Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Thomas P. Shaffer, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6404617
    Abstract: A capacitor which includes an electrically insulating ceramic disk having a top and bottom surface and a center axis. A first disk shaped electrode is mounted to the top surface and a second disk shaped electrode is mounted to the bottom surface of the electrically insulating ceramic disk. A first lead is connected to the first electrode and a second lead is connected to the second electrode, with the first lead and the second lead each being formed of wide flat strips of copper foil. The leads provide low inductance and allow the capacitor to safely perform at high frequencies up to 1 gigahertz. A powder coated outer layer is provided which covers the ceramic disk, first electrode and second electrode as well as a connecting end of the first lead and said second lead. Various lead orientations are disclosed. Preferably, the leads have a width in the range of 50% to 80% of the diameter of the electrically insulating ceramic disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: William T. Storey