Inductor devices inventions 03/08

20080074225 - Inductor with thermally stable resistance: An inductor includes an inductor body having a top surface and a first and second opposite end surfaces. There is a void through the inductor body between the first and second opposite end surfaces. A thermally stable resistive element positioned through the void and turned toward the top surface to... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080074226 - Element for use in an inductive coupler for downhole components: An element for use in an inductive coupler for downhole components comprises an annular housing having a generally circular recess. The element further comprises a plurality of generally linear, magnetically conductive segments. Each segment includes a bottom portion, an inner wall portion, and an outer wall portion. The portions together... Agent: Jeffrey E. Daly Intelliserv, Inc

20080074227 - Inductor topologies with substantial common-mode and differential-mode inductance: An inductor (160) includes a core (162) that has a window (164). The core (162) includes a first core member (168) and a second core member (170). A first winding (176) is coupled to the first core member (168) and a second winding (178) is coupled to the second core... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080074229 - Differential inductor for use in integrated circuits: An inductor device in an integrated circuit includes a first winding portion, a bridge portion and a second winding portion. The integrated circuit has a first, a second, a third and a fourth metallization level. The first winding portion comprises a first metal line formed on the first metallization level... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080068118 - Method for adjusting mutual inductance and a transformer that implements the same: A method for adjusting mutual inductance is adapted for use in a transformer including a main core and two windings that are wound on the main core and that have the mutual inductance established therebetween. The method includes the steps of: (A) disposing an adjusting core between the windings and... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080068119 - Electric reactor of controlled reactive power and method to adjust the reactive power: An electric reactor of controlled reactive power is formed by a magnetic core, and at least one primary winding to which a main current is supplied to generate a main magnetic flow on the magnetic core. The reactor also includes at least a generator of the magnetic distortion field to... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080068120 - Inductive element: An inductive element comprises at least two core-parts including a magnetically permeable material and at least one winding of an electrical conductor which can be a foil winding, a stranded wire (litz) winding or a conventional wire winding. Each core-part has an elongated center piece with an outer winding surface.... Agent: Gallagher & Kennedy, P. A.

20080068121 - Transformer: The iron core characteristics of an amorphous iron core transformer degrade significantly when machining from material into a transformer. This phenomenon is suppressed to improve the iron core characteristics of the finished transformer products. In the present invention, an insulating thin film is formed in at least one side of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080061915 - Dry-type transformer with shielded core/coil assembly and method of manufacturing the same: The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein a core and coil assembly is disposed inside a protective case having an exterior surface that is at least partially covered with a conductive coating. An encasement comprising a dielectric resin encapsulates the protective case.... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20080061916 - Lateral piezoelectric driven highly tunable micro-electromechanical system (mems) inductor: A MEMS device comprising a substrate; an anchored end connected to the substrate; and an actuator comprising a first electrode; a piezoelectric layer over the first electrode; and multiple sets of second electrodes over the piezoelectric layer, wherein each of the sets of second electrodes being defined by a transverse... Agent: U S Army Research Laboratory Attn Amsrl Cs Cc Ip

20080061918 - Inductive component fabrication process: A process for fabricating elongated inductive components that have one or more conductors surrounded along their active length by a magnetic layer. A substrate is provided having one or more narrow, elongated deposition regions, each such region bordered on both elongated sides by elongated openings in the substrate, so that... Agent: Brian M. Dingman, Esq. Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLC

20080061917 - Low profile layered coil and cores for magnetic components: A low profile magnetic component with planar coil portion, polymer-based supporting structure and methods of fabrication.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080061919 - Insulators for transformers: The invention provides discrete insulators for an electrical transformer, made of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP).... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080055033 - Transformer and assembling process thereof: A transformer includes a magnetic core assembly, a circuit board, a plurality of pins and at least an interface layer. The magnetic core assembly includes a first magnetic part and a second magnetic part. The circuit board is arranged between the first magnetic part and the second magnetic part, and... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080055034 - Inductor using drum core and method for producing the same: An inductor comprises a drum core which comprises a sintered magnetic material and has a winding axis and a pair of collars in a plate shape provided on both ends of the winding axis. The inductor further comprises a coil conductor wound on the winding axis of the drum core,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080055035 - Supporting component, interference suppression coil device and method for the manufacture thereof: A supporting component (10) for assembling an inductive element comprises a base on the top face of which a protrusion for accommodating the inductive element is embodied, wherein a recess is provided in said protrusion for receiving an electronic component and/or a ferrite element. Furthermore, an interference suppression coil device... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080055036 - Electrical component tuned by conductive layer deletion: Techniques are disclosed for fabricating tunable electrical components in integrated circuits. For example, a method of tuning a value of an electrical component, such as a planar inductor, includes the steps of placing a conductive layer in proximity of the electrical component, and adjusting an amount of material that constitutes... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080055037 - Inductance variable device: A inductance variable device includes a first inductor, a second inductor magnetically coupled to the first inductor, a current source whose current is variable, electrically connected to the first inductor, and a current control unit. The current control unit controls a current flowing from the current source to the first... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.