Abstract:
An EMI filter feedthrough terminal assembly includes at least one conductive terminal pin, a feedthrough filter capacitor which has a passageway through which the terminal pin extends, and a conductive substrate through which the terminal pin passes in non-conductive relation. The conductive substrate includes a capture flange having a height that is less than an axial thickness of the capacitor and which is configured to at least partially surround an outer periphery of the capacitor. The height of the capture flange is preferably one-quarter to three-quarters of the axial thickness of the capacitor. A first set of capacitor electrodeplates is conductively coupled to the terminal pin, and a second set of electrode plates is conductively coupled to the capture flange by means of a thermal-setting conductive material disposed between the outer periphery of the capacitor and the capture flange. A related process is provided for manufacturing an EMI filter feedthrough terminal assembly that advantageously utilizes the capture flange.
Abstract:
An integrated hermetically sealed feedthrough capacitor filter assembly is provided for the shielding and decoupling of a conductive terminal pin or lead of the type used, for example, in an implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator against passage of external interference signals, such as caused by digital cellular phones. The simplified feedthrough assembly described herein eliminates the traditional terminal pin subassembly. In this novel approach, the ceramic feedthrough capacitor itself forms a hermetic seal with a conductive pacemaker housing to which it is mounted by welding or brazing. The feedthrough capacitor is configured such that its internal electrodes are not exposed to body fluids, with capacitor electrode plate sets coupled respectively to a conductive ferrule, pin or housing (which may be grounded) and to the non-grounded, or active, terminal pin(s) by conductive adhesive, soldering, brazing, welding or the like. In one preferred form, multiple feedthrough filter capacitors are provided in a substantially coplanar array within a common base structure, with each capacitor in association with a respective terminal pin.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wine bottle expansion chamber embodying our new design; FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the structure of FIG. 1 from a different perspective view in relation to FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the structure of FIG. 1 from a different perspective view in relation to FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the structure of FIG. 1 from a different perspective view in relation to FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the structure of FIG. 1; and, FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of the structure of FIG. 1. In the drawings, the broken lines show portions of a wine bottle expansion chamber that form no part of the claim.
Abstract:
A hollow expansion chamber of the present invention is configured to temporarily contain an expansion of bubbles during an aeration process for aerating a liquid, where a chamber body of the expansion chamber has a rounded shape. When moving circumferentially downward along the chamber body starting from a maximum inside diameter, the rounded shape of a bottom portion has a first integral transition that is a tangential transition to a first frustoconical shape. Continuing moving circumferentially downward, the first frustoconical shape has a second integral transition to a second frustoconical shape. The second frustoconical shape at a distal end has a bottom opening configured to fit within an opened bottleneck. The first frustoconical shape may have a minimum angle of 5 degrees relative to a horizontal plane. The second integral transition may be a radial second integral transition having an inside surface radius of at least 0.25 inches.
Abstract:
A hollow expansion chamber of the present invention is configured to temporarily contain an expansion of bubbles during an aeration process for aerating a liquid, where a chamber body of the expansion chamber has a rounded shape. When moving circumferentially downward along the chamber body starting from a maximum inside diameter, the rounded shape of a bottom portion has a first integral transition that is a tangential transition to a first frustoconical shape. Continuing moving circumferentially downward, the first frustoconical shape has a second integral transition to a cylindrical extension. The cylindrical extension at a distal end has a bottom opening configured to fit within an opened bottleneck. The first frustoconical shape has a minimum angle of 15 degrees relative to a horizontal plane. The second integral transition is a radial second integral transition having an inside surface radius of at least 0.25 inches.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wine bubbler device embodying our new design; FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the structure of FIG. 1 from a different perspective view in relation to FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the structure of FIG. 1; FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a wine bubbler device embodying our new design; FIG. 10 is another perspective view of the structure of FIG. 9 from a different perspective view in relation to FIG. 9; FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the structure of FIG. 9; FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view of the structure of FIG. 9; FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 9; FIG. 14 is a right side elevation view of the structure of FIG. 9; FIG. 15 is a top plan view of the structure of FIG. 9; and, FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the structure of FIG. 9. The broken lines depict environmental subject matter, are for illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.
Abstract:
A pair of pants or suit includes a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids. A frame is sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants or suit disposed in a groin section, the frame forming a frame aperture separating an outside and inside of the pair of pants or suit. A lid is movably connected to the frame disposed on the outside of the pair of pants or suit and configured to engage the frame aperture, wherein the lid in an open position allows access through the frame aperture and the lid in a closed position does not allow access through the frame aperture. A seal is disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in the closed position.
Abstract:
A hollow expansion chamber of the present invention is configured to temporarily contain an expansion of bubbles during an aeration process for aerating a liquid, where a chamber body of the expansion chamber has an oblate spheroid shape. When moving circumferentially downward along the chamber body starting from a maximum inside diameter, the oblate spheroidal shape of a bottom portion has a first integral transition that is a tangential transition to a first frustoconical shape. Continuing moving circumferentially downward, the first frustoconical shape has a second integral transition to a cylindrical extension. The cylindrical extension at a distal end has a bottom opening configured to fit within an opened bottleneck. The first frustoconical shape has a minimum angle of 15 degrees relative to a horizontal plane. The second integral transition is a radial second integral transition having an inside surface radius of at least 0.25 inches.
Abstract:
A rainproof pair of pants or a waterproof pair of waders includes a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof. The frame forms a frame aperture and a rigid lid is pivotably connected to the frame. A seal is disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture. When the density of the frame is first set to be 0.04 pounds per cubic inch and when the frame and lid are scaled so an area of the frame aperture is first set to be 7.205 inches squared, then the following is true: a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis is equal to or greater than 0.19 pound square feet; and a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the y-axis is equal to or greater than 0.27 pound square feet.
Abstract:
A wine aerator includes a gas conduit having a proximal end in fluid communication with a distal end, wherein the gas conduit passes through a seal and wherein the distal end is configured to be insertable into an inside of an uncorked wine bottle. A gas source is connectable to the proximal end of the gas conduit and is in fluidic communication with the gas conduit, wherein the gas source comprises an air pump having an adjustable flow rate of at least 0.1 liters per minute up to a maximum of 20 liters per minute. A bubble-generating aeration element is disposed at the distal end of the gas conduit and in fluidic communication with the gas conduit. The bubble-generating aeration element comprises a porous material having an average pore size of at least 1 micron up to a maximum of 500 microns.