Patents by Inventor John D. Sauer

John D. Sauer 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).

  • Electrolytic capacitor with heat sink and method of heat dissipation
    Patent number: 5940264
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of constructing an electrolytic capacitor with a heat sink, which includes attaching a surface area of the heat sink in intimate contact with a surface area of the capacitor. The invention also provides a method of constructing an electrolytic capacitor with a heat sink which includes the steps of (i) selecting a surface area of the electrolytic capacitor and a surface area of the heat sink for intimate contact, and (ii) attaching the surface area of the heat sink in intimate contact with and the surface area of the electrolytic capacitor. Moreover, the invention provides for an electrolytic capacitor constructed in accordance with the methods described above and also for a device including an electrolytic capacitor having a surface area in intimate contact with a surface area of a heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Philips Electronics North America Corp
    Inventors: James L. Stevens, John D. Sauer