OFFSET RISER WIRE
An anode with a pellet wherein the pellet has a bottom surface. The anode further also has an anode wire with a primary axis and extending beyond the pellet along the primary axis wherein the anode wire has a cross-section perpendicular to the primary axis wherein the cross-section of the anode wire breaches the bottom surface.
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11 . A process for forming an anode comprising the steps of:
inserting a powder into a press;
inserting an anode wire into said powder; and
pressing said powder into a pellet wherein said anode wire breaches a side of said pellet.
12 . The process for forming an anode of claim 11 wherein said anode wire has an aspect ratio of greater than 1 and less than 100.
13 . The process for forming an anode of claim 11 wherein said powder comprises at least one material selected from Nb, Ta, NbO, Al, W, Ti, Zr and Hf.
14 . The process for forming an anode of claim 13 wherein said powder comprises at least one material selected from Nb, Ta and NbO.
15 . The process for forming an anode of claim 14 wherein said powder comprises Nb.
16 . The process for forming an anode of claim 11 wherein said anode wire has a trapezoidal cross-section.
17 . The process for forming an anode of claim 16 wherein said trapezoidal cross-section comprises two non-parallel faces of equal length and two parallel faces of un-equal length wherein a shorter of said two parallel faces is closer to said side than a longer of said two parallel faces.
18 . The process for forming an anode of claim 11 wherein said anode wire has a round cross-section.
19 . The process for forming an anode of claim 11 comprising inserting multiple anode wires.
20 . A capacitor comprising said anode prepared by the process of claim 11 .
21 . A process for forming an anode comprising the steps of:
inserting a powder into a press;
pressing said powder into a pellet; and
attaching an anode wire to a face of said pellet.
22 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said pellet comprises a recess.
23 . The process for forming an anode of claim 22 wherein said anode wire is in said recess.
24 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said anode wire breaches a side of said pellet.
25 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 further comprising partially firing said powder prior to said attaching.
26 . The process for forming an anode of claim 25 further comprising additional firing.
27 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said attaching comprises pressing of said anode wire into said pellet.
28 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 further comprising forming a slot in said pellet.
29 . The process for forming an anode of claim 28 further comprising attaching said anode wire to said slot.
30 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said anode wire has an aspect ratio of greater than 1 and less than 100.
31 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said powder comprises at least one material selected from Nb, Ta, NbO, Al, W, Ti, Zr and Hf.
32 . The process for forming an anode of claim 31 wherein said powder comprises at least one material selected from Nb, Ta and NbO.
33 . The process for forming an anode of claim 32 wherein said powder comprises Nb.
34 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said anode wire has a trapezoidal cross-section.
35 . The process for forming an anode of claim 34 wherein said trapezoidal cross-section comprises two non-parallel faces of equal length and two parallel faces of un-equal length wherein a shorter of said two parallel faces is closer to said bottom surface than a longer of said two parallel faces.
36 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 wherein said anode wire has a round cross-section.
37 . The process for forming an anode of claim 21 further comprising attaching multiple anode wires to said face.
38 . A capacitor comprising an anode formed by the process of claim 21 .