Inductor devices inventions 07/08

20080180207 - Inverter transformer and inverter power module having the same for use in electric/electronic device: An inverter power module for use in an electric/electronic device includes a driving circuit board, a power transformer mounted on the driving circuit board, an inverter transformer mounted on the driving circuit board, and a blocking unit to block a magnetic flux that is generated from the inverter transformer from... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080180204 - Multiple-level inductance: An inductive element formed of planar windings in different conductive levels, the windings being formed in a number of levels smaller by one unit than the number of windings, two of the windings being interdigited in a same level.... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080180205 - Transformer structure: A transformer includes a primary winding coil, a plurality of conductive pieces, a bobbin and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a plurality of hollow partition plates and a wall portion. The wall portion is arranged between every two adjacent hollow partition plates to form a channel and a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080180206 - Coil transducer with reduced arcing and improved high voltage breakdown performance characteristics: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of coil transducers and galvanic isolators configured to provide high voltage isolation and high voltage breakdown performance characteristics in small packages. A coil transducer is provided across which data or power signals may be transmitted and received by primary and secondary coils disposed on opposing... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080174393 - Cooling systems for variable speed drives and inductors: A plastic liquid cooled variable speed drive or inductor provided. The cooler provides lightweight, space conservative, corrosive free cooling to the components as well as provides a mounting area for modules. A cooler can be mounted to the core of an inductor to absorb heat generated by the core losses.... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080174395 - Inductor structure: An inductor structure, including a winding turn layer and a shielding layer, is provided. The winding turn layer is disposed above a substrate. The winding turn layer has a plurality of turns, in which one of the turns is grounded. The shielding layer is disposed between the winding turn layer... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080174394 - Symmetrical differential inductor: A symmetrical differential inductor including a first spiral conducting wire and a second spiral conducting wire is provided. The first spiral conducting wire has a first end and a second end, and the second end whirls in spiral fashion towards a central portion of a spiral structure of the first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080174396 - Transformers and baluns: A transformer includes a primary coil assembly and a secondary coil assembly juxtaposed in a stack and which are electromagnetically inductively coupled and substantially symmetrical to one another. The primary coil assembly includes a plurality of primary coils coplanar with first insulation layers, respectively, and symmetrical to each other, and... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080174397 - High quality factor, low volume, air-core inductor: A spirally-wound inductor having a tapered conductor. The height of the conductor increases from a smaller height near the center of the inductor to a greater height at the outer edge of the inductor. A spherically-shaped inductor and methods for manufacturing the spherically-shaped inductor. The spherically-shaped inductor has a series... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080174398 - Planar spiral inductor structure having enhanced q value: Within a method for fabricating an inductor structure there is first provided a substrate. There is then formed over the substrate a planar spiral conductor layer to form a planar spiral inductor, wherein a successive series of spirals within the planar spiral conductor layer is formed with a variation in... Agent: Tung & Associates

20080169894 - sensor coil and method of manufacturing same: An electronic component in accordance with the invention includes a body, such as a base, having a high magnetic permeability material applied to an external surface thereof and a wire winding wound about at least a portion of the high magnetic permeability material. In a preferred form, the body is... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080169895 - Spiral inductor with multi-trace structure: A spiral inductor with a multi-trace structure having an insulating layer disposed on a substrate. A first spiral conductive trace with multiple turns is disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the outermost turn and the innermost turn of the first spiral conductive trace have a first end and a second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080169896 - Microminiature power converter: A microminiature power converter includes a semiconductor substrate on which a semiconductor integrated circuit is formed, and a thin magnetic induction element. The magnetic induction element includes a magnetic insulating substrate having first and second principal planes and a plurality of through-holes. A coil is formed on a central region... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080164966 - Electrical component with a cooling circuit for underwater operation: An electrical component with winding conductors, particularly a transformer, includes a cooling circuit with a heat exchanging unit. Cooling elements of the heat exchanging unit can be flowed around by a first liquid, particularly seawater, thus enabling an effective exchange of the heat resulting during the operation of the electrical... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080164967 - Inductance element: An inductance element includes: a first conductor formed into a rectangle spiral shape; and a second conductor formed into a rectangle spiral shape corresponding to the first conductor and provided to correspond to the first conductor element via a dielectric layer, wherein a first inner peripheral end of the first... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080164968 - Insulation alement and toroidal core throttle: A toroidal core choke includes a toroidal core and an insulating part. The insulating part includes a separating device for separating winding spaces on the toroidal core. The separating device includes a divider and a spacer on an end of the divider. A width of the divider is less than... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080157915 - Flame retardant, electrically-conductive pressure sensitive adhesive materials and methods of making the same: Halogen-free, flame retardant, electrically-conductive adhesive materials are disclosed herein, which may be suitable for use with electromagnetic interference shielding devices. In one embodiment the adhesive material may include an adhesive, electrically-conductive material dispersed throughout the adhesive, and flame retardant dispersed throughout the adhesive. The flame retardant may remain distinct from... Agent: Anthony G. Fussner

20080157908 - Insulating member: An ignition coil, which includes a primary coil and a secondary coil, has an electrical insulating member. The electrical insulating member includes an insulating material being a base material. The electrical insulating member further includes a reactive agent being an additive added to the insulating material for causing dehydration-decomposition, so... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080157909 - Non-contact power supply having built-in coupling detection device and coupling detection method thereof: The configurations of a non-contact power supply and a coupling detection method thereof are provided. The proposed non-contact power supply includes a detachable transformer including a primary side, a current sensor coupled to the primary side and sensing a primary side current and a controller coupled to the current sensor,... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP Tri-valley Office

20080157910 - Amorphous soft magnetic layer for on-die inductively coupled wires: On-die inductively coupled wires and a method of making on-die inductively coupled wires are described. The on-die inductively coupled wires include a first wire to carry a first current, a surface area bounded by a second wire, and, an amorphous soft magnetic layer to couple magnetic flux induced by the... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080157911 - Soft magnetic layer for on-die inductively coupled wires with high electrical resistance: On-die inductively coupled wires and a method of making on-die inductively coupled wires are described. The on-die inductively coupled wires include a first wire to carry a first current, a surface area bounded by a second wire, and, a layer to couple magnetic flux induced by said the first current... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080157912 - Monolithic inductor: This invention discloses a monolithic inductor including a body made by compressing a magnetic powder, a coil positioned in the body, and a permanent magnet positioned in the body and in a magnetic circuit formed by applying current to the coil. The monolithic inductor of this invention includes the magnetic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080157913 - Spiral inductor: The present invention relates to a spiral inductor for use in a semiconductor device. The spiral inductor comprises a dielectric layer formed of a plurality of layers stacked on a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of curved metal lines formed in the dielectric layers which are serially connected in order... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080157914 - Lamp transformer assembly: Disclosed is a lamp transformer assembly, transformer winding arrangement and method of assembling a transformer assembly and lamp igniter transformer core. The lamp transformer assembly comprises a transformer core comprising two or more core members, wherein the core members ends are adapted to provide a transformer core with axially distributed... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP