Patents by Inventor Richard E. Horstmann

Richard E. Horstmann 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).

  • Low inductance capacitor
    Patent number: 4814940
    Abstract: A capacitor with a low parasitic inductance, which is particularly suited for use as a decoupling capacitor, that has a prismatic or polyhedral shape and includes a plurality of internal capacitor plates positioned and separated by dielectric material. The improvement is that each plate is provided with a tab that projects diagonally to a corner of the body with the edge of the tab exposed. A metal layer on the outside of the body electrically connects the plates in the desired sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard E. Horstmann, James M. Oberschmidt