Patents Examined by Elvin G. Enad
  • Patent number: 11640867
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes a multilayer body that is formed by stacking a plurality of insulating layers on top of one another and that has a coil built into the inside thereof; and a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode that are electrically connected to the coil. The coil is formed by electrically connecting a plurality of coil conductors, which are stacked together with insulating layers, to one another. A first main surface of the multilayer body is a mounting surface. A stacking direction of the multilayer body and an axial direction of the coil are parallel to the mounting surface. The coil includes a plurality of different coil conductors having different coil diameters, and shortest distances from the first main surface to the coil conductors are identical for all of the plurality of different coil conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuo Hirukawa
  • Patent number: 11640866
    Abstract: A coil component includes a body, a coil portion embedded in the body, first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other on an external surface of the body and connected to the coil portion, and an identification portion in which a plurality of fine patterns spaced apart from one another are grouped and which is disposed on the external surface of the body. Each of the plurality of fine patterns includes an insulating resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ho Han, Sung Sik Shin, Jae Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11640868
    Abstract: To provide a new type of coil component capable of providing a high inductance and excellent in insulation reliability. A coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with an insulating body, a first external electrode provided on a surface of the insulating body, a second external electrode provided on a surface of the insulating body, and a coil conductor provided between the first external electrode and the second external electrode. In the coil conductor, a conductor pattern having a larger potential difference from the second external electrode is arranged farther from the second external electrode, and a conductor pattern having a larger potential difference from the first external electrode is arranged farther from the first external electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Nagano, Hidekazu Teshigawara
  • Patent number: 11636973
    Abstract: A device includes a core having a first end and a second end, and first and second wires wound around the core, each of the first and second wires having 1st to Nth turns counting from the first end to the second end, the 1st to Nth turns including an i?1th turn, an ith turn, a jth turn, and a j+1th turn, where j is greater than i. The ith turn of the first wire is closer to the first end than the ith turn of the second wire, the i?1th turn of the second wire is closer to the first end than the ith turn of the first wire, and the i?1th turn of the first wire is closer to the first end than the i?1th turn of the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Tomonari, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Kazunori Arimitsu, Yuma Komaya
  • Patent number: 11636968
    Abstract: A multi-phase inductor includes a core made of a magnetic material; at least two phase windings surrounding the core for inducing a magnetic field in the core, such that a common mode inductance (LCM) is provided for the at least two phase windings; and an adjustment member made of a magnetic material, which adjustment member has at least two legs, which are interconnected with each other at an inner end and which are touching the core at an outer end to provide a differential mode inductance (LDM) for the at least two phase windings; wherein the outer end of each leg of the adjustment member overlays an axial side of the core and/or each leg of the adjustment member has a varying thickness between the inner end and the outer end to adjust the differential mode inductance (LDM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Wunsch, Uwe Drofenik, Stanislav Skibin, Gernot Riedel, Ville Samuel Forsstrom
  • Patent number: 11631524
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: an element body part 10 and a coil 30 of spiral shape constituted by multiple turn units 32 connected in a coil axial direction; wherein each turn unit 32 has, in a cross-sectional view in the width direction of the turn unit 32, a flat side 40 that extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the coil axis of the coil 30; and the point of intersection 48 between a figure line 42 corresponding to the longest part in a first direction, and a figure line 44 corresponding to the longest part in the second direction, with respect to the coil axis, is positioned on the figure line 42 within one-quarter of the figure line away from one end 50 on the side 40 or from the other end 52 opposing the side 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Maruyama, Noriyuki Mabuchi, Ichiro Yokoyama, Masataka Kohara, Keiichi Nozawa, Masakazu Okazaki, Hideaki Hoshino, Tomoyuki Oyoshi, Takehumi Yamada, Chikako Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11631531
    Abstract: A coil component is provided. The coil component includes a body having one surface and the other surface, opposing each other, and including a plurality of wall surfaces respectively connecting the one surface and the other surface, a coil portion embedded in the body, first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other on one surface of the body, and respectively connected to the coil portion, a groove formed continuously along an edge of the other surface of the body, and a stress relieving portion disposed on the other surface of the body to fill at least a portion of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Ik Park
  • Patent number: 11631527
    Abstract: A coil component includes a main body portion containing resin, a coil provided in the main body portion, and an outer electrode electrically connected to the coil. A recess extending from a top surface of the main body portion toward a bottom surface thereof is provided in the side surface of the main body portion. The outer electrode is disposed in the recess, and a wall layer is interposed between the outer electrode and the inner surface of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Kurobe
  • Patent number: 11626231
    Abstract: A coil electronic component includes a body having first to fourth surfaces, an insulating substrate disposed in the body, coil portions disposed on opposing surfaces of the insulating substrate, respectively, a first lead-out portion connected to one of the coil portions and exposed from the first and third surfaces, a second lead-out portion connected to another of the coil portions and exposed from the second and third surfaces, and first and second external electrodes covering the first and second lead-out portions, respectively. The insulating substrate includes a support portion supporting the coil portions, a first end portion extending from the support portion and including end surfaces respectively exposed from the first and third surfaces and spaced apart from each other, and a second end portion extending from the support portion and including end surfaces exposed from the second and third surfaces and spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon
  • Patent number: 11626235
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: an element body part 10 that is formed containing a magnetic material; a coil 40 that is embedded within the element body part 10 and constituted by a wound conductive wire; lead wires 44a, 44b that are extended from the conductive wire and are led out from the coil 40; and terminal parts 70a, 70b that are joined to the lead wires 44a, 44b; wherein tip parts 46a, 46b of the lead wires 44a, 44b, each having a prescribed length from the tip, are embedded in the element body part 10 and also extend along the bottom face 22 of the element body part 10, and the terminal parts 70a, 70b are joined to the tip parts 46a, 46b of the lead wires 44a, 44b on the bottom face 22 of the element body part 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keizo Kawamura, Jun Ogasawara, Toshimasa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11626233
    Abstract: There are provided a chip electronic component and a board having the same. The chip electronic component includes: a substrate; a first internal coil part disposed on one surface of the substrate; a second internal coil part disposed on the other surface of the substrate opposing one surface thereof; a via penetrating through the substrate to connect the first and second internal coil parts to each other; and first and second via pads disposed on one surface and the other surface of the substrate, respectively, to cover the via, wherein the first and second via pads are extended in a direction toward portions of the first and second internal coil parts adjacent thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11621123
    Abstract: A multi-coil inductor includes a plurality of stacked inductor units. Each of the inductor units comprises: a magnetic core in which a magnetic path is formed; and a plurality of coils which are wound around the magnetic core to form at least one winding pair. Wherein a part of the magnetic path between the adjacent inductor units is shared. In the present invention, the leakage inductance is controlled and the maybe magnetic saturation of magnetic core avoided by adjusting series and parallel connections among the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zengyi Lu, Haijun Yang, Shiwei Liu
  • Patent number: 11621120
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil that has unit coils. Spacers are disposed in (i) at least one of spaces between the unit coils adjacent to each other in the central axis direction and (ii) a space between each of the support frames and the unit coil. Bolts penetrate the support frame and the spacers, and the spacers are fixed to the bolts The bolts include fitting portions to be fitted to one of the spacers on a notch or a through hole formed in a projection part of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Ishimori, Tetsuya Sakurada
  • Patent number: 11621114
    Abstract: A coil component according to one aspect is provided with a core containing a plurality of soft magnetic metal particles, a winding wire wound on the core, and a sheathing body provided on the core so as to cover at least part of the winding wire and having a relative magnetic permeability smaller than that of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kobayashi, Hidenori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11615912
    Abstract: A transformer without matching sleeve for wire winding operation comprises a transformer wire frame, an iron core, a first winding unit and a second winding unit. The transformer wire frame comprises a winding part, a first wire outlet part and a second wire outlet part. The winding part comprises a first baffle, the second wire outlet part comprises a first inclined surface, a first partition plate, and a first block, the first partition plate divides the second wire outlet part into a first winding area and a second winding area, the first partition plate is only arranged corresponding to the first winding area. The first block is positioned in the first winding area to divide the first winding area into an initial winding area and a series winding area. Therefore, when the second winding is wound, the isolation requirement can be met without matching a sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: INNOTRANS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsung-Han Chou
  • Patent number: 11615903
    Abstract: A coil component includes a body that is made of a composite material containing a resin material and metal powder, a coil conductor which is provided in the body and an end portion of which is exposed on an end face of the body, and a metal film that is provided on an outer surface of the body and that is electrically connected to the coil conductor on the end face in the outer surface. The outer surface of the body has a contact area that is in contact with the metal film. Multiple particles of the metal powder escape from the resin material and are in contact with each other in the contact area of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Tomohiro, Noriko Shimizu, Kenichi Araki, Eiji Iso, Keita Muneuchi, Isao Ida
  • Patent number: 11610709
    Abstract: An electronic component includes an element provided with a recess, a mounting conductor disposed in the recess, and an internal conductor disposed inside the element and connected to the mounting conductor. A first region includes a first surface. A second region includes a third surface connecting a second surface and the first surface. The second surface and the third surface overlap with the first surface as viewed in a direction in which the first surface and the second surface face each other. The internal conductor is connected to the second region away from a connection portion between the first surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Shiga, Hajime Kato, Kazuya Tobita, Youichi Kazuta, Noriaki Hamachi, Makoto Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11610729
    Abstract: A transformer comprises at least two windings and each of the at least two windings includes at least one lead-out wire, and a silicone rubber heat-shrinkable sleeve is wrapped around the outer surface of the lead-out wire. The at least two windings and a portion of the silicone rubber heat-shrinkable sleeve are encapsulated in a potting box with a first potting sealant, and another portion of the silicone rubber heat-shrinkable sleeve is exposed outside of the potting box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong Zeng, Jianxing Dong, Qiang Wang, Weijun Wang, Teng Liu
  • Patent number: 11610712
    Abstract: An inductor component comprising a magnetic layer containing a magnetic powder and a resin containing the magnetic powder, a first spiral wiring and a second spiral wiring disposed on the same plane in the magnetic layer and adjacent to each other, and an insulating layer disposed between the first spiral wiring and the second spiral wiring and containing no magnetic substance. The first spiral wiring includes a first side surface facing the second spiral wiring, and at least a portion of the first side surface is in contact with the magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Taguchi, Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Akinori Hamada
  • Patent number: 11605484
    Abstract: A multilayer seed pattern inductor includes a magnetic body and an internal coil part. The magnetic body contains a magnetic material. The internal coil part is embedded in the magnetic body and includes connected coil conductors disposed on two opposing surfaces of an insulating substrate. Each of the coil conductors includes a seed pattern formed of at least two layers, a surface coating layer covering the seed pattern, and an upper plating layer formed on an upper surface of the surface coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woon Chul Choi, Myung Jun Park, Hye Min Bang, Jun Ah, Myung Sam Kang, Jung Hyuk Jung