Inductor devices inventions 06/09

20090160592 - Helical core on-chip power inductor: An on-chip inductor structure includes a conductive inductor coil and a helical ferromagnetic inductor core that is formed to wrap around the conductive coil. The coil is space-apart from the ferromagnetic core by intervening dielectric material. The helical core structure includes at least one magnetic gap lithographically formed in the... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20090160596 - Magnetic device: A magnetic device includes a circuit board, a magnetic induction element, an insulating structure and a plurality of conductive wire segments. The circuit board has at least one conductive layer. The magnetic induction element is disposed on the circuit board. The insulating structure covers the magnetic induction element. The insulating... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090160594 - Coiled component and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a coiled component includes a conductor wire including a portion coiled around a core and an end portion out of the core, a lead including a first end portion and a second end portion to which the end portion of the conductor wire is connected, and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090160593 - Structure for drawing out lead wires from a coil device: To prevent an exposed conductor portion from breaking and to maintain connection state between lead wires and a wiring board even when a load is added to the lead wires under the condition that the lead wires for a coil device is connected to and retained on the wiring board.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090160595 - Compact power semiconductor package and method with stacked inductor and integrated circuit die: A power semiconductor package is disclosed with high inductance rating while exhibiting a reduced foot print. It has a bonded stack of power IC die at bottom, a power inductor at top and a circuit substrate, made of leadframe or printed circuit board, in the middle. The power inductor has... Agent: Chein-hwa S. Tsao

20090153280 - Structure of transformer: A transformer includes a first bobbin piece, a second bobbin piece, a first pin, a second pin and a magnetic core assembly. The first bobbin piece has a first channel therein and a covering element, and a primary winding coil is wound on the first bobbin piece. The second bobbin... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20090153282 - Electronic component and production method thereof: There is provided an electronic component formed by adopting an adhesion reinforcement structure to an external electrode or the like, which is embedded in a protecting section made of a resin and part of which is exposed. Even when an external force is applied through the external electrode, the external... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090153281 - Method and system for an integrated circuit package with ferri/ferromagnetic layers: Methods and systems for an integrated circuit package with ferri/ferromagnetic layers are disclosed and may include processing a received signal via a hybrid including an integrated circuit bonded to a multi-layer package including integrated layers of ferrimagnetic material and/or ferromagnetic material, metal interconnect materials and insulating materials. The received signal... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090153283 - Miniature transformers adapted for use in galvanic isolators and the like: A component coil for constructing transformers and the transformer constructed therefrom are disclosed. The component coil includes a substrate having an insulating layer of material having top and bottom surfaces. First and second traces are included on the top and bottom surfaces. Each trace includes a spiral conductor. The inner... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090153284 - Inductor packaging for power converters: A vehicular power converter includes switches and first and second inductive components. The first and second inductive components have substantially adjacent portions and are coupled to the plurality of switches such that when current flows from the plurality of switches and through the first and second inductive components, flux generated... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090153285 - Method and apparatus for transferring energy in a power converter circuit: A reduced cost energy transfer element for power converter circuits. In one embodiment, an energy transfer element according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a magnetic element having an external surface with at least a first winding and a second winding wound around the external surface of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090146768 - Magnetic device unit and fixing component thereof: A magnetic device unit disposed on a circuit board is disclosed. The magnetic device comprises a magnetic device and a fixing component. The magnetic device has a conductive wire wound thereon. The conductive wire has a terminal. The fixing component is disposed on the circuit board and comprises a main... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20090146772 - Inductive device including permanent magnet and associated methods: The radio frequency (RF) inductor includes a core being electrically non-conductive and ferrimagnetic, and having a toroidal shape, and a wire coil thereupon. At least one permanent magnet body is at a fixed position within the interior of the core, and an electrically conductive RF shielding layer is on the... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090146769 - Light-weight, conduction-cooled inductor: A lightweight inductor for the motor controller of an aircraft starter includes a toroidal inductor core divided into multiple sections that are separated by a thermally conductive, but electrically insulating, material. The inductor core is wound with wire and positioned inside of an electrically and thermally conductive container, which acts... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090146770 - Planar-like inductor coupling structure: A planar-like inductor coupling structure includes a first planar inductor embedded in an insulating material layer and a second planar inductor also embedded in the insulating material layer. The first planar inductor and the second planar inductor are substantially at the same height, and have a portion in a horizontal... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090146771 - Apparatus for generating secondary electricity from an electromagnetic field around a wire: Disclosed is an apparatus for generating secondary electricity from an electromagnetic field around a wire. The apparatus includes a coil unit, a wire and a rectifier. The coil unit comprising a highly magnetically conductive ring and a coil provided wound around the highly magnetically conductive ring. The wire is wound... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090140829 - Filtering choke arrangement: A polyphase filtering choke arrangement of a power electronics appliance, more particularly of a frequency converter. which arrangement comprises two separate magnetic cores, around both of which a polyphase winding is arranged, particularly for filtering the harmonics of a network current and the common-mode noise currents, wherein both the magnetic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090140830 - Low viscosity mono-unsaturated acid-containing oil-based dielectric fluids: Disclosed herein are a dielectric fluid composition and a method thereof. Also disclosed are viscosity modifiers and a method of lowering the viscosity of an oil-based dielectric fluid. The composition includes an oil with a high mono-unsaturated fatty acid content and one or more fatty acid alkyl esters, each having... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090140831 - Coil for producing a magnetic field: The invention relates to a coil for producing a magnetic field having at least one winding (12), which is manufactured from a superconductor, is cast into a plastic and whose winding end (19) which is arranged at the circumference (13) of the winding (12) is used for making contact with... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP