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Capacitor having textured pellet and method for making same

US6191936A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1999
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01G9/052
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pellet for use in a capacitor includes a rectangular body formed from compressed and sintered particles of conductive material. The body has an exterior surface which is textured to form a plurality of indentations therein. The profile of the textured surface in cross section is selected from the group including essentially of a curved profile, a sine shape profile, a rectangular shaped profile, a U-shaped profile, and a V-shaped profile.

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