Inductor devices inventions 05/09

20090134964 - Lead frame-based discrete power inductor: A lead frame-based discrete power inductor is disclosed. The power inductor includes top and bottom lead frames, the leads of which form a coil around a single closed-loop magnetic core. The coil includes interconnections between inner and outer contact sections of the top and bottom lead frames, the magnetic core... Agent: Schein & Cai LLP

20090134965 - Efficient methodology for the decoupling for multi-loop rf coil geometries for magnetic resonance imaging: A multi-loop RF coil includes a plurality of channels and is formed of a plurality of coil elements. The coil includes a pair of coil elements that at least partially overlap with one another as part of a geometric decoupling scheme between the pair of coil elements.... Agent: Leason Ellis LLP

20090128273 - Inductor winder: An electrically insulating bobbin surrounds the magnetic core of an inductor. The bobbin includes a number of channels to receive wire for making an inductor. When wire is positioned in the channels, the wire is wound around the inductor core, but insulated from the inductor core and the other turns... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090128274 - Inductor using bulk metallic glass material: Inductors using bulk metallic glass (BMG) material and associated methods are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes an electrically conductive core material, an electrically insulative material coupled with the electrically conductive core material, and a magnetic bulk metallic glass (BMG) material coupled with the electrically insulative material, wherein... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Cpa Global

20090128275 - Inductor and its manufacturing method: An inductor 10 has a magnetic body 11 of a rectangular solid shape and a coil 12 embedded in the magnetic body 11. The coil 12 integrally has a part constituted by a helically wound coil wire, two leader parts 12a provided at the two ends of the wound part,... Agent: Law Office Of Katsuhiro Arai

20090128276 - Light weight reworkable inductor: An electrical inductor has at least one wire wound core. When the wire wound core is placed within the shell at least one cavity is present. This cavity is filled with a powder to provide the inductor with better thermal and electrical properties.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090128277 - Transformer: A transformer 10 has a first core CR1, a second core CR2, a first transformer primary winding W1, a coil 45, a coil 46 and a coil 47. The second core CR2 is integrally formed with the first core CR1. The first transformer primary winding W1 is wound onto the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090128278 - Switched mode power supply transformer: A switched mode power supply transformer for use in a modular switched mode power supply, the transformer comprising a primary winding, a magnetic core and at least one configurable secondary winding so as to provide a switched mode power supply transformer that is small in size, low in weight, is... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090128279 - Integrated circuit device: An integrated circuit device includes: a main interconnect; and a coil located on one side of the main interconnect at a position fixed with respect to the main interconnect, the coil having a central axis extending in a direction crossing the extending direction of the main interconnect. An induction current... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090121818 - Air core inductor including a flux inhibiting member: An air core inductor includes an inductor member formed in a plurality of coils. The inductor member includes a first end portion, a second end portion and a hollow core portion. The air core inductor also includes at least one stray flux inhibiting member provided on one of the first... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090121819 - Magnetic coupler: A magnetic coupler having higher response is provided. The magnetic coupler includes a thin film coil wound in a first layer; a first MR element being disposed in a second layer, and detecting an induced magnetic field generated by a signal current flowing through the thin film coil; and yokes... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090121820 - Core and method for producing core: Disclosed is a highly heat-resistant core which has a dust core as a base body. A dust core obtained by press-molding magnetic powder particles particles each of which are covered with an insulating film is used as the base body. An inorganic heat-resistant insulating film is formed on at least... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090115564 - Systems and methods for forming an isolated transformer: A transformer to isolate a primary winding from a signal winding include a primary substrate (which may comprise a printed circuit board (PCB)) and a secondary substrate. The primary and secondary substrates may each have three openings to allow first and second E-E core halves to be joined therebetween. A... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090115559 - Inductive component: An inductive component includes a coil former comprising connection pins, a first winding and a second winding on the coil former, and protective components comprising either a PTC element or a polyswitch. The protective components are connected directly to the coil former; and the protective components and the windings are... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090115560 - Inductor/transformer and manufacturing method thereof: A manufacturing method for the inductor/transformer is disclosed. A simulator is used to simulate the inductance, the quality factor, and the self-resonance frequency of said inductor/transformer to generate at least one group of the area size, the number of the conductive layer, the line width, the number of turns, and/or... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090115561 - Planar core structure: Generally, a low-profile planar core structure for use in magnetic components and related processes are presented herein. More specifically, the planar core structure provides a relatively large winding area that reduces heat dissipation, reduces leakage inductance, and allows for a low-profile design. The planar core structure has a center core... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090115563 - Laminated inductor and method of manufacture of same: A laminated inductor includes: a laminate; a pair of external electrodes arranged on the outer surfaces of the laminate respectively; and a coil, arranged within the laminate and formed by electrically connecting a plurality of strip-like conductor patterns. The conductor patterns have: a pair of broad faces, intersecting the lamination... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090115562 - Spiral inductor: A spiral inductor is provided. The spiral inductor includes a first spiral conductive trace with at least one turn, a second spiral conductive trace, and a connector. The first spiral conductive trace comprises an outer end and an inner end. The second spiral conductive trace surrounds a portion of the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP