Inductor devices inventions 05/08

20080122566 - Heat pipe supplemented transformer cooling: A method for cooling a transformer and transformer apparatuses are implemented. A transformer apparatus, according to one embodiment, comprises: a conduction cooled electrical transformer (240) mounted to a cold plate (252); and a heat pipe (262) for supplementing cooling of the transformer (240), the heat pipe (262) comprising a first... Agent: Oral Caglar Honeywell International Inc.

20080122570 - Power transmission coil: A power transmission coil is configured by: a coil (1) wound in a plane; and a magnetic shield member (2) disposed on the rear surface of the coil (1). A most part, e.g. 65% or more, and preferably 70% or more of the area of the surface of the magnetic... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080122567 - Spiral inductors on a substrate: Reducing the parasitic capacitance between adjacent traces of a spiral inductor can improve the quality factor of the inductor. To reduce the parasitic capacitance, the substrate material adjacent to the traces of the spiral inductor can be removed. The substrate material coupled to the traces of the spiral inductor can... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080122568 - Variable inductor: Provided herein is a variable inductor, comprising a substrate having a surface layer and an inner layer, a plurality of fixed inductors disposed on the substrate, a signal microstrip line serially connecting the fixed inductors to form a serial fixed inductor, a conductive sheet, a signal input terminal, and a... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080122569 - Coil structure for high frequency transformer: The present invention provides a continuous conductive planar coil structure. The continuous conductive planar coil structure includes a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a coil body and a projection plane parallel to the coil body, wherein a first projection on the projection plane is formed by the first... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080117009 - Mounting device, support device for a toroidal core choke, and inductive component: A mounting device for a toroidal core, preferably insertable into a toroidal core, has a catch device and thus fixable on a counterpart, as well as a support device for a toroidal core choke. The support device has at least one catch device on which mounting device can be fixed.... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20080117010 - Ignition coil and method of manufacturing the same: An ignition coil includes a primary coil and a secondary coil, a magnetic member through which a magnetic flux generated by the primary coil and the secondary coil passes, a resin case for accommodating therein the magnetic member, the primary coil and the secondary coil, and an insulating resin for... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080117011 - Inductors having input/output paths on opposing sides: An on-chip inductor can include an outer inductor portion that separates an inner region of the inductor from an outer region of the inductor outside the inductor. An interconnect inductor portion is electrically coupled to the main inductor portion wherein the interconnect inductor portion can include extension portions that follow... Agent: Robert N. Crouse Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080117012 - Winding assembly: A winding assembly for a transformer includes a wire winding and a sheet winding. The wire winding includes a spirally wound insulated wire and the sheet winding includes a metallic winding sheet that forms a single turn winding. Instead of winding the wire winding on a bobbin, sleeve or the... Agent: Gallagher & Kennedy, P. A.

20080117013 - Inductance assembly for an electric machine: The present invention is generally concerned with an inductance assembly that is so configured and sized as to be inserted inside the cooling assembly of an electric machine to thereby decrease the overall volume of the machine.... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080117014 - Nanocrystalline core for a current sensor, single and double-stage energy meters and current probes containing them: A nanocrystallised tape-wound core without a localised airgap, consisting of a nanocrystalline material with the following atomic composition: [Fe1-aNia] 100xyzaβγCuxSiyBzNbaM′βM″γ, wherein a≦0.3, 0.6≦x≦1.5, 10≦y≦17, 5≦z≦14, 2≦a≦6, β≦7, γ≦8, M′ is at least one of the elements V, Cr, Al and Zn, M″ is at least one of the elements C,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080111657 - Vertical winding structures for planar magnetic switched-mode power converters: A vertical winding structure for planar integrated magnetics used in switched-mode power converters maintains close coupling between the different windings but reduces the eddy current losses, lowers the DC winding resistance and reduces the number of layers of the PCB. Vertical and horizontal windings can be used together without sacrificing... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20080106363 - Wire-winding common mode choke: A wire-winding common mode choke has a body, a first coil and a second coil. The body has two channels respectively defined in two lateral sides of the body and at least two steps. Each step has a first folding end and a second folding end. The first and second... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080106364 - Spiral-shaped closed magnetic core and integrated micro-inductor comprising one such closed magnetic core: The closed magnetic core is designed for use for an integrated micro-inductor. The magnetic core has the form of a spiral preferably substantially rectangular spiral. The spiral comprises two ends joined to one another by a closing segment. The magnetic core can be formed by a plurality of branches and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100407 - Planar coil component, method for winding end connection thereof and resonance transformer: A planar coil component includes terminal metal fittings that include a crimping part, a terminal parts and a junction, and a bobbin on which a winding is wound. The bobbin has a terminal board including insertion holes. The terminal part is inserted from an upper surface of the terminal board... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080100409 - Coil component: The invention relates to surface-mount type coil components having a mounting surface for mounting them on a printed circuit board or hybrid IC (HIC) and provides a low-cost coil component having a low direct-current resistance. A common mode filter includes a bridge conductor layer which has a bridge conductor one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100408 - Inductor structure: An inductor structure is disclosed in the present invention. The inductor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate, in which a spiral first conductive layer and the topmost interconnect of a multilevel interconnection structure are simultaneously formed in a first dielectric layer, the first conductive layer has the same material... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080100410 - Soft magnetic alloy powder, compact, and inductance element: A soft magnetic alloy powder containing Fe—Ni-based crystal particles is provided as one capable of adequately reducing core loss of a powder magnetic core and achieving satisfactory magnetic characteristics at an effective operating temperature of an element. The present invention provides a soft magnetic alloy powder containing Fe—Ni-based crystal particles... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC