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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Joachim Hossick Schott, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Melody, Greer, SC (US);
John Tony Kinard, Greer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Joachim Hossick Schott, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Melody, Greer, SC (US);
John Tony Kinard, Greer, SC (US);
Assignees:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kemet Electronics Corporation, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making an electrolytic capacitor includes providing a first electrode that includes a metal substrate, a carbide layer, and a carbonaceous material. The metal substrate includes a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, tantalum, niobium, zirconium, silver, steel, and alloys and combinations thereof. The method further includes providing a second electrode and an electrolyte.