Internally Overlapped Conditioners

• US 20080248687A1
• Filed: 02/27/2006
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Original Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Inventors: Anthony, William M., Anthony, David, Anthony, Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 7,782,587 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/497
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/005 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/232 electrically connecting two or more layers of a stacked or rolled capacitor
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/30 Stacked capacitors H01G4/33 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/35 Feed-through capacitors or anti-noise capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0231 Capacitors or dielectric substances
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/113 Via provided in pad; Pad over filled via
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/114 Pad being close to via, but not surrounding the via
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0979 Redundant conductors or connections, i.e. more than one current path between two points
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10636 Leadless chip, e.g. chip capacitor or resistor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/43 Electric condenser making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

The application discloses novel internal structures of energy conditioners, assemblies of external structures of energy conditioners and mounting structure, and novel circuits including energy conditioners having A, B, and G master electrodes.

Claims

1. An internal structure of an energy conditioner:

wherein said internal structure has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface;

wherein said internal structure comprises a dielectric material and a conductive material;

wherein surfaces of said dielectric material and surfaces of said conductive material define said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, said lower side surface, said top side surface, and said bottom side surface;

wherein said conductive material comprises a first A conductive layer and a first B conductive layer in a first plane;

wherein said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure;

wherein said first A conductive layer comprises at least one first A conductive layer first tab and a first A conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first B conductive comprises at least one first B conductive layer first tab and a first B conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab extends to said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and

wherein said at least one first B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said right side surface than said left side surface and closer to said upper side surface than said lower side surface, and wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said left side surface than said right side surface and closer to said lower side surface than said upper side surface.

3. The structure of claim 1 wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises a single tab extending across all of said left side, extending to a left side end of said upper side surface, and extending to a left side end of said lower side surface.

4. The structure of claim 1 wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises at least two tabs.

5. The structure of claim 1 wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer.

6. The structure of claim 1 wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer between said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer.

7. The structure of claim 1 wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer in a second plane parallel to said first plane, and said G conductive layer has a G conductive layer main body portion having a region opposing at least a portion of said first A conductive layer A main body portion and a portion of said first B conductive layer main body portion.

8. The structure of claim 1:

wherein said conductive material comprises a second A conductive layer in a second plane and a second B conductive layer in said second plane;

wherein said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure;

wherein said second A conductive layer comprises at least one second A conductive layer first tab and a second A conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said second B conductive layer comprises at least one second B conductive layer first tab and a second B conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said second A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface;

wherein said second B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface;

wherein said at least one second A conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface;

wherein said at least one second B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface;

wherein said second A conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said right side surface than said left side surface and closer to said lower side surface than said upper side surface, and wherein said second B conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said left side surface than said right side surface and closer to said upper side surface than said lower side surface;

whereby said first A conductive layer main body portion and said second B conductive layer main body portion have a first region of substantial overlap and said second A conductive layer main body portion and said first B conductive layer main body portion have a second region of substantial overlap.

9. The structure of claim 8 wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer, and wherein said first G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region.

10. The structure of claim 9 wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane.

11. The structure of claim 8 wherein said conductive material further comprises:

a first G conductive layer in said first plane between said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer and electrically isolated in said structure from said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer; and

a second G conductive layer in said second plane between said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer and electrically isolated in said structure from said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer.

12. The structure of claim 11 wherein said conductive material further comprises a second G conductive layer, and wherein said second G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region.

13. The structure of claim 12 wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane.

14. An assembly comprising said internal structure of claim 1 and an external structure of said energy conditioner, wherein said external structure comprises:

a first conductive integration region that extends along at least one of said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface and contacts there at, at least one of said at least one first A conductive layer first tab; and

a second conductive integration region that extends along at least one of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface and contacts thereat at least one of said at least one first B conductive layer first tab.

15. The assembly of claim 14 wherein said internal structure further comprises a G conductive layer including a G conductive layer main body portion, a G conductive layer first tab, and a G conductive layer second tab, and wherein said external structure further comprises a third conductive integration region that extends along at least one side surface of said internal structure and contacts thereat said G conductive layer first tab.

16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein said external structure further comprises a fourth conductive integration region that extends along at least one side surface of said internal structure opposite the one side surface of said internal structure along which said third conductive integration region extends where at said fourth conductive integration region contacts said G conductive layer second tab.

17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein at least one of said first conductive integration region, said second conductive integration region, said third conductive integration region, and said fourth conductive integration region are formed from solder.

18. The assembly of claim 16 wherein at least one of said first conductive integration region, said second conductive integration region, said third conductive integration region, and said fourth conductive integration region comprise a conductive band.

19. The assembly of claim 16 further comprising a mounting structure to which said external structure is mounted, wherein said mounting structure consists of only a first conductive regions, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region.

20. The assembly of claim 19 wherein said first conductive region comprises conductive material in a first via, said second conductive region comprises conductive material in a second via, and said third conductive region comprises conductive material in a third via.

21. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 1 configuration.

22. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 2 configuration.

23. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 3 configuration.

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28. A method of making an internal structure of an energy conditioner, said method comprising:

providing said internal structure having a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface;

wherein said internal structure comprises a dielectric material and a conductive material;

wherein surfaces of said dielectric material and surfaces of said conductive material define said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, said lower side surface, said top side surface, and said bottom side surface;

wherein said conductive material comprises a first A conductive layer and a first B conductive layer in a first plane;

wherein said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure;

wherein said first A conductive layer comprises at least one first A conductive layer first tab and a first A conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first B conductive comprises at least one first B conductive layer first tab and a first B conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab extends to said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and

wherein said at least one first B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface.

29. A method of using an internal structure of an energy conditioner:

wherein said internal structure has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface;

wherein said internal structure comprises a dielectric material and a conductive material;

wherein surfaces of said dielectric material and surfaces of said conductive material define said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, said lower side surface, said top side surface, and said bottom side surface;

wherein said conductive material comprises a first A conductive layer and a first B conductive layer in a first plane;

wherein said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure;

wherein said first A conductive layer comprises at least one first A conductive layer first tab and a first A conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first B conductive layer comprises at least one first B conductive layer first tab and a first B conductive layer main body portion;

wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side;

wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab extends to said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and

wherein said at least one first B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and

said method comprising connecting said internal structure in a circuit.

30. An assembly comprising:

an energy conditioner having an internal structure including components of A, B, and G master electrodes, and an external structure comprising conductive regions that conductively connect components of the A master electrode to one another, components of the B master electrode to one another, and components of the G master electrode to one another;

a mounting structure; and

wherein said internal structure is mounted on said mounting structure;

wherein said mounting structure consists of only a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region;

and wherein said A master electrode contacts said first conductive region, said B master electrode contacts said second conductive region, and said G master electrode contacts said third conductive region.

31. The assembly of claim 30 wherein said G master electrode includes a first G conductive integration region that and a second G conductive integration region spatially separated and not contacting said first G conductive integration region, wherein both said a first G conductive integration region and said second G conductive integration region contact said third conductive region.

32. An method of making an assembly comprising:

providing an energy conditioner having an internal structure including components of A, B, and G master electrodes, and an external structure comprising conductive regions that conductively connect components of the A master electrode to one another, components of the B master electrode to one another, and components of the G master electrode to one another;

providing a mounting structure; and

mounting said internal structure on said mounting structure;

wherein said mounting structure consists of only a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region;

and wherein said A master electrode contacts said first conductive region, said B master electrode contacts said second conductive region, and said G master electrode contacts said third conductive region.

33. A method of using an assembly, said assembly comprising:

an energy conditioner having an internal structure including components of A, B, and G master electrodes, and an external structure comprising conductive regions that conductively connect components of the A master electrode to one another, components of the B master electrode to one another, and components of the G master electrode to one another;

a mounting structure; and

wherein said internal structure is mounted on said mounting structure;

wherein said mounting structure consists of only a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region;

and wherein said A master electrode contacts said first conductive region, said B master electrode contacts said second conductive region, and said G master electrode contacts said third conductive region; and

said method comprising connecting said energy conditioner mounted on said mounting structure in a circuit.

34. An internal structure of an energy conditioner:

wherein said internal structure has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface;

wherein said internal structure comprises a dielectric material and a conductive material;

wherein surfaces of said dielectric material and surfaces of said conductive material define said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, said lower side surface, said top side surface, and said bottom side surface;

wherein said conductive material comprises a stack of at least seven conductive layers in the following order from top to bottom;

A1;

G1;

B1;

G1;

A1;

G1; and

B1;

wherein each A1 conductive layer has an A1 first tab that extends to said upper side surface near said left side surface and an A2 tab that extends to said lower side surface near said left side surface;

wherein each G1 conductive layer has a G1 tab that extends to said left side surface and a G2 tab that extends to said right side surface; and

wherein each B1 conductive layer has a B1 first tab that extends to said upper side surface near said right side surface and a B2 tab that extends to said lower side surface near said right side surface.

35. The structure of claim 34 wherein:

wherein A1 tabs of A1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;

wherein A2 tabs of A1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;

wherein B1 tabs of B1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;

wherein B2 tabs of B1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;

wherein G1 tabs of G1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another; and

wherein G2 tabs of G1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another.

36. The structure of claim 34 wherein said structure further comprises at least one additional G1 layer inserted within said stack of said seven conductive layers.

37. The structure of claim 34 further comprising:

a first conductive integration region contacting all A1 tabs;

a second conductive integration region contacting all A2 tabs;

a third conductive integration region contacting all B1 tabs;

a fourth conductive integration region contacting all B2 tabs;

a fifth conductive integration region contacting all G1 tabs; and

a sixth conductive integration region contacting all G2 tabs.

38. A circuit comprising:

an energy conditioner, a first source, and a first load;

wherein said energy conditioner comprises an A master electrode, a B master electrode, and a G master electrode; and

wherein said circuit has a circuit 3 configuration.

39. A circuit comprising:

an energy conditioner, a first source, a second source, a first load, and a second load;

wherein said energy conditioner comprises an A master electrode, a B master electrode, and a G master electrode; and

wherein said circuit has a circuit 4 configuration.

40. A circuit comprising:

an energy conditioner, a first source, a first load, and a second load;

wherein said energy conditioner comprises an A master electrode, a B master electrode, and a G master electrode; and

wherein said circuit has a circuit 5 configuration.

41. A circuit comprising:

an energy conditioner, a first source, a first load, and a second load;

wherein said energy conditioner comprises an A master electrode, a B master electrode, and a G master electrode; and

wherein said circuit has a circuit 6 configuration.