Patents by Inventor Shelby J. Poore

Shelby J. Poore 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).

  • Tantalum capacitor impregnation process
    Patent number: 5622746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manganese nitrate coating having high conductivity and solid tantalum anode capacitors having low ESR by using an oven atmosphere which effectively treats all of the anodes in the oven. The manganese nitrate coating of the present invention is produced under highly oxidizing conditions by providing one or more oxidizing agents more active than nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere of the oven during pyrolysis of manganese nitrate. The oxidizing agents include nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Kemet Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Randolph S. Hahn, Brian J. Melody, John D. Henley, Jr., John Piper, Shelby J. Poore, Tsung-Yuan Su, John T. Kinard