Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
An electrical component having low impedance at high frequency input signals comprising a dielectric oxide film-forming metal anode with an anode lead projecting from the anode, electrolyte contacting surfaces of the anode to form a body, surfaces of the body at an angle with respect to each other, and a cathode lead contacting the body, the cathode lead including an elongated cathode strip having at least two major surfaces, one of the major surfaces bonded to at least one of the surfaces of the body, the anode lead and the cathode strip spaced a short distance from each other and each projecting from the body a relatively short distance in a spaced, substantially parallel relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electrical component having low impedance at high frequency input signals comprising a dielectric oxide film-forming metal anode with an anode lead projecting from the anode, electrolyte contacting surfaces of the anode to form a body, surfaces of the body at an angle with respect to each other, and a cathode lead contacting the body, the cathode lead including an elongated cathode strip having at least two major surfaces, one of the major surfaces bonded to at least one of the surfaces of the body, the anode lead and the cathode strip spaced a short distance from each other and each projecting from the body a relatively short distance in a spaced, substantially parallel relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical component of claim 1, wherein the angle between adjacent surfaces of the body bonded to the surface of the elongated cathode strip is about a 90° angle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electrical component of claim 1, wherein the body has a shape of a hexahedron of six rectangles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical component of claim 1, wherein the anode lead includes an elongated anode strip having substantially the same width dimension as the elongated cathode strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical component of claim 4, wherein the joined surfaces of the elongated anode strip and the elongated cathode strip are substantially flat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical component of claim 1, wherein the surface of the elongated cathode strip is bonded to at least one substantially flat surface of the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The electrical component of claim 1, wherein the surface of the elongated cathode strip joined to at least one surface of the body has width and length dimensions forming an area equal to or greater than one-half of the area of the surfaces of the body to which the surface of the elongated cathode strip is joined.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The electrical component of claim 7, wherein the width dimension of the surface of strip of the cathode lead is equal to or greater than one-half the width dimension of the surface or surfaces of the body to which the surface of the cathode strip is joined.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A capacitor including the electrical component of claim 1, wherein the anode includes a myriad of intercommunicating voids, a dielectric oxide film of the metal of the anode contacting surfaces of the anode, and the electrolyte is a substantially solid material contacting the dielectric oxide film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The capacitors of claim 9, wherein the capacitor is a solid tantalum capacitor.