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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1996
James L Stevens, Irmo, SC (US);
John D Sauer, Columbia, SC (US);
Philips Electronics North America Corp, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of constructing an electrolytic capacitor with a heat sink, which includes attaching a surface area of the heat sink in intimate contact with a surface area of the capacitor. The invention also provides a method of constructing an electrolytic capacitor with a heat sink which includes the steps of (i) selecting a surface area of the electrolytic capacitor and a surface area of the heat sink for intimate contact, and (ii) attaching the surface area of the heat sink in intimate contact with and the surface area of the electrolytic capacitor. Moreover, the invention provides for an electrolytic capacitor constructed in accordance with the methods described above and also for a device including an electrolytic capacitor having a surface area in intimate contact with a surface area of a heat sink.