Patent Application Titled "Capacitor with Stepped Cathode" Published Online (USPTO 20240112866).

A patent application titled "Capacitor with Stepped Cathode" has been published online by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent application, filed by inventors Janosch Lichtenberger and Bernd Pretzlaff, is assigned to Biotronik SE & Co. Kg. The invention aims to improve the reliability of capacitors by providing a capacitor design that reduces mechanical stress on the electrically conductive coating. The capacitor includes an electrically conductive housing, at least one electrode, at least one separator element, and an electrically conductive coating arranged in recesses or depressions on the housing inner surface. The invention has potential applications in the field of medical devices and surgical technology. [Extracted from the article]