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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Galvagni, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
James M Oberschmidt, Stanfordville, NY (US);
James N Humenik, LeGrangeville, NY (US);
Assignees:
AVX Corporation, Great Neck, NY (US);
IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G / ; H01G / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361321 ; 29 2542 ; 361411 ;
Abstract
An improved method for forming shorting bars on ceramic capacitors of the tab type includes the step of effecting a final polishing of the tab exposed surface utilizing grit or abrasives of a critical size, namely of average particle size in the range of about 2 to about 10 microns. The method further employs thin film metallurgy namely the vacuum deposition or sputtering of one or more layers within specified thickness ranges. There is further disclosed an improved capacitor fabricated in accordance with the method described.