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KEMET Recognizes FY08 Patent Recipients
Greenville, SC (June 12, 2008) – KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) honored its FY08 United States patent recipients at its annual Patent Awards Luncheon on May 22, 2008. KEMET employees received patents in areas such as low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) and Equivalent Series Inductance (ESL) capacitor design, novel ceramic capacitor electrode compositions, formation of dielectrics on tantalum and aluminum, and design of new capacitor manufacturing equipment. Each patent holder received a commemorative plaque and got a chance to summarize his or her invention and explain its importance. Plaques representing the twelve new patents joined the more than 100 already on display on the Patent Wall at KEMET's US Innovation Center in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
"It was a distinct pleasure to officially recognize these scientists who have provided us with some of the most innovative ideas and cutting-edge products in the industry," said Dr. Philip Lessner, KEMET's Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist. "Their work is evidence of our continued pursuit of excellence in capacitance technology. It also helps ensure that KEMET, as The Capacitance Company, remains a technology leader."
KEMET employees currently hold 79 active US patents.
US Patents Issued During Fiscal Year 2008:
7,207,103—Powder Compaction Press and Method for Manufacturing of Capacitor Anodes
Inventor: Jeff Poltorak
7,211,740—Valve Metal Electromagnetic Interference Filter
Inventor: Mike Randall
7,221,554—Method of Electrolytic Deposition of an Intrinsically Conductive Polymer Upon a Non-Conductive Substrate
Inventors: Keith Brenneman, Keith Moore, Phil Lessner
7,248,462—Method of Anodizing Valve Metal Derived Anode Bodies and Electrolyte Therefor
Inventors: Brian Melody, Tony Kinard, David Wheeler
7,277,269—Refractory Metal Nickel Electrodes for Capacitors
Inventors: Daniel Barber, Aiying Wang, Mike Randall, Aziz Tajuddin
7,280,342—Low Inductance High ESR Capacitor
Inventors: Mike Randall, Allen Hill, Peter Blais, Garry Renner, Randal Vaughan, Aziz Tajuddin
7,291,235—Thermal Dissipating Capacitor and Electrical Component Comprising Same
Inventor: John Prymak
7,292,429—Low Inductance Capacitor
Inventors: Mike Randall, John Prymak, Aziz Tajuddin
7,330,347—Capacitor
Inventors: Helge Clasen, Ralf Deisenhofer
7,342,773—Capacitor containing Aluminum Anode Foil Anodized in Low Water Content Glycerine-Phosphate Electrolyte
Inventors: Albert Harrington, Tony Kinard, Brian Melody, David Wheeler, Duane Stenzinger
7,342,775—Fluted Anode with Minimal Density Gradients and Capacitor Comprising Same
Inventors: Randy Hahn, Jake Qiu
7,348,194—Electrode Compositions Containing Carbon Nanotubes for Solid Electrolyte Capacitors
Inventors: Antony Chacko, James Chen, Randy Hahn, Tony Kinard, Phil Lessner, Brian Melody
KEMET Corporation applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.
 | Contact: | Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications
deandimke@kemet.com
954-766-2806 |
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