Patents Examined by David M Sinclair
  • Patent number: 12646653
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a first extension portion including a bent portion in a cross section. The multilayer body is divided into four regions by a straight line passing through a middle portion of the multilayer body in a lamination direction and a straight line passing through a middle portion of the multilayer body in a length direction, and a region adjacent to a first main surface and a first end surface among the divided four regions is defined as a first reference region, and a regression line derived based on values of x and y with respect to the bent portion in a reference region is defined as a virtual connection line, the virtual connection line intersects an effective layer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACUTRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 12626870
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a core package, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a packaging method thereof. The core package includes a plurality of first electrode foils and second electrode foils laminated one on another, each of the first electrode foils is an anode foil a cathode foil, and the second electrode foil is the other. Among the plurality of first electrode foils, a first conductive foil is arranged at the edge of each of the first electrode foils, a first portion of the first conductive foil is electrically coupled to the corresponding first electrode foil, and a second portion of the first conductive foil extends and protrudes relative to the corresponding first electrode foil; and the plurality of first conductive foils are connected to a first conductive foil strip through the second portion; and an oxide film is formed on a surface of the first conductive foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: HUNAN AIHUA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Liu, Lihua Ai, Liang Ai, Anan Wang
  • Patent number: 12614668
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and an internal electrode including a conductive material, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The internal electrode includes a Sn diffusion portion including Sn in a region connected to the external electrode, and a ratio of an average number of atoms of the Sn compared to an average number of atoms of the conductive material other than the Sn of the internal electrode included in the Sn diffusion portion is 3% or more and 50% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Hyun Jo, Jin Soo Park, Chul Seung Lee, Byung Jun Jeon, Hyung Jong Choi, Hyun Hee Gu, Woo Kyung Sung, Myung Jun Park
  • Patent number: 12603231
    Abstract: To provide electronic component in which bonding strength between external electrode and plating layer and bonding strength between external electrode and internal conductor can be increased. Electronic component according to present disclosure includes element body, interlayer connection conductor provided inside element body so as to extend to main surface of element body, external electrode formed on main surface of element body so as to cover interlayer connection conductor, and plating layer covering external electrode. Plating layer includes impregnation part that is impregnated into interlayer connection conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Oie
  • Patent number: 12597559
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a capacitor body that includes a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer; and an external electrode that is disposed outside the capacitor body. The internal electrode layer includes nickel (Ni) and cerium (Ce), and along a thickness direction of the internal electrode layer, the internal electrode layer comprises an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, the middle portion is referred to as a central region, and at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion having an interface between the internal electrode layer and the dielectric layer is referred to as an interface region, both the central region and the interface region of the internal electrode layer include the cerium (Ce), and the interface region includes the cerium (Ce) in a content higher than a content of cerium (Ce) in the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nayoung Kim, Hyunjun Hwang, Changsoo Jang, Munseong Jeong, Won Seok Jang, Jungmin Kim
  • Patent number: 12597563
    Abstract: There is provided a capacitor (1) including a main body (10), in which a plurality of dielectric layers (13) and a plurality of electrode layers (11) are alternatively laminated, and an external electrode (20) that is connected to at least part of the main body. Before forming an external electrode by metal spraying (metallikon) on the main body, at least part of a connection surface (30) where the metal spraying is performed is scanned with a laser beam (51) so that scanning marks (55) composed of concave-convex structures (35) are formed by the laser beam on at least part of the connection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: RUBYCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Morimitsu, Tomonao Kako
  • Patent number: 12592342
    Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body, in which the body includes a capacitance formation portion and margin portions disposed on both surfaces of the capacitance formation portion in a width direction, the margin portions include a first region adjacent to the capacitance formation portion, a third region adjacent to an external surface of the margin portion, and a second region disposed between the first and third regions, and G2>G1 and G2>G3 when an average grain size of a dielectric grain included in the first region is referred to as G1, an average grain size of a dielectric grain included in the second region is referred to as G2, and an average grain size of a dielectric grain included in the third region is referred to as G3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Yeop Yoo, Young Hoon Song, Dong Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 12586716
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body and three or more external electrodes. A first internal electrode layer includes a first counter electrode portion, a first extension portion, and a second extension portion. The first counter electrode portion includes a first central region, a first connection region connected to the first extension portion, and a second connection region connected to the second extension portion. Coverages of the first and second connection regions with respect to the dielectric layers are higher than a coverage of the first central region with respect to the dielectric layers, and coverages of the first and second extension portions with respect to the dielectric layers are higher than the coverage of the first central region with respect to the dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Ishizuka, Kenichi Togo
  • Patent number: 12586725
    Abstract: A capacitor that includes: a capacitor element; an external electrode on an end face of the capacitor element; and a lead terminal bonded to the external electrode, wherein the external electrode has a porosity of 8% to 20%. The external electrode may be a metallikon electrode. The external electrode may also contain an alloy of zinc and aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tomoki Inakura, Yoshiyuki Hiragami
  • Patent number: 12586733
    Abstract: A composite powder for manufacturing a porous body included in an anode body of an electrolytic capacitor contains a raw material powder containing a valve metal and an alcohol compound (excluding a polymer) adhering to surfaces of particles of the raw material powder. A melting point of the alcohol compound is more than or equal to 35° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hogiri, Yukiyasu Sugihara
  • Patent number: 12573558
    Abstract: A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections are provided in a plurality of wound cylindrical capacitive elements. Two vertically stacked wound cylindrical capacitance elements may each provide three capacitor sections. There may be six separately wound cylindrical capacitive elements each providing a capacitor section. The capacitor sections have a common element terminal. A pressure interrupter cover assembly is sealingly secured to the open end of case for the elements and has a deformable cover with a centrally mounted common cover terminal and a plurality of section cover terminals mounted at spaced apart locations. A conductor frangibly connects the common element terminal of the capacitor section to the common cover terminal and conductors respectively frangibly connect the capacitor section terminals to the section cover terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: HVAC South, LLC
    Inventor: Robert M. Stockman
  • Patent number: 12573565
    Abstract: The present invention provides metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as electrode materials. More particularly, the present invention provides an electrode comprising MOF for use in electrochemical energy storage systems. Again, the present invention provides a method of preparing MOF comprising Calf-20 and a method of preparing the electrode comprising the MOF. Additionally, the present invention provides an electrode functioning as a supercapacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Muhammad Tahir, Rabbia Naz
  • Patent number: 12548715
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains a sintered porous anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. An anode lead extends from the front surface of the capacitor element in the longitudinal direction. An anode termination is in contact with the anode lead at a connection region, wherein the ratio of the distance between the connection region and the front surface of the capacitor element to the length of the capacitor is 0.13 or more. A cathode termination is in electrical connection with the solid electrolyte and a casing material encapsulates the capacitor element and anode lead. Further, an interfacial coating that is disposed on at least a portion of the anode termination and/or cathode termination and is in contact with the casing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Petrzilek, Lotfi Djebara
  • Patent number: 12542245
    Abstract: A disclosed electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode body, a cathode body, and an electrolyte layer and a separator that are disposed between the dielectric layer and the cathode body. The electrolyte layer includes a non-aqueous solvent and conductive particles. A ratio D/T of an average maximum diameter D of the conductive particles to an average thickness T of the separator is in a range of 0.01 to 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Arima, Yasuhiro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12542247
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric double layer capacitor with an electrolyte layer which suppresses leakage current and has high ion conductivity. The electric double layer capacitor includes a pair of electrode bodies and an electrolyte layer. The electrode bodies have polarizable electrodes. The electrolyte layer includes ionic liquid plastic crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Koikawa, Satoshi Kubota, Shuichi Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 12537141
    Abstract: A capacitor module is provided with a case with a bottom surface and an opening, a first capacitor group including first capacitors each having first and second electrodes, and a side surface connecting the first and second electrodes, a second capacitor group including second capacitors each having third and fourth electrodes, and a side surface connecting the third and fourth electrodes, a first bus bar having an electrode contact portion in contact with the first electrode, a second bus bar having an electrode contact portion in contact with the third electrode, a third bus bar having an electrode contact portion commonly in contact with the second electrode and the fourth electrode, a sealing resin filled in the case; and an insulating member provided between the electrode contact portion of the first bus bar and the electrode contact portion of the second bus bar and surrounded by the sealing resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12537145
    Abstract: The cathode current collector includes: a cathode substrate; an oxide layer being provided on a surface of the cathode substrate; and an organic conductive layer being provided on a surface of the oxide layer, wherein the organic conductive layer consists of a dense layer provided on the surface of the oxide layer and a porous layer provided on a surface of the dense layer, or consists of a dense layer provided on the surface of the oxide layer, and the organic conductive layer has a thickness of more than 2 ?m and less than or equal to 22 ?m. Also, the organic conductive layer in the electrolytic capacitor is provided in close contact with the surface of the oxide layer, and the thickness of the organic conductive layer is more than 2 ?m and less than or equal to 22 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Hiramatsu, Kentaro Shimojo
  • Patent number: 12531189
    Abstract: A dielectric of the present disclosure includes a tantalum compound containing fluorine and oxygen and being amorphous, and is advantageous in terms of achieving a high dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisanori Mashiko, Hideaki Adachi, Michio Suzuka, Takehito Goto, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Manabu Kanou
  • Patent number: 12525399
    Abstract: Disclosed are a glass-packaged ceramic feedthrough filter and a preparation method thereof, which includes a guide needle and a metal shell sleeved in the middle of the guide needle; the bottom of the metal shell is encapsulated by a glass body; a gasket sleeved on the guide needle is arranged above the glass body; a disc-shaped multilayer ceramic capacitor is sleeved on the guide needle above the gasket; a first gap is formed between the bottom of the disc-shaped multilayer ceramic capacitor and the top of the glass body; a second gap is formed between the capacitor and the inner wall of the metal shell; and the first gap is communicated with the second gap. The size of the first gap is increased through the gasket, a second gap is reserved between the capacitor and the metal shell, so that the first gap is communicated with the second gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIAN OUZHONG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chaoyong Zheng, Bin Ye
  • Patent number: 12525407
    Abstract: An electrode foil for an electrolytic capacitor includes a metal foil that includes a porous portion and a core portion continuous to the porous portion. The metal foil has a main surface in which pores in the porous portion are open. The porous portion includes a plurality of recessed portions that are open in the main surface and distributed in a dot pattern in an in-plane direction of the metal foil. The pores in the porous portion have an opening length smaller than 2 ?m, and the recessed portions have an opening length of 2 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhisa Yoshimura, Toshifumi Kadokawa, Masami Tsubaki, Yuji Otsuka