Inductor devices inventions 10/06

20060238288 - Magnetic core for electromagnetic apparatus and electromagnetic apparatus provided with magnetic core for electromagnetic apparatus: To provide a magnetic core for an electromagnetic apparatus and an electromagnetic apparatus provided with the magnetic core capable of reducing magnetic resistance, a magnetic core for an electromagnetic apparatus, having a middle leg section, having a first outer leg section and a second outer leg section which are arranged...

20060232370 - Electric shock bird and animal deterrent: An animal and bird deterrent apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flexible dielectric material, and electrically conducting strips disposed on a top surface of the flexible material. In one embodiment the flexible material is secured to a structure by an adhesive and the strips are coupled to a high...

20060232371 - Electrodynamic machine: A winding for a toroidal electrodynamic machine is formed by providing a set of bobbins in a rectilinear array, winding the bobbins so that each phase is of one continuous wire, with each set of phases wound one bobbin at a time, the completed rectilinear array then being formed into...

20060226944 - Adjustable locking wedge system apparatus and method: A pressurizing wedge assembly for a power transformer includes two mated wedges, each inscribed with locking transverse teeth and, in some embodiments, one of a pair of mating central alignment guides perpendicular to the teeth. The coil-side wedge has a cleat at the bottom to prevent it from slipping as...

20060226945 - Ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine: An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a central core, a primary coil and a secondary coil arranged outside of the central core, a magnet arranged in abutment with one end face of the central core and magnetized in a direction opposite to the direction of a magnetic...

20060226946 - Transformer having a stacked core with a cruciform leg and a method of making the same: The present invention is directed to a transformer having a stacked core, which includes upper and lower yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes one or more inner legs. Each of the upper and lower yokes is formed from a stack of plates and has a...

20060226947 - Transformer having a stacked core with a split leg and a method of making the same: The present invention is directed to a transformer having a stacked core, which includes top and bottom yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes an inner leg that is formed from a pair of stacked plates, which abut each along a seam that extends in the...

20060220772 - Noise suppressor: A noise suppressor capable of obtaining a favorable attenuation characteristic even in the case where a plurality of inductors on a conductive wire are magnetically coupled to each other. The noise suppressor includes a first inductor and a second inductor which are magnetically coupled to each other on a first...

20060220774 - Precision printed circuit board based rogowski coil and method for manufacturing same: A precision printed circuit board based Rogowski coil is formed including a printed circuit board including a first layer and second layer. The printed circuit board further defines an aperture for receiving an electrical path therethough. A first return path is defined about the aperture on the first layer of...

20060220773 - Spiral transformers and associated methods of operation: In an embodiment, a transformer includes a first inductor electromagnetically coupled with a second inductor. The first and second inductors each have a spiral geometry in first and second areas, respectively, that are separated from each other on a surface of a substrate. In a method of operation, a second...

20060220776 - Thin film device: The present invention provides a thin film device in which parasitic capacitance can be reduced as much as possible. In the case where a coil is provided so as to be insulated between an upper magnetic film and a lower magnetic film, the coil is constructed so that the cross...

20060220775 - Variable inductor: A variable inductor includes a conductor and an electroconductive member. The conductor has a coil and a pair of terminals electrically connected with the coil. The electroconductive member is movable closer to and farther away from the coil. The inductance between the terminals becomes smaller as the distance between the...

20060220777 - Magnetic element and power supply: A magnetic element and a power supply which can output a plurality of different output pulse signal voltages or different output AC voltages while preventing an increase in the number of parts or an area occupied by parts are provided. The magnetic element includes a magnetic core which includes an...

20060220778 - Apparatus and method for reducing interference: A method and apparatus is provided for use in an integrated circuit or printed circuit board for reducing or minimizing interference. An inductance is formed using two or more inductors coupled together and configured such that current flows through the inductors in different directions, thus at least partially canceling magnetic...