Patents by Inventor David A. DuPre

David A. DuPre has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Surface mount multilayer capacitor
    Patent number: 6243253
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic device suitable for use in surface mount decoupling applications may have a single capacitor or a capacitor array. The device has a capacitor body defining a plurality of electrical terminals on an outer surface thereof. The terminals are interdigitated such that a respective first polarity terminal will be adjacent to a respective second polarity terminal (and vice versa). The capacitor body contains a plurality of interleaved capacitor plates in opposed and spaced apart relation. Capacitor plates of the first polarity are electrically connected to respective first polarity terminals via a plurality of lead structures. Likewise, a plurality of lead structures electrically connect capacitor plates of the second polarity to respective second polarity terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: David A. DuPre, John L. Galvagni, Andrew P. Ritter
  • Surface mount multilayer capacitor
    Patent number: 5880925
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic device suitable for use in surface mount decoupling applications may have a single capacitor or a capacitor array. The device has a capacitor body defining a plurality of electrical terminals on an outer surface thereof. The terminals are interdigitated such that a respective first polarity terminal will be adjacent to a respective second polarity terminal (and vice versa). The capacitor body contains a plurality of interleaved capacitor plates in opposed and spaced apart relation. Capacitor plates of the first polarity are electrically connected to respective first polarity terminals via a plurality of lead structures. Likewise, a plurality of lead structures electrically connect capacitor plates of the second polarity to respective second polarity terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventors: David A. DuPre, John L. Galvagni, Andrew P. Ritter