Patent ID: 8027149

Claim:
A capacitor, which comprises: a) a casing; b) a first anode and a second anode, each anode comprising an anode sidewall and a conductive anode lead extending therefrom; c) an anode terminal pin comprising a terminal pin sidewall having a distal pin end located outside the casing for connection to a load and extending along a length to a proximal pin end; d) a glass-to-metal seal hermetically sealing between and against an opening in the casing and the terminal pin sidewall at a location intermediate the distal and proximal pin ends, wherein the proximal pin end is physically connected to at least one of the anode leads electrically connected to each other by a hoop enclosing the proximal pin end and the anode leads to thereby form a bonding junction inside the casing spaced from the glass-to-metal seal; e) a cathode comprising a conductive substrate supporting a cathode active material facing the anodes to provide an electrode assembly housed inside the casing; f) a separator positioned between the side-by-side anodes and the cathode to prevent them from contacting each other; and g) a working electrolyte contacting the anode and the cathode contained inside the casing.