US Patent Issued to KEMET Electronics on Nov. 25 for "Method of producing a tantalum capacitor anode" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,610, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KEMET Electronics Corp. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

"Method of producing a tantalum capacitor anode" was invented by John W. Koenitzer (Simpsonville, S.C.) and Javaid I. Qazi (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved process for forming powder, an anode of the powder and a capacitor comprising the powder is provided. The process comprises forming a dense aggregate comprising a powder and solvent in a pendular, funicular or capillary state and freeze drying the powder comprising high surface area."

The patent was filed on May 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/201,451.

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