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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 07, 2003
Applicants:
John D. Norton, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian J. Melody, Greer, SC (US);
John Tony Kinard, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
John D. Norton, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian J. Melody, Greer, SC (US);
John Tony Kinard, Greer, SC (US);
Assignees:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kemet Electronics Corporation, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of reforming a wet-tantalum capacitor is disclosed. The method comprises charging the capacitor to a voltage that is substantially less than one of a maximum and rated voltage for the capacitor. The method also comprises providing an open circuit condition and allowing the capacitor to at least partially discharge through leakage current.