Thus, manufacturing process is more simplified since Al2O3 insulation layers are formed by anodizing the aluminum layer without forming the extra dielectric layers after forming the aluminum layer, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and also a multi-stacked capacitor having a high capacitance and a high reliability can be provided by stacking capacitors including a plurality of aluminum oxide layers using a more simplified process.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park
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Patent number: 9721729Abstract: A vacuum variable capacitor includes a pre-vacuum enclosure for reducing a pressure differential across the bellows, wherein a drive is disposed outside the enclosures of the vacuum variable capacitor. The vacuum force load on the drive system can thereby be reduced, allowing faster movement of the movable electrode, faster capacitance adjustment of the vacuum variable capacitor and longer lifetimes of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: COMET AGInventors: Mark Joachim Mildner, Roland Bieri, Mike Abrecht, Walter Bigler, Douglas Beuerman, Jack Gilmore
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Patent number: 9711283Abstract: A thin film capacitor includes: a laminated body in which a dielectric layer and an upper electrode layer are successively laminated on a base electrode; a protective layer that covers a part of the base electrode, the dielectric layer and the upper electrode layer and includes a through-hole respectively on the base electrode and on the upper electrode layer; and terminal electrodes that are electrically connected with the base electrode and the upper electrode layer through the through-holes of the protective layer. A modulus of longitudinal elasticity (Young's modulus) of the protective layer is 0.1 GPa to 2.0 GPa.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuo Namikawa, Yoshihiko Yano, Yasunobu Oikawa
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Patent number: 9711293Abstract: A capacitor has two electrodes, one having a porous, electrically non-conductive material formed on a surface of the electrode, for example, by subjecting the conductive material of the first electrode to an anodization process. The porous, electrically non-conductive material is infused with an ionic solution and then covered by the second electrode to form the capacitor. In one implementation, the first electrode is made of titanium, and the porous, electrically non-conductive material is an array of titania tubes that grow perpendicularly from the titanium surface during the anodization process. After infusing the array of titania tubes with a saturated solution of sodium nitrate, the array is covered with a sheet of conductive material that forms the second electrode. The presence of the ionic solution greatly increases the effective dielectric constant of the titania array, thereby greatly increasing the amount of charge that can be stored in the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Jonathan Phillips
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Patent number: 9660174Abstract: Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material having a high Curie temperature, a satisfactory mechanical quality factor, and a satisfactory Young's modulus, and a piezoelectric element and a multilayered piezoelectric element each using the piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material contains 0.04 mol % or more to 2.00 mol % or less of Cu with respect to 1 mol of a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula: (KvBiwBa1-v-w)1-yNax(NbyTi1-y)O3 where relationships of 0<v?0.39, 0<w?0.39, 0.9?w/v?1.1, 0.80?x?0.95, and 0.85?y?0.95 are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHIInventors: Shunsuke Murakami, Takayuki Watanabe, Miki Ueda, Nobuhiro Kumada
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Patent number: 9615445Abstract: A flexible circuit board includes two copper clad laminates, a circuit pattern and two bonding layers. Each copper clad laminate includes an insulating base and an outer circuit layer. The circuit pattern is located between the two copper clad laminates. The circuit pattern includes a linear signal line, two grounding lines located at two opposite sides of the linear signal line, and two hollow areas located between the linear signal line and the grounding lines. Each bonding layers is located between the circuit pattern and a corresponding copper clad laminate. Each boding layer defines a slot without adhesive therein. The bonding layers are spaced from the linear signal line by the slots. The slots and the hollow areas cooperatively define an air medium layer enclosing the linear signal line. A method for manufacturing the flexible circuit board is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignees: FuKui Precision Component (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., GARUDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xian-Qin Hu, Fu-Yun Shen, Ming-Jaan Ho, Yi-Qiang Zhuang
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Patent number: 9543075Abstract: A valve metal powder having a particle shape factor mean value f, as determined by SEM image analysis, of 0.65?f?1, said powder has an average agglomerate particle size D50 value, as determined with a MasterSizer in accordance with ASTM B 822, of 40 to 200 ?m and wherein the valve metal powder is niobium.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: H.C. Starck GmbHInventors: Josua Löffelholz, Jürgen Hilpert
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Patent number: 9460856Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include: a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers and having first and second end surfaces, third and fourth side surfaces, and upper and lower surfaces; a first unit disposed in the ceramic body and including first internal electrodes exposed to the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in the length direction and second internal electrodes having lead portions exposed to the third and fourth side surfaces of the ceramic body in the width direction; a second unit disposed in the ceramic body and including a plurality of first internal electrodes; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body in the length direction, respectively, and fourth external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth side surfaces of the ceramic body in the width direction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Soo Park, Min Cheol Park
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Patent number: 9319014Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal, and which includes a receiving object information including object level information indicating a level of objects, object gain information and object correlation information; receiving preset presence information and preset number information; receiving preset information based on the preset presence information and the preset number information by an audio decoding apparatus, the preset information including preset metadata representing an attribute mode of the preset information, preset rendering data and preset type information indicating whether the preset rendering data is in a matrix type or not obtaining a preset matrix from the preset rendering data by the audio decoding apparatus, and generating a processed audio signal by controlling a gain or panning of the at least one object included in the audio signal based on the downmix processing information.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyen O Oh, Yang Won Jung
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Patent number: 9233832Abstract: Dummy Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) structures, methods of manufacture and design structures are disclosed. The method includes forming a bumper extending from a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) beam structure provided within a cavity structure. The method further includes forming a dummy landing structure on an opposing side of the cavity structure from the MEMS beam, which is laterally offset from the bumper when the MEMS beam is in a non-actuated state.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventor: Anthony K. Stamper
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Patent number: 9030799Abstract: Processes comprising: melting a mixture comprising a valve metal precursor and a diluting agent in at least one first vessel under a first set of temperature and residence time conditions; transferring the mixture to at least one second vessel; and initiating, in the at least one second vessel, a reaction of the valve metal precursor to form a valve metal under a second set of temperature and residence time conditions; valve metal powder prepared thereby and uses therefor.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: H.C. Starck GmbHInventors: Josua Löffelholz, Jürgen Hilpert
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Publication number: 20150124370Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor may include a ceramic body having a plurality of dielectric layers; first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body to be alternately exposed to the first and second end surfaces of the ceramic body, having the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The first and second external electrodes may include: first and second internal conductive layers; first and second insulating layers; and first and second external conductive layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Ghyu AHN, Sang Soo PARK, Hwi Geun IM, Hyun Tae KIM, Soon Ju LEE, Heung Kil PARK, Byoung Hwa LEE, Min Cheol PARK
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Patent number: 8908350Abstract: A device including a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor, dielectric material connecting the first and second conductors to each other, and an output or ground terminal section. The first electrical conductor has a first terminal section and a first plate section. The second electrical conductor includes a second terminal section and a second plate section. The second terminal section is connected to a first end of the second plate section. The second plate section includes a coil shaped section. The output terminal section is connected to an opposite second end of the second plate section. The dielectric material connects the first and second plate sections to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L.Inventors: Matti Naskali, Samuli Wallius, Lassi Yla-Soininmaki
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Patent number: 8897023Abstract: An electrical assembly for a motor controller is disclosed that includes an electrical lead. The electrical lead has a conductive trace within an insulating material and that extends a length between first and second ends. An electrical pad is in electrical continuity with and extends from the conductive trace through the insulating material at the first end. The pad includes an aperture providing a securing feature. An electrical component is supported by and integral with the second end, in one example. The electrical component is in electrical continuity with the conductive trace at the second end. A bus bar provides a joint having a first cross-sectional area. The electrical lead is flexible and is removably secured to the joint by the securing feature to provide electrical continuity from a capacitor to the bus bar. The flexible electrical lead has a second cross-sectional area substantially less than the first cross-sectional area.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventor: Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 8824149Abstract: A power supply unit includes a sidewall, an end wall, a resilient latch, and a block. The end wall is connected to the sidewall. A stop plate extends outward from the end wall adjacent to the sidewall. A first end of the latch is connected to an inner surface of the sidewall. A latching portion protrudes outward from the latch, to be extended out of the sidewall. The block is pivotably connected to a second end of the latch opposite to the first end. The block is extended out of the end wall between the stop plate and the sidewall. When the block is rotated, a first side of the block is capable of engaging with the stop plate, to prevent the latch from moving away from the sidewall such that the latching portion cannot withdraw from the through slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Huan-Chin Wang
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Publication number: 20140177124Abstract: Three-phase capacitor formed by two cylinders where each of the cylinders comprises an outer part which corresponds to a capacitor (1) and (2) while the inner part of each cylinder corresponds to a capacitor (3) and (3?) and which are connected in delta with phases (A), (B) and (C), where each capacitor is separated from the adjacent of each cylinder by means of an insulating material which allows the movement of the inner part with respect to the outer one of each cylinder in case of overpressure, which causes the breakage of the connections made in a particular manner, the breakage of the conductive coating layer (7) which connects armatures (3.1) and (1.2); the breakage of the conductive coating layer (8) which connected armatures (2.2) and (3?.2), the breakage of the connection of connection cable (6) with phase (C), serving as an effective means of protection against internal overpressures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventor: Cesar Nunez-Barranco Patino
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Patent number: 8760850Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a purge valve. The housing defines a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity. The purge valve is disposed within the lumen and includes an occlusion member. A portion of the occlusion member has a width substantially equal to a width of an end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration. The portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Ioxus, Inc.Inventors: Thor E. Eilertsen, Chad Hall, Lothar Franz Bieg
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Publication number: 20140126103Abstract: A capacitor having improved tolerance to humidity. The capacitor includes a packaging material and/or a dielectric material comprising a film having a water vapor transmission rate significantly lower than the dielectric films and/or packaging films used in conventional capacitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventor: Allan Scott Baucom
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Publication number: 20130329334Abstract: In a ceramic electronic component, a first internal electrode includes a first opposed section and a first extraction section. The first opposed section is opposed to a second internal electrode with a ceramic layer interposed therebetween. The first extraction section is located closer to a first end surface than the first opposed section. The first extraction section is connected to a first external electrode. The number of cross-linked sections per unit area in the first extraction section is less than the number of cross-linked sections per unit area in the first opposed section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Takashi HIRAMATSU, Kunihiko HAMADA