Abstract: A capacitor and method in which there is provided additional extraneous plate surface area, beyond the paired plate surface area normally provided to furnish capacitance. This additional extraneous plate surface area is located outside the intraplate internal volume, of plate pairs contributing substantial capacitance, or of mutually facing n-tuples of plates. Various configurations for this additional extraneous plate surface area are taught. This additional extraneous plate surface area can improve the electrical performance of the capacitor.

Abstract: A finished capacitor product and method in which the outer dielectric, protecting or encapsulating the basic inner capacitor structure, is improved in dielectric quality, relative to prior art and relative to the inner dielectric between plates. This improved outer dielectric has been experimentally demonstrated to provide improved electrical performance, including better signal handling performance, for the capacitor. This finding is contrary to prior art, which has attached great significance to the quality of the inner dielectric between capacitor plates, but has not attached great significance to the quality of the dielectric outside the capacitor plates.

Abstract: A nonuniform dielectric is located proximate to a conductive surface, the dielectric being substantially nonuniform with respect to the surface area of that conductive surface. If there are plural closely spaced conductors in a structure, then the nonuniform dielectric is located outside the space between these closely spaced conductors. Making the proximate dielectric nonuniform instead of uniform can provide advantages in better electrical performance for the proximate conductor.

Abstract: A method for making electrical connection to an electrically conductive surface, providing improved electrical performance. The electrical connection is made across an extent of the surface, rather than at just one point of the surface, and furthermore is made to be substantially nonuniform along its extent. This nonuniformity can be structured to provide preferential admittance at plural apertures, with these apertures having suitable dimensions and spacings. By this method, improved electrical performance can be provided, compared to prior art methods that connect substantially at one point, or that connect substantially uniformly along an extent.

Abstract: A capacitor employing plural dielectric materials between oppositely facing, distinctly electrically connected plates, or employing interspersed plural dielectric materials outside the space between oppositely facing, distinctly electrically connected plates, wherein one material is a plastic and a second material is a plastic, gas, or vacuum. A method for ameliorating the frequency dependent variation pattern in dielectric behavior, of a single material employed as a dielectric in a capacitor, by employing a plurality of materials between oppositely facing, distinctly electrically connected plates, and/or by employing an interspersed plurality of materials outside the space between oppositely facing, distinctly electrically connected plates.

Abstract: A structure comprising an electrical component and a terminal for making external electrical connections to the electrical component. The substructure and method for making electrical connection between electrical components and their terminals, providing improved electrical characteristics by the use of a plurality of materials. The composition of the substructure comprises a first material adjacent to the electrical component and a second material adjacent to the first material. The second material melting point is higher than the melting point of the first material.

Abstract: A capacitor structure which provides improved electrical performance, utilizing a segmented plate and varied registration alignment. A method for providing improved electrical performance in a capacitor, utilizing a segmented plate structure with varied registration alignment.

Abstract: A structure such as a cable for carrying an electric current or voltage or signal, where one conductor employs a material of much higher resistivity than the other conductor. A method of carrying an electric current or signal that allows exploitation of the advantages of high resistivity materials while avoiding disadvantages.

Abstract: A sound reproduction system wherein two full range driver sets are employed to produce out-of-phase sound pressure lobes directed to either side of a listening area whereby the listening area is situated in the region of sound minimum pressure between drivers. The system decreases localization of speaker produced sound and enhances stereophonic and polyphonic effects.