Patent ID: 7193831
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
1. An energy conditioner comprising: a conductive shield structure comprising a conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer, a conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, and a conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer; wherein said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer is above said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, and said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer is above said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer; wherein said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, and said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer are conductively connected to one another; a first pair of conductive non-shield layers comprising a first pair first layer and a first pair second layer; a second pair of conductive non-shield layers comprising a second pair first layer and a second pair second layer; wherein each one of said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer, said first pair of conductive non-shield layers, and said second pair of conductive non-shield layers extends in a first dimension and a second dimension; and wherein said first pair first layer consists of a first pair first layer overlap region and at least one first pair first layer non-overlap region; wherein said first pair second layer consists of a first pair second layer overlap region and at least one first pair second layer non-overlap region; wherein said first pair first layer and said first pair second layer are stacked so that said first pair first layer overlap region and said first pair second layer overlap region overlap one another, thereby defining a first pair overlap region; wherein said second pair first layer consists of a second pair first layer overlap region and at least one second pair first layer non-overlap region; wherein said second pair second layer consists of a second pair second layer overlap region and at least one second pair second layer non-overlap region; wherein said second pair first layer and said second pair second layer are stacked so that said second pair first layer overlap region and said second pair second layer overlap region overlap one another, thereby defining a second pair overlap region; wherein none of said at least one first pair first layer non-overlap region, said at least one first pair second layer non-overlap region, said at least one second pair first layer non-overlap region, and said at least one second pair second layer non-overlap region overlap one another; wherein said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer is above all layers of said first pair and said second pair; wherein said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer is between said first pair first layer and said first pair second layer, and said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer is between said second pair first layer and said second pair second layer; wherein said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer is below all layers of said first pair and said second pair; wherein said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer all extend in said first dimension and said second dimension beyond the extent in said first dimension and said second dimension of said first pair overlap region; and wherein said conductive shield structure first conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure second conductive shield layer, said conductive shield structure third conductive shield layer all extend in said first dimension and said second dimension beyond the extent in said first dimension and said second dimension of said second pair overlap region.