Patents Examined by Nathan Milakovich
  • Patent number: 11232907
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a laminate in which first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes are alternately laminated in a lamination direction with dielectric layers interposed therebetween, the laminate including a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to each other in the lamination direction, a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other in a width direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other in a length direction, a first external electrode provided on a surface of the laminate and electrically connected to the first internal electrodes, a second external electrode provided on a surface of the laminate and electrically connected to the second internal electrodes, and side margin portions each including a dielectric including Ca, Zr, and Ti.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji Teraoka, Hirokazu Takashima
  • Patent number: 11227723
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor has a body including first and second internal electrodes laminated with a dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and having fifth and sixth surfaces opposing each other, third and fourth surfaces opposing each other, and first and second surfaces opposing each other. A first through-electrode penetrates through the body to be connected to the first internal electrode, and a second through-electrode penetrates through the body to be connected to the second internal electrode. First and second external electrodes are disposed on the first and second surfaces, respectively, and third and fourth external electrodes are disposed on the first and second surfaces, respectively, to be spaced apart from the first and second external electrodes. Each of the first to fourth external electrodes is a respective sintered electrode including nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taek Jung Lee, Min Gon Lee, Jin Kyung Joo, Ji Hong Jo, Jae Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 11222748
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed to oppose each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and an external electrode, wherein the ceramic body comprises an active portion including a plurality of internal electrodes disposed to oppose each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween to form capacitance and a cover portion formed in upper and lower portions of the active portion, wherein a plurality of internal electrodes in the upper region and the lower region of the active portion is disposed inwardly of an outer side surface of the ceramic body to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the body portion, and the plurality of internal electrodes in the central region of the active portion and the internal electrodes having the same polarities are connected to each other via vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Seok Jeong, Sun Cheol Lee, Ho In Jun
  • Patent number: 11217394
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body, a plurality of internal electrodes and external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the body and electrically connected to the internal electrodes, wherein in the body, corners of cover portions include curved surfaces, and 10 ?m?R?T/4 in which R is a radius of curvature of the curved surface corners and T is a thickness of the body, and when a distance from a surface of the body to an internal electrode closest to the surface of the body among the plurality of internal electrodes is a margin, a margin (?) of each of the corners formed as the curved surfaces in the cover portions is greater than or equal to a margin (Wg) of the body in a width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Gyu Park, So Ra Kang, Yong Jin Yun, Jea Yeol Choi, Jung Min Park
  • Patent number: 11201014
    Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component that satisfies the following: 30 ?m?Ts?100 ?m, 6 ?m?T?18 ?m, and 0.19?(2T+t)/Ts?1.55, where Ts represents a dimension of a ceramic body measured along a first axis, T represents a mean value of thickness dimensions of upper and lower portions of an external electrode measured along the first axis that cover edges of top and bottom surfaces of the ceramic body, and t represents a sum of thickness dimensions of internal electrodes drawn to and in contact with the external electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Nishikawa, Yasutomo Suga
  • Patent number: 11201010
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including first and sixth surfaces; including an active region including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and cover regions disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the active region; and having one end of each of the first and second internal electrodes exposed through the third and fourth surfaces, respectively; and first and second external electrodes respectively disposed on the third and fourth surfaces of the capacitor body. Each of the cover regions has a plurality of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeang Jun Kim, Gam Woo Kim, Jae Won Kim, Jin Kyung Joo
  • Patent number: 11195660
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an outer electrode. The laminate includes a plurality of laminated ceramic layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers. The internal electrode layers are respectively laminated on the ceramic layers. The outer electrode is provided on each end surface of the laminate. Each outer electrode includes a metal layer. The metal layer includes at least a Pd layer, an Ni layer, and an Sn layer laminated from a portion adjacent to or in a vicinity of the laminate in order of the Pd layer, the Ni layer, and the Sn layer. The metal layer is located at an outermost surface of the outer electrode. A thickness of the Ni layer is greater than or equal to about 0.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Terashita, Katsumi Oka
  • Patent number: 11195656
    Abstract: A broadband multilayer ceramic capacitor may include a monolithic body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in the Z-direction, a first external terminal, and a second external terminal. A plurality of active electrodes, a bottom shield electrode, and a top shield electrode may be arranged within the monolithic body. The top shield electrode may be positioned between the active electrodes and a top surface of the capacitor and spaced apart from the top surface of the capacitor by a top-shield-to-top distance. A bottom shield electrode may be positioned between the active electrodes and the bottom surface of the capacitor and spaced apart from the bottom surface of the capacitor by a bottom-shield-to-bottom distance. A ratio of the top-shield-to-top distance to the bottom-shield-to-bottom distance may be between about 0.8 and about 1.2. The bottom-shield-to-bottom distance may range from about 8 microns to about 100 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: Marianne Berolini, Jeffrey A. Horn, Richard C. VanAlstine
  • Patent number: 11183342
    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, a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric, and an external polymer coating that overlies the solid electrolyte and includes conductive polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: Miloslav Uher, Kiyofumi Aoki, Pavel Kucharczyk
  • Patent number: 11170942
    Abstract: A capacitor assembly that is capable of exhibiting good electrical properties even under a variety of conditions is provided. More particularly, the capacitor contains a capacitor element that includes a sintered porous anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte contains an adhesion layer that is positioned between an inner conductive polymer layer and an outer conductive polymer layer. The adhesion layer is formed from an organometallic compound and the outer layer is formed from pre-polymerized conductive polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: Issei Nakata, Jan Petrzilek, Miloslav Uher, Tomas Hofirek
  • Patent number: 11158463
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a solid electrolyte layer, and a liquid substance. The capacitor element includes an anode foil with a dielectric layer, and a cathode foil. The solid electrolyte layer is provided between the anode foil and the cathode foil. The capacitor element is impregnated with the liquid substance that includes a solvent and a solute. The solute contains one of an acid component, a nitro compound, or a phenol compound. The cathode foil includes a covering layer that contains at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium, nickel, a compound including titanium, and a compound including nickel. And the solid electrolyte layer contains a conductive polymer and a base component. An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a solid electrolyte layer, and a liquid substance. The capacitor element includes an anode foil with a dielectric layer, and a cathode foil. The solid electrolyte layer is provided between the anode foil and the cathode foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuji Aoyama, Kazuhiro Takatani, Kazunari Imamoto, Yoshiaki Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 11158464
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor includes a winding element having a diameter of more than 10 mm, at least two tabs electrically contacted with an anode foil and at least two tabs electrically contacted with a cathode foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Patent number: 11145464
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including an active portion that includes a dielectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes overlapping each other across the dielectric layer, and cover portions formed above and below the active portion, and including first and second surfaces opposing each other, third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other, and first and second side margin portions disposed on the first and second surfaces. In a cross-section of the ceramic body in a length-thickness (L-T) direction, a ratio Sd/Sc of an area Sd of a region except for the active portion to an overall area Sc of the cross-section is greater than 27%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Ju Choe, Min Woo Kim, Eun Jung Lee, Ki Pyo Hong
  • Patent number: 11139114
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a stack structure of a plurality of dielectric layers, and a plurality of internal electrodes stacked with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween. A stress alleviation portion is disposed on at least one surface among surfaces of the body, and an external electrode is disposed on an external portion of the body and connected to the internal electrodes. The stress alleviation portion includes a first resin layer adjacent to the body, and a second resin layer covering the first resin layer and including a filler dispersed in a resin of the second resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Mo Ahn, Sang Roc Lee, Dong Hwi Shin
  • Patent number: 11127538
    Abstract: A supercapacitor apparatus within a sealed housing to provide a high-voltage EDLC energy storage unit includes cells stacked on one another, with each cell having a set of supercapacitors that are interconnected within the apparatus in a parallel-series configuration to provide an internally balanced energy storage unit that is capable of stand-off voltages of 10 volts or higher. The energy storage unit does not require balancing resistors or more complicated external balancing circuitry. The electrodes of the supercapacitors are comprised of carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Vladimir Samuilov, Vyacheslav Solovyov, Zemfira Abutalibova
  • Patent number: 11114249
    Abstract: In a thin-film capacitor, an electrode terminal layer and an electrode layer of a capacitor portion are connected to electrode terminals by via conductors that is formed to penetrate an insulating layer in a thickness direction thereof, and a short circuit wiring in the thickness direction is realized by the via conductors. In the thin-film capacitor, an increase in the number of terminals in the plurality of electrode terminals is achieved, a decrease in length of a circuit wiring is achieved, and thus a thin-film capacitor with low-ESL has been achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Tsunoda, Mitsuhiro Tomikawa, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Kenichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11107632
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes an element body and a terminal electrode. The element body includes internal electrode layers and insulation layers alternately laminated in a lamination direction. The terminal electrode is formed on an outer surface of the element body to be contacted and connected with the internal electrode layers. The terminal electrode includes an end-side electrode part and an upper-side electrode part. The end-side electrode part covers a leading end of the element body where the internal electrode layers are led. The upper-side electrode part is formed on a part of an upper surface of the element body and continues to the end-side electrode part. The terminal electrode is not substantially formed on a lower surface of the element body located on the other side of the upper surface along the lamination direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Sakurai, Hirobumi Tanaka, Keisuke Okai, Daisuke Iwanaga, Hisashi Nakata, Tomoya Sihbasaki
  • Patent number: 11101069
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a multilayer body including inner electrodes and dielectric layers that are alternately stacked, and outer electrodes that are electrically connected to the inner electrodes. The multilayer body includes first and second main surfaces opposite each other in a stacking direction, first and second side surfaces opposite each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces opposite each other in a length direction. At least one of the outer electrodes is located on at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface of the multilayer body and is directly connected to the inner electrodes at positions spaced away from the at least one of the first side surface or the second side surface toward the inside of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Togo Matsui
  • Patent number: 11081289
    Abstract: A tantalum capacitor includes: a tantalum body comprising tantalum powder and a tantalum wire exposed to one end surface; an anode lead frame comprising a first electrode member and a second electrode member bent perpendicularly thereto; a cathode electrode lead frame comprising a third electrode member spaced apart from the first electrode member having the tantalum body mounted on an upper surface thereof and a fourth electrode member bent perpendicularly thereto; and a encapsulation portion covering the tantalum body so that lower surfaces of the first and third electrode members and one external surfaces of the second and fourth electrode members are exposed. The anode lead frame comprises a bend portion having a connection part of the first electrode member and the second electrode member as an axis, and an end of the bend portion is in contact with the tantalum wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Kyu Shin, Young June Lee, Hun Chol Jung, Yu Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 11069944
    Abstract: Rolled-up energy storage elements, each including a rolled layer stack of layers which are arranged within a layer plane in an at least partially covering manner. In the layer stack, at least two layers are present which are at least partially electrically conductive, and at least one layer of a non-liquid electrolyte material is present, or at least one region between at least two layers of the rolled layer stack is present which comprises a liquid electrolyte. Either at least one of the layers that is at least partially electrically conductive includes at least partially a magnetic material, or an additional layer that includes at least partially a magnetic material in the layer stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER FESTKOERPER-UND WERKSTOFFFORSCHUNG DRESDEN E.V.
    Inventor: Oliver G. Schmidt