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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362203 | Multi-tap microelectromechanical inductor An apparatus, system, method, and article for a multi-tap microelectromechanical inductor are described. The apparatus may include an inductor formed on a substrate, a switching mechanism contacting the inductor to vary inductance of said inductor; and a disconnect ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6369684 | Variable inductor A variable inductor includes a coil and an inductance trimming member disposed on an insulating substrate. The inductance trimming member is disposed outside of an area where the coil is located. By exposing the inductance trimming member to a laser beam,... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6194248 | Chip electronic part The present invention is a chip electronic part having: a ceramic member; a conductor pattern formed on the surface of the ceramic member; an insulating protective layer formed on the conductor pattern; an external electrode which is formed at least one e... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6040226 | Method for fabricating a thin film inductor A method is provided for the manufacture of precision electronic components such as resistors, inductors, and capacitors on a polymer or ceramic surface. The electronic components can be deposited and trimmed to precise or matched values without having pr... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5724018 | Device with four-legged coil A switching device with a four-legged coil and specially designed plug-in locations on the device housing. The first type of plug-in location is connected to the first winding end and will only accept a first type shape-coded connecting terminal. The seco... | 03/03/1998 |
| 4441092 | Variable inductance with variable pickoff and variable flux medium permeability A variable inductor includes a coil, a moveable contactor, and moveable magnetic material caused to move proximate the coil and simultaneously with the contactor. The contactor establishes first and second portions of the coil and, relative to the conditi... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4412200 | Variable inductor with carriage for multiple trolley wheels As part of a moveable carriage assembly, a plurality of trolley wheels are capable of being driven, in worm-gear fashion, along a coil which is rotatable about its axis. One end of the coil is conductive and the other end of the coil is preferably non-con... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4408177 | Variable inductor having extended useable frequency range A plurality of moveable contactors may travel along a rotating coil, one end of which is conductive and the other end of which is non-conductive. Two or more electrically interconnected moveable contactors effect a shorting across unused electrical turns ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4307278 | Control device for parallel induction heating coils A device for controlling the heat generated by induction coils in a multiple induction heating coil furnace. Multiple induction coils provide parallel cylindrical passages having axial lengths and fixed diameters through which elongated workpieces are mov... | 12/22/1981 |
| 3958196 | Coil tuning apparatus The method of and apparatus for changing the inductance of a high power air core coil through the process of selectively shorting out predetermined numbers of turns. The apparatus comprises a conductive belt which is positioned interior the coil whereby t... | 05/18/1976 |
