Patents by Inventor Norbert Will

Norbert Will 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).

  • Patent number: 11942280
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Patent number: 11935707
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a 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, wherein the capacitor is a hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor, wherein the winding element is arranged inside a can having a can bottom, and wherein the can comprises a corrugation which fixes the winding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Patent number: 11823847
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for manufacturing a capacitor includes winding an anode foil, separators and a cathode foil around an axis to form a winding element, flooding the winding element with a polymer dispersion, wherein the polymer dispersion contains electrically conductive solid polymer particles or a polymer powder and a solvent and applying pulses of overpressure to the flooded winding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Patent number: 11776761
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for manufacturing a capacitor includes winding an anode foil, separators and a cathode foil around an axis to form a winding element, flooding the winding element with a polymer dispersion, wherein the polymer dispersion contains electrically conductive solid polymer particles or a polymer powder and a solvent and applying pulses of overpressure to the flooded winding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TDK Electronics AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Patent number: 11646164
    Abstract: A capacitor and a method for producing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment, the capacitor includes a winding having a cathode foil, an anode foil and separators arranged therebetween, an overlap-free region, wherein the cathode foil does not overlap with the anode foil in the overlap-free region, wherein the overlap-free region adjoins an overlapping region, and wherein the cathode foil overlaps with the anode foil in a lateral direction in the overlapping region, and a cathode contact arranged in the overlap-free region, the cathode contact contacting the cathode foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello
  • Patent number: 11631546
    Abstract: A capacitor and a method for producing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitor includes a winding having a cathode foil, an anode foil, separators arranged therebetween and a projection region in which the cathode foil projects beyond the anode foil, wherein, in the projection region, a plurality of layers of the cathode foil are arranged to form a bundle and are directly electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello
  • Patent number: 11282644
    Abstract: A capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a container and a capacitor winding arranged inside the container, wherein the container comprises at least three ribs projecting into the container and located in the container at a transition from a container wall to a container base, wherein the container comprises at least one bead in the container wall, wherein the at least one bead reach around a circumference of the container, wherein the capacitor winding abuts the bead, and wherein the capacitor winding is deformed by the rips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Max Krapf Costa, Moisés Coster
  • Publication number: 20220013301
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a 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, wherein the capacitor is a hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor, wherein the winding element is arranged inside a can having a can bottom, and wherein the can comprises a corrugation which fixes the winding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Publication number: 20220013300
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Publication number: 20220013299
    Abstract: A hybrid polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for manufacturing a capacitor includes winding an anode foil, separators and a cathode foil around an axis to form a winding element, flooding the winding element with a polymer dispersion, wherein the polymer dispersion contains electrically conductive solid polymer particles or a polymer powder and a solvent and applying pulses of overpressure to the flooded winding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210125789
    Abstract: A capacitor and a method for producing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment, the capacitor includes a winding having a cathode foil, an anode foil and separators arranged therebetween, an overlap-free region, wherein the cathode foil does not overlap with the anode foil in the overlap-free region, wherein the overlap-free region adjoins an overlapping region, and wherein the cathode foil overlaps with the anode foil in a lateral direction in the overlapping region, and a cathode contact arranged in the overlap-free region, the cathode contact contacting the cathode foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello
  • Patent number: 10957492
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment an electrolytic capacitor includes a housing having a base and an opening arranged opposite the base and a closure element being at least partly introduced into the opening, wherein the closure element is configured to close the housing, wherein the closure element includes a sealing element for electrically insulating a connection between closure element and housing, and wherein the closure element comprises at least one first contact element for electrically conductive connecting a second contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno de Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Emerson Almeida, Moisés Coster, Thales Machado
  • Publication number: 20210005394
    Abstract: A capacitor and a method for producing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitor includes a winding having a cathode foil, an anode foil, separators arranged therebetween and a projection region in which the cathode foil projects beyond the anode foil, wherein, in the projection region, a plurality of layers of the cathode foil are arranged to form a bundle and are directly electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello
  • Publication number: 20200335281
    Abstract: A capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a container and a capacitor winding arranged inside the container, wherein the container comprises at least three ribs projecting into the container and located in the container at a transition from a container wall to a container base, wherein the container comprises at least one bead in the container wall, wherein the at least one bead reach around a circumference of the container, wherein the capacitor winding abuts the bead, and wherein the capacitor winding is deformed by the rips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Max Krapf Costa, Moisés Coster
  • Patent number: 10763049
    Abstract: A capacitor component is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor component includes a winding having an oval core hole, which has a maximum diameter and a minimum diameter, wherein the minimum diameter is smaller than the maximum diameter, and wherein the winding is designed such that a deformation of the winding that occurs only locally is producible by a force acting punctiformly on the winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Paulo Faria
  • Publication number: 20190311858
    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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Will, László Dobai, Péter Kerepesi, Csaba Tóth
  • Publication number: 20190115161
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. In an embodiment an electrolytic capacitor includes a housing having a base and an opening arranged opposite the base and a closure element being at least partly introduced into the opening, wherein the closure element is configured to close the housing, wherein the closure element includes a sealing element for electrically insulating a connection between closure element and housing, and wherein the closure element comprises at least one first contact element for electrically conductive connecting a second contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno de Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Emerson Almeida, Moisés Coster, Thales Machado
  • Publication number: 20190006118
    Abstract: A capacitor component is disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor component includes a winding having an oval core hole, which has a maximum diameter and a minimum diameter, wherein the minimum diameter is smaller than the maximum diameter, and wherein the winding is designed such that a deformation of the winding that occurs only locally is producible by a force acting punctiformly on the winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert Will, Fabio Augusto Bueno De Camargo Mello, Igor Peretta, Paulo Faria
  • Publication number: 20160329155
    Abstract: A beading tool (1) for the beading of a workpiece (10) is provided, the beading tool (1) having a contact area (2), which is designed to interact with the workpiece (10), the contact area (2) having a multiplicity of local elevations (4) that are delimited from one another. Also provided is a housing part (10) for an electrochemical cell (100), which defines a cavity and has at least one indentation (6), a multiplicity of local depressions (5) being formed in the indentation (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Epcos AG
    Inventor: Norbert Will