Inductor devices inventions 02/08

20080048813 - Low resistance inductors, methods of assembling same, and systems containing same: A low-resistance inductor is made from a plurality of first inter-abutting insulated electrode coil sub-segments that is coupled to a plurality of second intra-abutting insulated electrode coil sub-segments that are contiguous to the plurality of first intra-abutting coil sub-segments. The first plurality and the second plurality form an helical inductor... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080048814 - High voltage transformer: The invention relates to a high voltage transformer having a double symmetric winding arrangement. The transformer comprises a closed core (10) having a first and a second leg (12, 14), a first and a second coil member (16; 18) having a first end, a second end and a middle section.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080048815 - Inductive component and method for the manufacture of such a component: An inductive component (0) has a conductor (1) with a non-rectangular cross section and is used for conducting a current, and at least one planar terminal lead (4) for feeding or discharging the current to or from the conductor (1). The conductor (1) and the terminal lead (4) are interconnected... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080048816 - Inductor element and integrated electronic component: An inductor element and an integrated electronic component that facilitate achieving a higher Q value are provided. The inductor element includes a substrate, a coil unit spaced from the substrate, and a plurality of conductive columns. The coil unit includes a plurality of spiral coils each constituted of a spiral-shaped... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080048817 - Circuit module: A circuit module includes a flexible sheet of non-conductive material that is sufficiently flexible to permit the sheet to be rolled and which supports a circuit. The circuit has at least one loop and first and second contacts for coupling the loop to an external device.... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080048818 - Transformers with improved voltage-step-down ratios and dc-to-dc power converters employing same: A transformer includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a transformer core having a first leg, a second leg and a third leg. The second leg is positioned between the first leg and the third leg, and the primary winding is wound around the first leg, the second leg... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080042792 - On-chip transformer balun: The invention provides an on-chip transformer balun formed among N successive isolating layers. The transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding. The primary winding includes a plurality of first semi-turn coils, a plurality of second semi-turn coils, a plurality of metal junctions, and a plurality of first metal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080042793 - Method and apparatus for calculating the number of turns per segment of a transformer coil winding: A method and an apparatus for calculating the number of turns per segment of a transformer coil winding which has a plurality of segments connected in series. The number of turns per segments is computed by assigning to segments predefined parameters related to customer requirements. Then a system of linear... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20080036566 - Electronic component and methods relating to same: An electronic component including a core having a wire wound around a portion of the core with first and second ends being connected to terminals for mounting the component to corresponding lands in a circuit. The component having an outer body made of a mixture of magnetic and/or non-magnetic material... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080036564 - Plastic sealing of solenoid bobbins: A method and apparatus for overmolding a plastic shroud onto a bobbin including the step of providing a protrusion ring on the surface of the bobbin surrounding each standoff between the bobbin and a mold wall and extending outwards from the surface of the bobbin. A plurality of standoffs and... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080036565 - Transformer: There is provided a joint structure of a wound iron core in which iron core characteristics can be enhanced by improving the distribution of magnetic flux within an iron core. A wound iron core is formed to provide a joining structure or a butt joining structure and a lap joining... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080030292 - Electromagnetic induction type processing apparatus: An electromagnetic induction type processing apparatus includes a coil and a functional device. The coil is configured to generate electromotive force from a magnetic field supplied from the outside. The functional device is configured to operate with the electromotive force and containing conductive substance having a conductivity with which eddy... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080030293 - Dc-dc converter: In a DC to DC converter, first and second primary windings are magnetically coupled to a first secondary winding. Third and fourth primary windings are magnetically coupled to a second secondary winding. The first and second primary windings are magnetically coupled to the first secondary winding. The third and fourth... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC