IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0124989
(2005-05-09)
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| 등록번호 |
US-7301753
(2007-11-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
58 |
초록
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The present subject matter includes a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of anode layers and a first plurality of cathode layers and a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers. In various embodiments, a flexible bus i
The present subject matter includes a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of anode layers and a first plurality of cathode layers and a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers. In various embodiments, a flexible bus is welded to the first capacitor stack and to the second capacitor stack. The flexible bus is adapted to conduct electricity between the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack. Also, the present subject matter includes embodiments where the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack are disposed in a case filled with an electrolyte.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of anode layers and a first plurality of cathode layers; a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers; a flexible bus connecting the first capa
I claim: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of anode layers and a first plurality of cathode layers; a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers; a flexible bus connecting the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack, the flexible bus adapted to permit rotation of the first capacitor stack with respect to the second capacitor stack; a case including material defining a first aperture, the first aperture sized for passage of the first capacitor stack, the second capacitor stack, and the flexible bus; a lid conforming to the first aperture and sealably connected to the first aperture; and electrolyte disposed in the case. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first capacitor stack, the second capacitor stack, and the flexible bus are disposed in the case in a splayed position. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a splayed position locates the first capacitor stack in physical isolation from the second capacitor stack. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible bus includes a first metallic interconnect connecting the first plurality of cathode layers to the second plurality of cathode layers, and a second metallic interconnect connecting the second plurality of anode layers to the second plurality of anode layers. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first capacitor stack defines a first long sidewall and a first short sidewall and the second capacitor stack defines a second long sidewall and a second short sidewall; and wherein the flexible bus connects the first long sidewall to the second long sidewall. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible bus is welded to the case. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the flexible bus includes a ribbon, the ribbon folded unto itself defining a fold along the ribbon, with the fold contacting the case along the fold and one or more welds connect the ribbon to the case along the length of the fold. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the flexible bus includes a ribbon, the ribbon folded unto itself defining a fold along the ribbon, with the fold contacting the case along the fold and one or more welds connect the ribbon to the case at the ends of the fold. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connected first capacitor stack and second capacitor stack are adapted to deliver to a connected load from about 5.3 joules per cubic centimeter of capacitor stack volume to about 6.3 joules per cubic centimeter of capacitor stack volume, at a voltage of between about 465 volts to about 565 volts. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the connected first stack and second stack are adapted to deliver from about 5.5 joules per cubic centimeter of capacitor stack volume to about 6.1 joules per cubic centimeter of capacitor stack volume. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flexible bus is connected to an unetched portion of an electrode. 12. An apparatus, comprising: a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of anode layers and a first plurality of cathode layers; a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers; and means for connecting the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack, the means adapted to permit rotation of the first capacitor stack relative to the second capacitor stack; a case including material defining a first aperture, the first aperture sized for passage of the first capacitor stack, the second capacitor stack, and the means for connecting the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack; a lid conforming to the first aperture and sealably connected to the first aperture; and electrolyte disposed in the case. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein rotation of the first capacitor stack relative to the second capacitor stack positions the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack in a splayed position. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the splayed position locates the first capacitor stack in physical isolation from the second capacitor stack. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein a basal portion of the first capacitor stack is coplanar with a basal portion of the second capacitor stack. 16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein one or more of the group including the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack are bound by a polymeric barrier. 17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack are disposed in an implanted medical device adapted to deliver electrical pulses to a cardiac system. 18. An apparatus, comprising: a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and a second plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes; a second capacitor stack including a third plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and a fourth plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes; and at least one flexible ribbon hinging the first capacitor stack to the second capacitor stack, the at least one ribbon electrically connecting the first plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and the third plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein a basal portion of the first capacitor stack is coplanar with a basal portion of the second capacitor stack. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first capacitor stack, the second capacitor stack, and the at least one flexible ribbon are disposed in a hermetically sealed case in a splayed position. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the second plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and the fourth plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes are electrically connected, and electrically isolated from the first plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and the third plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, comprising a first ribbon connecting the first plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and the third plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes, and a second ribbon connecting the second plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes and the fourth plurality of substantially planar electrolytic capacitor electrodes. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first ribbon is welded to the case. 24. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the at least one flexible ribbon is connected to an unetched portion of an electrode. 25. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein at least one of the group including the first capacitor stack and the second capacitor stack is bound by a polymeric barrier.
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