Inductor devices inventions 12/07

20070296535 - Inverter transformer and discharge tube drive circuit using the same: An inverter transformer to which coils for a balance transformer are integrally assembled. The inverter transformer is employed in a drive circuit for evenly driving a plurality of discharge tubes, and includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The present invention proposes the inverter transformer which performs reduction in... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070296534 - Methods and apparatuses for high-performing multi-layer inductors: Embodiments of the present invention may provide for high-performing inductor structures utilizing multi-layer organic stackups. In particular, these high-performing inductor structures may be formed of one or more stitched metal layer building blocks, which are each formed of at least two inductor sections that are vertically or horizontally aligned, and... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070296533 - Magnetic device: A magnetic device to be surface mounted on a substantially planar thermally conductive surface comprises a circuit board containing a winding pattern having at least one winding and a magnetic core that is at least partially encompassing the winding pattern. On a bottom side of the circuit board a region... Agent: Gallagher & Kennedy

20070296536 - Multilayer coil component: A multilayer coil component is formed such that ceramic green sheets having coil conductors and via hole conductors are laminated. The multilayer coil component includes therein a spiral coil in which the coil conductors are connected in series through the via hole conductors. In plan view in a lamination direction,... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070296537 - Impedance transformer and applications thereof: An impedance transformer includes a first winding and a second winding. The first winding includes a first plurality of winding components, wherein each of the first plurality of winding components is on a corresponding layer of a first set of layers of a supporting substrate. The second winding includes a... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070296538 - Multilayer coil component: A multilayer coil component is constructed such that inductance can be finely adjusted and the coupling between two helical coils can be strengthened without increasing the types of patterns of coil conductors. Coil conductors of a first coil unit are connected to each other in series via via-hole conductors so... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070290781 - Coil frame capable of connecting with another coil frame: Coil frames and transformers are provided. A coil frame includes a sub-coil-frame and an extended frame. The sub-coil-frame is utilized for winding a metal coil thereon. The extended frame is attached to the sub-coil-frame. The extended frame has a hole and a protrusion. The hole of the coil frame can... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070290782 - Micro power converter and method of manufacturing same: A micro power converter is provided in which magnetic flux passing a route outside of external electrodes and second connection conductors is decreased to reduce noises, and at the same time, adhesiveness of molding resin is preserved to provide excellent humidity resistance.... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070290783 - Miniature circuitry and inductive components and methods for manufacturing same: Miniature circuitry and inductor components in which multiple levels of printed circuitry are formed on each side of a support panel, typically a printed circuit board or rigid flex. Magnetic members are embedded in one or more cavities in said support panel. Electrical connection between the plural levels of circuitry... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070290784 - Planar high voltage transformer device: A planar transformer device comprising a primary coil (4), a secondary coil (6) and a core (8, 10), in which the coil layers (16, 24) of the secondary coil (6) are wound onto each other in a direction which is essentially parallel to the plane of the primary coil (4).... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070285200 - Surface mount inductor: A surface mount inductor includes a core having two erected side panels each having a conductor contact attached to a lower portion, and a central part coupled between the side panels for forming an H-shaped core, a wire wound around the central part of the core and having two terminals... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070285201 - Induction coupling apparatus: To provide a structure capable of securing satisfactory induction coupling efficiency and high reliability in manufacturing an induction coupling apparatus used in power line carrier communication, the induction coupling apparatus having a magnetic core formed from a first core element part and a second core element part so that a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070285202 - Common-mode filter: A common-mode filter comprises a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and an insulating layer placed between the first and second conductor layers. The first conductor layer has a first spiral part formed such as to draw a convolution and a first lead electrode extending from one end of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070285203 - Transformer with high sustain voltage and driving device using the same for driving light source module: A transformer (10) with high sustain voltage includes a first bobbin (125), a second bobbin (126), a core assembly (127), and an insulating frame (128a). The first bobbin defines a first hollow therein. The second bobbin is coupled to the first bobbin, and defines a second hollow therein. The core... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070279171 - Inductor with insluative housing and method for making the same: An inductor (100) includes a magnetic core (30) and an insulative housing (10). The magnetic core has a wire wound (40) around a central portion (33) thereof, a projecting portion (31) formed on a lower end thereof and a stepped-portion (321) extending downwardly from the projecting portion. The insulative housing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070279172 - Electric device and method for producing the same: An electric device includes: a housing; a plurality of conductive leads provided on the housing; at least one coil unit disposed in the housing, electrically connected to the conductive leads, and including a core and an enameled wire wound around the core; and a heat insulator disposed in the housing... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070279173 - Measurement transmitter: The invention relates to a measurement transmitter for operation in a process plant. The enclosure of the measurement transmitter comprises two mutually separate containers (11, 12), where the transducer for converting the process-related, physical variable into an appropriate electrical variable is housed in the one container (11), and an electronic... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070279174 - Toroidal inductive devices and methods of making the same: A toroidal inductive device has an electrical winding component (11) of generally toroidal shape and discrete magnetic components (12) shaped as toric sections. The discrete magnetic components (12) are arranged on the electrical winding component such that the discrete magnetic components (12) are offset circumferentially from each other and at... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070279175 - Current sensor: The present invention provides a current sensor, that is, an open of a C-type core of the current sensor is capable of fastening a PCB in order to dispose the core on the PCB perpendicularly. The PCB is then elongated to an inner surface of the core so as to... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070279176 - On-chip inductor using redistribution layer and dual-layer passivation: A system and method utilize a redistribution layer in a flip-chip or wirebond package, which is also used to route signals to bumps, as a layer for the construction of an on-chip inductor or a layer of a multiple-layer on-chip inductor. In one example, the redistribution layer is surrounded by... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070279177 - Disc-wound transformer with foil conductor and method of manufacturing the same: The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the transformer includes a coil assembly mounted to a leg of a core. The coil assembly includes a low voltage coil and an insulation spool disposed over the low voltage coil. The insulation spool is... Agent: Paul R. Katterle Abb Inc.

20070279178 - Winding body for a coil of an electrical machine: A winding body for holding a winding of an electrical conductor to produce a coil for an electrical machine includes a winding area formed by a winding support and two sidepieces connected to the winding support. The sidepieces form the boundaries of the winding area and are connected to the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070279179 - Magnetic core for transformer: A magnetic core for a transformer is composed of an I-shaped core (1) and two C-shaped cores (2, 3), which are arranged to sandwich a leading edge of the I-shaped core (1) from the both sides. The leading edge of the I-shaped core (1) is formed to have a curved... Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl