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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,251,118 B2
Nevin (45) Date of Patent: Jul. 31,2007
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LARGE SCALE STORAGE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL
(76) Inventor: Donald Nevin, 129 LaFayette Dr., P.O.
Box 678, Syosset, NY (US) 11791
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 307 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/957,203
(22) Filed: Oct. 1, 2004
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2005/0106807 Al May 19, 2005
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Provisional application No. 60/507,635, filed on Oct. 2, 2003.
(51) Int. CI.
H01G 4/06 (2006.01)
H01G 4/005 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 361/311; 361/303; 361/301.2
(58) Field of Classification Search 361/311,
361/303-305, 301.2 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
4,730,239 A * 3/1988 Currie et al 361/502
5,315,131 A * 5/1994 Kishimoto et al 257/57
5,691,594 A * 11/1997 Takeuchi et al 310/330
* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Eric Thomas
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Robert L. Epstein; Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James
(57) ABSTRACT
An electrical storage device, such as a capacitor, which includes a high surface area material such as zeolite as a substrate, a suitable dielectric layer proximate to the substrate, and necessary electrically conductive layers. The substrate is non-planar and has a rigid, sponge-like internal structure with a high surface area to volume ratio defined by nanometer scale openings connected by passageways.
9 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
