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Encapsulated capacitor

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-29
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1984-07-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William J Fanning

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 21:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G13/00; H01G13/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/43; Y10T29/435; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927; Y10T29/49929; Y10T29/49934

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A MOISTURE-PROOF CAPACITOR COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION FORMED OF ALTERNATE LAYERS OF DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, ALTERNATE CONDUCTIVE LAYERS OF THE BODY PORTION BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO THAT EACH IS EXPOSED AT AN OPPOSITE END OF THE BODY PORTION, AND THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE BODY PORTION BEING COMPOSED OF THE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL; A METAL SLEEVE FITTING OVER THE BODY PORTION AND HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED PERIPHERAL BEADS COLLAPSED INTO FIRM ENGAGEMENT WITH ADJACENT PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF THE BODY PORTION TO CONFINE THE SAME WITHIN THE SLEEVE, THE SLEEVE BEING OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE BODY PORTION; A PAIR OF LEADS, EACH SOLDERED TO AN OPPOSITE END OF THE BODY PORTION IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH; AND AND END SEAL FORMED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SLEEVE BY A SEALING COMPOUND WHICH HAS PENETRATED TO AND SOLIDIFIED ABOUT THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE COLLAPSED PERIPHERAL BEADS BETWEEN THE SLEEVE AND THE BODY PORTION, AS WELL AS ABOUT THE EXPOSED ENDS OF THE BODY PORTION AND ATTACHED LEADS, TO FORM A TIGHT SEAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A MOISTURE-PROOF CAPACITOR COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION FORMED OF ALTERNATE LAYERS OF DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, ALTERNATE CONDUCTIVE LAYERS OF THE BODY PORTION BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO THAT EACH IS EXPOSED AT AN OPPOSITE END OF THE BODY PORTION, AND THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE BODY PORTION BEING COMPOSED OF THE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL; A METAL SLEEVE FITTING OVER THE BODY PORTION AND HAVING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SPACED PERIPHERAL BEADS COLLAPSED INTO FIRM ENGAGEMENT WITH ADJACENT PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF THE BODY PORTION TO CONFINE THE SAME WITHIN THE SLEEVE, THE SLEEVE BEING OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE BODY PORTION; A PAIR OF LEADS, EACH SOLDERED TO AN OPPOSITE END OF THE BODY PORTION IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH; AND AND END SEAL FORMED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SLEEVE BY A SEALING COMPOUND WHICH HAS PENETRATED TO AND SOLIDIFIED ABOUT THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE COLLAPSED PERIPHERAL BEADS BETWEEN THE SLEEVE AND THE BODY PORTION, AS WELL AS ABOUT THE EXPOSED ENDS OF THE BODY PORTION AND ATTACHED LEADS, TO FORM A TIGHT SEAL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-05-09 1969-11-08 1970-05-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-09 1973-11-08 1974-05-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-09 1977-11-08 1978-05-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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