Patents by Inventor Dean A. Webber

Dean A. Webber 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).

  • Capacitor having textured pellet and method for making same
    Patent number: 6191936
    Abstract: A pellet for use in a capacitor includes a rectangular body formed from compressed and sintered particles of conductive material. The body has an exterior surface which is textured to form a plurality of indentations therein. The profile of the textured surface in cross section is selected from the group including essentially of a curved profile, a sine shape profile, a rectangular shaped profile, a U-shaped profile, and a V-shaped profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Vishay Sprague, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean A. Webber, John E. Van Voorhis
  • Method for solid tantalum capacitor with clean riser
    Patent number: 4401877
    Abstract: The anode riser of a solid tantalum capacitor is cleaned by means of a laser beam which removes all coatings from the riser in the area of the weld between the riser and an external lead so as to leave no conducting path from the riser to the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: Sprague Electric Company
    Inventors: Dean A. Webber, Peter S. Bosse
  • Solid tantalum capacitor with clean riser
    Patent number: 4344107
    Abstract: The anode riser of a solid tantalum capacitor is cleaned by means of a laser beam which removes all coatings from the riser in the area of the weld between the riser and an external lead so as to leave no conducting path from the riser to the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: Sprague Electric Company
    Inventors: Dean A. Webber, Peter S. Bosse