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US 1,120,880 · App. 29/945,092 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Base for a capacitor

Inventors: Pavel Vaisman (Omer, IL); Andrey Mitiagin (Dimona, IL); Steve Breithaupt (North Bennington, VT); Matt Lang (Milford, CT); Asa Rogers (Johnsonville, NY)
Assignee: VISHAY ISRAEL LTD.
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Patent No.
US 1,120,880
App. No.
29/945,092
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a base for a capacitor as shown and described.

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