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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117735 | Two piece bi-metal coil terminal and electrical coil assembly incorporating same An electrical coil assembly utilizing a bi-metallic two-piece terminal construction and a method of manufacturing same are provided. The inner terminal structure utilizes a material that aids in the touchless attachment of the fine gauge magnetic wire to the inner t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112873 | Backplane wiring for an input-output panel used for front or rear access According to one embodiment, an input-output (I-O) panel is transformed. The I-O panel is configured to couple to an array of first midplane connectors of a first shelf configured according to a first format, where the first shelf has rear access. The I-O panel comp... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112872 | Method of manufacturing a coil component A coil component having an easily discernible orientation, and a method of producing such a coil component that facilitates the injection of resin. A coil component includes a core with a winding portion, first and second flanges disposed on either end of the windin... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108984 | Method for manufacturing integrated circuit inductors having slotted magnetic material Methods of manufacture of integrated circuit inductors having slotted magnetic material will be described. The methods may employ electro- or electroless plating techniques to form a layer or layers of magnetic material within the slotted magnetic material structure... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8082655 | Integrated winding structure for a magnetic core A method includes forming a winding structure from a single sheet of electrically conductive material, where the winding structure includes a winding base and multiple winding extensions extending from the winding base as a continuous piece of the electrically condu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079134 | Method of enhancing on-chip inductance structure utilizing silicon through via technology A method is provided that utilizes silicon through via technology, to build a Toroid into the chip with the addition of a layer of magnetic material such as Nickel above and below the T-coil stacked multi-ring structure. This allows the connection between the inner ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8056212 | Coil and method of forming the coil A reactor coil 12 has a first coil element 121 formed by winding one flat type wire 17 edgewisely and rectangularly in a manner in which the wound flat type wire 17 is stacked rectangularly and cylindrically, and a second coil element ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8006370 | Method for sealing a housing A method for sealing a housing includes providing a base plate of the housing with at least one opening; providing an electrical connection that extends through the base plate from an inner side to an outer side of the base plate; and applying a sealing compound int... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996985 | Method of making a relay A method of making a relay includes: preparing a relay core member; coupling first, second and third terminals to the relay core member by moving the same horizontally relative to the relay core member such that terminal portions of the first, second and third termi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987580 | Method of fabricating conductor crossover structure for power inductor A method of fabricating conducting crossover structures for power inductors comprises providing a first lead frame array including first lead frames, providing a second lead frame array including said second lead frames, stamping one side of a second lead frame arra... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987581 | High power manufacturing friendly transformer Transformers having bobbins that are constructed in such a way that pre-formed secondary windings (e.g., resembling springs) may be slipped onto the bobbins after a primary winding has been wound onto the bobbin. Additionally, the secondary windings may also serve a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979977 | 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... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971340 | Planar grooved power inductor structure and method An inductor may include a planar ferrite core. A first group of one or more grooves is formed in a first side of the ferrite core. A second group of two or more grooves is formed in a second side of the ferrite core. The grooves in the first and second groups are or... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963021 | Inductor embedded in substrate, manufacturing method thereof, micro device package, and manufacturing method of cap for micro device package An inductor embedded in a substrate, including a substrate, a coil electrode formed by filling a metal in a spiral hole formed on the substrate, an insulation layer formed on the substrate, and an external connection pad formed on the insulation layer to be connecte... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7930816 | Methods for manufacturing flow meter insert A method of manufacturing an electromagnetic flow meter assembly is disclosed. The method comprises forming an insert from a deformable material, forming at least one reinforcing component; arranging the reinforcing component around a portion of the insert, and bond... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926166 | Method of making an electromagnetic interference shield An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield according to one embodiment generally includes a frame and a cover. The frame includes peripheral walls each having at least one folded portion forming an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall. The cover includes a lid por... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905009 | Method of forming a transformer coil A method of forming a transformer coil, wherein first and second fibrous layers are provided. Each of the first and second fibrous layers includes a fabric formed from a plurality of interconnected fibers and a plurality of spacers affixed to the fabric and protrudi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905008 | Method of manufacturing a coil component There is provided a method of manufacturing a coil component, where a first insulation layer is formed on a first magnetic substrate, an insulation film is formed on the first insulation layer, a coil conductor is formed on the insulation film, another insulation fi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7882614 | Method for providing a power inductor A method for providing a power inductor comprises forming a first magnetic core material having first and second ends and an inner cavity that extends from the first end to the second end; forming a first notch in the first magnetic core material that projects inwar... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882615 | Method of making a transformer having a stacked core with a cruciform leg The present invention is directed to a method of forming a transformer having a stacked core, which includes upper and lower yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes one or more inner legs. Each of the upper and lower yokes is formed from a stac... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7836578 | Method of fabricating coil-embedded inductor A method of fabricating a coil-embedded inductor provides steps for obtaining uniform density of coil-embedded inductor. The cavity of a first die is filled with dust before being flipped, and then filled with dust a second time. The dust in the cavity is pressed on... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7788794 | Disc-wound transformer with foil conductor and method of manufacturing the same A transformer and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The transformer includes a coil assembly mounted to a leg of a core. The coil assembly includes a low voltage coil and an insulation spool disposed over the low voltage coil. The insulation spool is ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7752735 | Coil bus transformer and a method of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same. The transformer has high and low voltage coils mounted to legs of a core. Each low voltage coil includes conductor sheeting having opposing first and second ends and opposing first an... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7721414 | Method of manufacturing 3-D spiral stacked inductor on semiconductor material A method of manufacturing a 3-D spiral stacked inductor is provided having a substrate with a plurality of turns in a plurality of levels wherein the number of levels increases from an inner turn to the outer turn of the inductor. First and second connecting portion... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7644488 | Method to form a conductive device Electrical interfaces formed into a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The p... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631415 | Method for assembling a programmer for a medical device A method for assembling a programmer for a medical device includes assembling a housing member, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a plate member in a stacked z-axis configuration. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7594314 | Method for building a device having fluidic and electrical functions A method for building a device having fluidic and electrical functions includes the steps of: mounting a building part with fluidic and electrical functions on a substrate that is provided with a fluidic circuit; fluidically connecting the building part with the sub... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7568276 | Apparatus for producing an inductor An apparatus for producing an electronic inductor includes a coil winder, a locator of inductor, and a spot electric welder. The coil winder includes a brushless DC motor, a single chip for controlling the DC brushless motor and a digital display screen. Locator of ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7523542 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic element There are provided a magnetic element capable of enhancing magnetic permeability of a magnetic member, improving a direct current superposition characteristic, and improving production efficiency and a method of manufacturing the magnetic element. The magnetic eleme... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520046 | Method and article of manufacturing for designing a transformer Various techniques directed to the design and construction of transformers are disclosed. In one aspect, a computer system according to embodiments of the present invention includes instructions stored on a storage media which when executed by a processor performs t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509727 | Method of making a transformer A transformer and method of making includes first half primary and secondary windings as metallic circuits that are etched on a metallic cladding of a first liquid crystal polymer (LCP) sheet. Secondary windings are positioned in spaced relation to the primary windi... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7497005 | Method for forming an inductor A method of fabricating an inductor includes selecting a substrate, depositing a layer of magnetic material on the substrate, depositing an insulating layer on the magnetic material layer, forming a inductor pattern from gold on the insulating layer, depositing a se... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7487581 | Method of manufacturing an inverter device By providing a plurality of semiconductor chips that are connected in parallel and constitute one arm of an inverter; a first conductor to which a face on one side of said plurality of semiconductor chips is connected; a wide conductor to which a face on the other s... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7480980 | Planar magnetic inductor and method for manufacturing the same A planar magnetic inductor and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The planar magnetic inductor comprises an insulating oxide magnetic layer formed on a substrate, a conductive coil separated from a lower surface of the insulating oxide magnetic layer ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7467457 | Method of coupling a device to a mating part A coupling between a device and a mating part includes an elastic material and perhaps a tensioner coupled to the elastic material. The elastic material is wrapped around at least part of the device. The tensioner or other method is used to stretch the elastic mater... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441320 | Method of validating manufacturing configurations during hardware assembly The present invention is a method and system for manufacturing an electronic device, such as a data storage device. The method includes generating a register including a desired device configuration. The register may include an identifier and radio signal informatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437817 | Process for fabricating hollow electroactive devices A process for fabricating a ceramic electroactive transducer of a predetermined shape is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of providing a suitably shaped core having an outer surface, attaching a first conductor to the outer surface of the core, coating an ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439840 | Methods and apparatuses for high-performing multi-layer inductors Embodiments of the present invention may provide for high-performing inductor structures utilizing multi-layer organic stackups. In particular, these high-performing inductor structures may be formed of one or more stitched metal layer building blocks, which are eac... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434306 | Integrated transformer A transformer comprises a substrate comprising a semiconductor material, a first conductor over the substrate, a second conductor over the substrate, and a magnetic layer over the substrate. The first conductor defines a generally spiral-shaped signal path having at... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432794 | Variable integrated inductor A variable integrated inductor is described herein which has an inductance value that can be switched between two or more values. In the preferred embodiment, the variable integrated inductor includes a multi-loop primary inductor which is electromagnetically couple... | 10/07/2008 |
