Rectifying charge storage element
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1. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
- a rectifier structure fabricated with a common conductor forming a side of the rectifier structure; and
a capacitor structure fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier structure such that the capacitor structure incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier structure as a side of the capacitor structure, the capacitor structure to receive rectified current from the rectifier structure over the common conductor.
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Abstract
A power supply device consists of a rectifier and capacitor which share common elements facilitating the construction and application of the device to various types of substrates and, particularly, flexible substrates. Components of the device are fabricated from organic conductors.
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1. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a rectifier structure fabricated with a common conductor forming a side of the rectifier structure; and
a capacitor structure fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier structure such that the capacitor structure incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier structure as a side of the capacitor structure, the capacitor structure to receive rectified current from the rectifier structure over the common conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a rectifier structure having an anode and a semiconductor connected to the anode;
a common conductor connected to the semiconductor, the common conductor forming a side of the rectifier structure; and
a capacitor structure fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier structure such that the capacitor structure incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier structure as one side of the capacitor structure, the capacitor structure having a dielectric material abutting the common conductor and a second conductor abutting the other side of the dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a rectifier structure having an input anode;
a semiconductor component connected to the anode;
a common conductor disposed in electrical communication below the semiconductor and forming one side of the rectifier structure;
a dielectric component disposed below the common conductor; and
a second conductor in electrical communication with the dielectric component and having the dielectric component superimposed thereupon to provide a capacitor structure, where the rectifier structure and the capacitor structure are fabricated as a unitary structure sharing the common conductor;
the anode and the common conductor being electrically connected to a source of rectifiable current and the common conductor providing the output of the rectifying charge storage element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A rectifying charge storage element including:
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a first conductor;
a common conductor spaced from the first conductor, the common conductor having a first set of interdigitate fingers or layers;
a second conductor having a second set of interdigitate layers or fingers internested with the first set; and
an organic material between the first and common conductors, between the fingers of the common conductor, and between the fingers of the second conductor, where the rectifying charge storage element is capable of rectifying current and of storing charge. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a first conductor;
a common conductor spaced from the first conductor;
a second conductor spaced from the common conductor; and
a semiconductor located between the first and common conductors; and
a dielectric located between the common conductor and the second conductor, where the rectifying charge storage element is capable of rectifying current and of storing charge. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a first conductor;
a common conductor positioned to be substantially coplanar with the first conductor, the common conductor being spaced from the first conductor to form a gap between the first conductor and the common conductor;
a semiconductor located in the gap;
a second conductor being spaced from the common conductor; and
a dielectric between the common conductor and the second conductor, where the rectifying charge storage element is capable of rectifying current and of storing charge. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A rectifying charge storage element comprising:
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a first conductor;
a common conductor positioned to be substantially coplanar with the first conductor, the common conductor being spaced from the first conductor to form a gap between the first conductor and the common conductor;
a second conductor being spaced from the common conductor;
a common organic material between the first conductor and the common conductor, where the rectifying charge storage element is capable of rectifying current and of storing charge. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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