Patents Examined by Eric Thomas
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Patent number: 10068707Abstract: A stacked MLCC capacitor is provided wherein the capacitor stack comprises multilayered ceramic capacitors wherein each multilayered ceramic capacitor comprises first electrodes and second electrodes in an alternating stack with a dielectric between each first electrode and each adjacent second electrode. The first electrodes terminate at a first side and the second electrodes second side. A first transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is the first side and in electrical contact with each first electrode; and a second transient liquid phase sintering conductive layer is on the second side and in electrical contact with each second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: KEMET Electronics CorporationInventors: John E. McConnell, Garry L. Renner, John Bultitude, Allen Hill
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Patent number: 10062507Abstract: An electronic device sheet, comprising a pair of electrodes, a dielectric layer provided between the pair of electrodes, and one or more insulation patch members provided on one of principal surfaces of the dielectric layer, wherein the insulation patch member includes a boundary line having an undulating shape.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Junji Aotani, Shigeaki Tanaka, Katsuyuki Kurachi, Tatsuo Namikawa, Yuuki Aburakawa
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Patent number: 10062515Abstract: This capacitor structure is provided with a capacitor body in which a plurality of wound-type capacitors are housed in a housing, and which is fixed to a fixing object via a fastening tool (a cylindrical member and a fixing bolt). The capacitor structure is configured such that the capacitor body is fixed to the fixing object by inserting the fastening tool into at least one of a gap formed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the wound-type capacitors or gaps formed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the wound-type capacitors and the inner wall of the housing, in a state in which the wound-type capacitors are installed side by side on the floor of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignees: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION, SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., INC.Inventors: Gen Okuzuka, Masanori Ishida, Yuji Shiomi
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Patent number: 10062506Abstract: A capacitor includes a body having a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface and a fourth surface connecting the first surface to the second surface, and including a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode respectively having a first lead portion and a second lead portion exposed to the second surface, a first external electrode and a second external electrode formed on the second surface of the body, and electrically connected to the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode, respectively, and dummy electrodes formed on the third surface and the fourth surface of the body and extending from edges at which the second surface meets the third surface and the fourth surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hye Young Choi, Jae Yeol Choi, Hyun Hee Gu, Bum Su Kim
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Patent number: 10049824Abstract: An activated carbon for an electrode of a power storage device of the present invention has uniform consecutive macropores, and a pore size distribution centered within a range of 1.5 to 25 ?m, a specific surface area within a range of 1,500 to 2,300 m2/g, a micropore volume within a range of 0.4 to 1.0 mL/g, and an average micropore width within a range of 0.7 to 1.2 nm. Provided is an activated carbon for an electrode of a power storage device suitable for an electric double layer capacitor that has high capacitance during charging and discharging at high current density and excellent endurance against charging at a high voltage of 3 V or more and a lithium-ion capacitor having excellent endurance against charging at a high voltage of 4 V or more.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignees: AION CO., LTD, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION GUNMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Hidehiko Tsukada, Kimiyasu Onda, Hiroshi Miyaji, Soshi Shiraishi, Yukiko Endo
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Patent number: 10046166Abstract: A hermetically sealed feedthrough filter assembly is attachable to an active implantable medical device and includes an insulator substrate assembly and a feedthrough filter capacitor disposed on a device side. A conductive leadwire has a proximal leadwire end extending to a distal leadwire end, wherein the proximal leadwire end is connectable to electronics internal to the AIMD. The distal leadwire end is disposed at least partially through a first passageway of the feedthrough filter capacitor and is in contact with, adjacent to or near a device side conductive fill. A first electrically conductive material makes a three-way electrically connection that electrically connects the device side conductive fill to an internal metallization of the feedthrough filter capacitor and to the distal leadwire end. A second electrically conductive material electrically connects an external metallization of the feedthrough filter capacitor to a ferrule or an AIMD housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Thomas Marzano, Keith W. Seitz, Christine A. Frysz
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Patent number: 10049780Abstract: The electroconductive composition of the present invention contains an electroconductive polymer (A) having a sulfonic acid group and/or carboxylic acid group, and a basic compound (B) having two or more nitrogen atoms. The electrical conductor of the present invention consists of the electroconductive composition. In the laminate of the present invention, the electrical conductor is laminated on at least one surface of a substrate. The method for producing a laminate of the present invention includes applying the electroconductive composition to at least one surface of a substrate, heating and drying the composition, and forming an electrical conductor. The electroconductive film of the present invention is provided with the electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Masashi Uzawa, Akira Yamazaki, Hiroya Fukuda
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Patent number: 10049821Abstract: A film capacitor according to the present disclosure includes: a film capacitor element; a bus bar connected to the film capacitor element; and an exterior member which covers the film capacitor element and the bus bar; wherein the exterior member is formed of a metal laminate film, the metal laminate film having a first resin layer on a surface facing the film capacitor element, a part of the bus bar is exposed to an outside of the exterior member, and a second resin layer containing an acid-modified resin is formed between the first resin layer and the bus bar at an exposing port of the exterior member through which the part of the bus bar is exposed from the exterior member.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Hiromasa Matsui, Hiroki Takeoka
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Patent number: 10043615Abstract: An electric double-layer ultracapacitor configured to maintain desired operation at an operating voltage of three volts, where the capacitor includes a housing component, a first and a second current collector, a positive and a negative electrode electrically coupled to one of the first and second current collectors, a separator positioned between the positive and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte in ionic contact with the electrodes and the separator. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode can be made of a carbon based layer having a mesoporosity and/or a microporosity optimized for ionic mobility therewithin.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Priya Bendale, Robert Crawford, Porter Mitchell, Jeffrey Nelson, Doug Schafer, Xiaomei Xi
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Patent number: 10032567Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor having grooves provided in a valve-acting metal substrate that includes a porous surface part and a non-porous body part, the bottoms of the grooves being non-porous. The valve-acting metal substrate is divided into a plurality of unit regions by the grooves, and define cathode layer formation parts in the porous surface parts for each unit region. A dielectric layer covers the surfaces of the cathode layer formation parts of the valve-acting metal substrate and the grooves between the cathode layer formation parts. A solid electrolyte layer and a cathode extraction layer cover the surface of the dielectric layer, thereby providing a sheet in which a plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements are prepared integrally with the grooves interposed therebetween. The sheet is cut at the grooves, and a dielectric layer is formed on the cut surfaces located around the cathode layer formation parts.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Fujimoto, Emi Matsushita, Hitoshi Kuromi, Taro Ueno, Yoshihiro Koshido
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Patent number: 10032565Abstract: One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. O'Phelan, Brian L. Schmidt, James M. Poplett, Robert R. Tong, Richard J. Kavanagh, Rajesh Iyer, Alexander G. Barr, Luke J. Christenson, Brian V. Waytashek, Brian D. Schenk, Gregory J. Sherwood
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Patent number: 10026559Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on the anode body, and a cathode body. An organic polymer attached to the dielectric layer is disposed between the dielectric layer and the cathode body. The organic polymer has one or more groups selected from an acidic group and residues of the acidic group, and at least one of the one or more groups is incorporated into the dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Ueda
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Patent number: 10028386Abstract: A composite electronic component includes a multilayer capacitor; a tantalum capacitor; a lead frame disposed between the multilayer capacitor and the tantalum capacitor and electrically connecting the multilayer capacitor and the tantalum capacitor to each other; and an encapsulation member encapsulating the multilayer capacitor and the tantalum capacitor so that a portion of the lead frame is exposed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Heung Kil Park, Jong Hwan Park, Young Ghyu Ahn
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Patent number: 10026521Abstract: Described are processes for the production of a capacitor, comprising the process steps: a) the provision of an electrode body of an electrode material, wherein a dielectric covers one surface of this electrode material at least partly to form an anode body; b) the introduction of a dispersion comprising a dispersing agent and complexes of polythiophenes and polyanions, wherein the weight ratio of polythiophenes:polyanions in the dispersion is greater than 0.5, into at least a part of the anode body; c) the at least partial removal of the dispersing agent to obtain a solid electrolyte in a capacitor body. Also described are capacitors, electronic circuits, uses of these capacitors, processes for the preparation of dispersions, dispersions obtainable by these processes, organic solar cells, processes for the production of these organic solar cells, and the use of dispersion for the production of organic solar cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Arnulf Scheel, Katrin Asteman, Matthias Intelmann, Andreas Elschner
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Patent number: 10014110Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an external electrode that is unlikely to be peeled. First and second external electrodes each include base layers provided over a ceramic body and including a metal and glass, and Cu plated layers provided over the base layers. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a reactive layer. The reactive layer contains about 5 atomic % to about 15 atomic % of Ti, about 5 atomic % to about 15 atomic % of Si, and about 2 atomic % to about 10 atomic % of V.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Nishisaka, Takehisa Sasabayashi, Satoshi Muramatsu
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Patent number: 10014126Abstract: As an object to provide a lithium-ion supercapacitor having a high energy density and a high power density, capable of being charged and discharged many times, and having a long product life, there is provided a lithium-ion supercapacitor using a graphene/CNT composite electrode, the lithium-ion supercapacitor including: an anode; a cathode that is arranged to be separated from the anode; and a lithium ion electrolytic solution that fills in a space between the anode and the cathode, wherein either or both of the cathode and the anode are formed by a graphene/CNT composite, and a CNT concentration in the graphene/CNT composite is 17 wt % or more and 33 wt % or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: National Institute for Materials ScienceInventors: Jie Tang, Faxiang Qin, Luchang Qin
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Patent number: 10008334Abstract: An electrochemical capacitor includes a first electrode connected to a positive terminal of a power source during the charge of the electrochemical capacitor and a second electrode connected to a negative terminal of a power source during the charge of the electrochemical capacitor. The first and the second electrodes each have a carbon material. The electrochemical capacitor further includes a porous separator to separate the first and second electrodes and to be impregnated with an almost neutral aqueous electrolyte situated between the two electrodes. The neutral aqueous electrolyte has a salt formed by a metallic cation and an anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignees: CNRS, Universite D'OrleansInventors: Francois Beguin, Laurent Demarconnay, Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero
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Patent number: 10002717Abstract: The present invention provides for high performance lithium-ion capacitor laminate cells that include positive electrodes, negative electrodes and organic solvent electrolyte with lithium salt, and a method for making said high performance lithium-ion capacitor laminate cells. These high performance lithium-ion capacitor laminate cells of the present invention, include a negative electrode which is pre-doped with sufficient lithium ions by employing lithium sources including lithium powder known as SLMP or thin lithium films on the surface of negative electrodes, and this pre-doping with placing lithium sources on negative electrode surface results in LIC laminate cells with considerably higher performance in specific energy, specific power and cycle life.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: GENERAL CAPACITOR, LLCInventors: Wanjun Cao, Harry Chen
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Electrode, electric double-layer capacitor using the same, and manufacturing method of the electrode
Patent number: 9997301Abstract: Provided are an electrode formed by mixing carbon powder and a fibrous carbon, wherein influence of a resin-based binder or the like and an conductivity promoting material or the like is eliminated to have low electric resistance and an excellent property of capacitance; an electric double-layer capacitor using the electrodes; and a manufacturing method of the electrode. Provided is a dispersion step in which the carbon powder with a particle size of less than 100 nm and the fibrous carbon are dispersed into a solvent. The dispersion step is to allow jets of the solution to collide with each other or to apply shear stress and centrifugal force to the solution, thereby dispersing the carbon powder and the fibrous carbon. Furthermore, the method comprises the sheet electrode forming step in which the solution subjected to the dispersion step is filtered to obtain the carbon powder/fibrous carbon sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Horii, Shuichi Ishimoto, Satoru Tsumeda -
Patent number: 9984827Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers having a layered structure, and first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers of the plurality of dielectric layers interposed therebetween, a first external electrode formed on a first surface and a second surface of the body opposing each other, and connected to the first internal electrodes, and a second external electrode formed on at least one of a third surface and a fourth surface of the body connecting the first surface to the second surface and opposing each other, and connected to the second internal electrodes. The capacitor component is divided into a plurality of capacitor units each including a portion of the first internal electrodes and a portion of the second internal electrodes, and the plurality of capacitor units include a first capacitor unit and a second capacitor unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Heung Kil Park