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US 6,549,389 B2Granted
Electrode arrangement for circuit energy conditioning
AssigneeX2Y Attenuators, LLC
InventorsAnthony A. Anthony, William M. Anthony
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Abstract
A differential mode and common mode filtering arrangement (1—1, 1-2, 1-3A, 1-6) having a plurality of shielded electrodes (213, 215) and a plurality of shielding electrodes (204, 214, 269A, 269B).
Claims28
An electrode arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes that are superposed with one another including at least a first, a second, a third, and a fourth electrode;
- wherein the first electrode is in a predetermined position;
- wherein the second electrode is adjacent the first electrode;
- wherein the third electrode is directly adjacent the second electrode;
- wherein the fourth electrode is adjacent the third electrode;
- wherein the first and the fourth electrode sandwich the second and the third electrode;
- wherein the second and the third electrode are conductively coupled to each other;
- and
- wherein the first and the fourth electrode are conductively isolated from both the second and the third electrode and from each other.
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An electrode arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of shielding electrodes that are superposed with one another including at least a first shielding electrode, a second shielding electrode, and a third shielding electrode;
- a pair of shielded electrodes superposed with one another including at least a first shielded electrode and a second shielded electrode;
- wherein the first shielding electrode is in a predetermined position;
- wherein the first shielded electrode is adjacent the first shielding electrode;
- wherein the second shielding electrode is adjacent the first shielded electrode;
- wherein the second shielded electrode is adjacent the second shielding electrode;
- wherein the third shielding electrode is adjacent the second shielded electrode;
- wherein the second shielding electrode is the central electrode of the electrode arrangement;
- wherein the second shielding electrode is the central electrode of the plurality of shielding electrodes;
- wherein the plurality of shielding electrodes is conductively coupled to at least a conductive coupling portion;
- wherein the first shielded electrode and the second shielded electrode are conductively isolated from each other;
- and
- wherein the first shielded electrode and the second shielded electrode are conductively isolated from the plurality of shielding electrodes.
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An electrode arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes including, a first, a second, a third and a fourth electrode;
- a material having predetermined properties;
- wherein the first electrode is in a predetermined position, and wherein the second electrode is adjacent to and spaced-apart from the first electrode by at least a portion of the material, and wherein the third electrode is spaced-apart from and adjacent to the second electrode by at least a portion of the material, and wherein the fourth electrode is spaced-apart from and adjacent to the third electrode by at least a portion of the material, and wherein the second and the third electrode are conductively coupled to each other;
- the first electrode and the fourth electrode sandwich the second electrode and the third electrode;
- and
- wherein the first electrode and the fourth electrode are conductively isolated from each other.
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An electrode arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes of substantially the same size and shape including at least a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode;
- wherein each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is stacked and aligned with every other electrode of the plurality of electrodes;
- a plurality of material portions wherein each material portion of the plurality of material portions has predetermined properties;
- a plurality of electrode portions including a first electrode portion, a second electrode portion, and a third electrode portion;
- wherein the first electrode portion is coupled to the first electrode;
- wherein the second electrode portion is coupled to both the second electrode and the third electrode;
- wherein the third electrode portion is coupled to the fourth electrode;
- wherein the first electrode is arranged in a predetermined position;
- wherein the second electrode is adjacent and spaced-apart from the first electrode by a first material portion of the plurality of material portions;
- wherein the third electrode is adjacent the second electrode;
- wherein the fourth electrode is adjacent and spaced-apart from the third electrode by a second material portion of the plurality of material portions;
- wherein the second electrode and the third electrode are conductively coupled to each other;
- wherein the first electrode :.and the fourth electrode are conductively isolated from the second electrode and the third electrode;
- and
- wherein the first electrode and the fourth electrode are conductively isolated from each other.
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A circuit assembly comprising:
- a predetermined means for conditioning energy;
- a common conductive portion;
- a means for conductive coupling;
- a circuit comprising an energy source, an energy-using load, a first complementary conductive portion coupled from a first side of two sides of the energy source to a first side of two sides of the energy-using load, and a second complementary conductive portion coupled from a second side of two sides of the energy-using load to a second side of two sides of the energy source;
- wherein the means for conductive coupling couples a first conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy to the first complementary conductive portion of the circuit;
- wherein the means for conductive coupling couples a second conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy to the second complementary conductive portion of the circuit;
- wherein the means for conductive coupling couples a third conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy to the common conductive portion;
- and
- wherein the first conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy, the second conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy, and the third conductive portion of the predetermined means for conditioning energy are spaced-apart from one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.