Patents Examined by Mangtin Lian
  • Patent number: 9773604
    Abstract: A power inductor includes: a substrate on which an internal electrode coil pattern is formed; and composite layers formed by alternately stacking first sheets formed of a mixture of coarse metal powder and fine metal powder and second sheets formed of fine metal powder on the internal electrode coil pattern of the substrate, thereby obtaining high inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Young Kim, Jin Mo Ahn, Jae Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 9766641
    Abstract: An on-load tap-changer for dry transformers, having an electric insulating hollow casing extending around a virtual axis, wherein several electric contact sections are foreseen along a path on the inner surface of the hollow casing, which are electrically joined through the wall of the hollow casing and a selector contact in the inner of the cylinder which is moveable along the path and that's outer end is selectively connectable with one of the contact sections by a respective movement. Respective cables are foreseen to electrically connect the contact sections from the radial outer side of the hollow casing, wherein at least some of the cables have a respective surrounding outer insulation at least at their respective connected end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Martin Carlen, Jens Tepper, Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 9755610
    Abstract: A transformer of the balanced-unbalanced type includes a primary inductive circuit and a secondary inductive circuit housed inside an additional inductive winding connected in parallel to the terminals of the secondary circuit and inductively coupled with the primary circuit and the secondary circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Frederic Gianesello, Romain Pilard, Cedric Durand
  • Patent number: 9748031
    Abstract: An inductor (100) includes a pair of magnetic members (cores (10, 20)), a main body having coils (71, 72), and a sheet-formed fixation member (60), wherein the fixation member (60) is bound across the cores (10, 20) and the main body, to thereby fix the cores (10, 20) which configure a closed magnetic path, and to thereby fix at least one of the cores (10, 20) to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Sumida Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9734941
    Abstract: A surface-mount inductor having a molded body which includes a coil formed by winding a rectangular wire and sealed by sealant having resin and filler, a surface of the molded body being a mounting face, the coil includes: first rolls wound in two-roll arrangement along the winding axis, the ends of the wire being placed at the outermost turn; and second rolls wound in positions adjacent to the first rolls and oppositely shifted along the winding axis, the inner diameter being equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the first rolls, the ends of the wire are brought out from the outermost turn of the second rolls as lead ends which are sealed in a manner that the winding axis is parallel with the mounting face and the lead ends are partially exposed at the mounting face, as well as a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhisa Kitamura
  • Patent number: 9728323
    Abstract: A transformer assembly is provided that includes a housing, transformer oil disposed within the housing, a plurality of coils of electrically conductive wire, and aliphatic polyamide insulation material operable to insulate the coils disposed within the oil. The plurality of electrically conductive coils is disposed in the housing and in contact with the transformer oil. The aliphatic polyamide insulation material includes stabilizing compounds and nano-fillers. The stabilizing compounds provide thermal and chemical stability for the insulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Inventor: Martin Weinberg
  • Patent number: 9728316
    Abstract: A coil component includes an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains. Both ends of the coil are exposed on the surface of the magnetic body, and the side on which both ends are exposed is polished and etched to form terminal electrodes. To be specific, an underlying layer of metal material is formed across the surface of the magnetic body and the ends by means of sputtering, and then a cover layer is formed. Where the magnetic body contacts the underlying layer, the areas where the underlying layer is in contact with the resin ensure insulation, while the contact between the underlying layer and the exposed parts of the metal magnetic grains ensures adhesion, thus increasing the adhesion strength with respect to the terminal electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Mimura, Toshiyuki Yagasaki
  • Patent number: 9721715
    Abstract: Solid state components having an air core and methods of producing such components are presented. An air core component preferably has lower conducting bands, upper conducting, and conducting posts that collectively form a conducting coil. A coating material placed at least over the upper bands of the coil provides structural support for the coil. The coil can be built around or in a sacrificial core material that can be removed leaving an air core behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: 2Sentient Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Roskos, Fredrick Quincy Johnson
  • Patent number: 9720429
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a coupled-inductor structure includes first and second windings. The first winding is configured to conduct a phase current, has a first node configured for coupling to a phase node of a power supply, and has a second node configured for coupling to an output node of the power supply and to a first node of a sense impedance that is configured to generate a sense signal representative of the phase current. And the second winding is configured for magnetic coupling with the first winding, has a first node coupled to the first node of the first winding, and has a second node configured for coupling to a second node of the sense impedance. For example, the first winding may be a phase inductor of a switching power supply, and the impedance may be a capacitor that generates a sense voltage representative of the phase current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: INTERSIL AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Shuai Jiang, Jian Yin
  • Patent number: 9711274
    Abstract: The invention provides a stationary induction apparatus excellent in core vibration damping, being capable of realizing reduction in core excitation-noise. The stationary induction apparatus according to the invention includes a core made up of plural of core-legs formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets, and a core-yoke formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets to join the plural core-legs together; a core-tightening clasp for tightening a joint between the core-yoke and the core-legs, in the direction of the lamination of the electromagnetic steel sheets, to be secured, a winding, a tank, and an insulating sheet disposed between the core-tightening clasp and the core-yoke. Further, a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is provided on the insulating sheet, positioned at a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg, and a vibration insulator is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Oyama, Takahide Matsuo, Kenichi Kawamura, Akira Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 9711270
    Abstract: A common mode choke coil as an electronic component includes a laminate. The laminate includes insulating layers stacked in a thickness direction and has a recess sinking in a stacking direction of the insulating layers. The laminate includes at least one coil conductor therein. The recess is filled with a magnetic resin material. The magnetic resin material is formed of a magnetic powder-containing resin that is a mixture of a soft magnetic metal powder and a thermosetting resin. The soft magnetic metal powder has an average particle size of 12 ?m or less. The magnetic powder-containing resin contains 65 vol % or more and 85 vol % or less of the soft magnetic metal powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Marusawa, Takaomi Toi, Kosuke Ishida, Mizuho Katsuta
  • Patent number: 9711273
    Abstract: In an inductor component, fallen-off-filler marks that are formed as a result of a filler falling off from an outer surface of a component body are present in a dotted manner in portions of the outer surface that are in contact with outer electrodes. As a result of the filler falling off, a joining area at interfaces between the component body and the outer electrodes increases, and stress generated at the interfaces between the component body and the outer electrodes is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Suzuki, Masaki Kitajima
  • Patent number: 9704641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitter and power supply which suffers little EMI deviation and provides adequate margin even in volume production, and which can cut the unit price of transformers and economize on the costs of EMI filters, by cancelling out and eliminating the conducted noise or the conducted noise and radiated noise caused by capacitive coupling between the windings of a transformer, the transformer being of an uncomplicated construction which is good in terms of production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Chan-Woong Park
  • Patent number: 9704640
    Abstract: There is provided a chip electronic component including; a magnetic body containing magnetic metal powder; an internal coil part embedded in the magnetic body; and a plating spreading prevention part coated on a surface of the magnetic body. The plating spreading prevention part contains phosphate-based glass. Whereby, plating spread generated in the surface of the chip electronic component at the time of forming the external electrodes may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Kyu Choi, Hye Ah Kim, Yun Young Yang, Mi Jung Kang, Jae Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 9697944
    Abstract: A transmission line transformer (TLT) and a device for delivering serial digital signals at relatively high rates which comprises four such TLTs is provided. Each TLT has a primary and secondary coils winded at the same direction around a common core. Each of the primary and secondary coils comprises two segments of wires. The four segments of wires are grouped to a bundle which is axially twisted, wherein this twisting is characterized by a predefined number of full rotations relative to the axis of the bundle per a unit length, measured along this axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SILORA R&D (A.S.C.) LTD.
    Inventor: Ilya Lipavsky
  • Patent number: 9691541
    Abstract: Winding components, each being formed by winding a coil around and along an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of a ring-shaped core a plurality of times, are fixed to a case. An attachment structure includes a placing member made of an insulating material and fixed to a fixing surface of the case in a state where a lower surface of the winding component is placed, a pressing member made of an insulating material and disposed to abut on an upper surface of the winding component, and a pressing force imparting portion that couples the placing member with the pressing member and imparts a pressing force toward the fixing surface, from the pressing member to the winding component, and in the pressing force imparting portion, a distance between the placing member and the pressing member is variable in accordance with a height change of the winding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Tanaka, Shun Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 9691538
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes a magnetic core, one or more first windings, and one or more second windings. Each first winding forms a respective first turn around a respective first winding center axis, and each second winding forms a respective second turn around a common second winding center axis that is orthogonal to each first winding center axis. Another magnetic device includes a magnetic core, a plurality of first windings forming respective first winding turns, and a second winding forming a second winding turn. Each first winding turn is within the second winding turn, as seen when the magnetic device is viewed cross-sectionally in a first direction. Yet another magnetic device includes a magnetic core, one or more first windings, and one or more second windings magnetically isolated from the one or more first windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor LLC
    Inventors: Alexandr Ikriannikov, Anthony J. Stratakos
  • Patent number: 9685266
    Abstract: An immersion cooled inductor includes an inductor at least partially submerged in cooling liquid and a localized boiling feature operable to instigate boiling of the cooling liquid prior to oversaturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Scott Downing
  • Patent number: 9685267
    Abstract: A coil component is of the type where a helical coil is directly contacting a magnetic body where such coil component still meets the demand for electrical current amplification. The coil component is structured in such a way that a helical coil is covered with a magnetic body. The magnetic body is mainly constituted by magnetic alloy grains and contains substantially no glass component, and each of the magnetic alloy grains has an oxide film of the grain on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Matsuura, Tomomi Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Okino, Hidemi Iwao, Kenichiro Nogi, Kenji Otake
  • Patent number: 9685779
    Abstract: A current limiting device including a transformer including an element made from a magnetothermal material, a primary conductor, and a secondary winding. Heat is generated by the current flowing through the primary conductor and when the current exceeds a certain threshold it modifies the coupling coefficient of the transformer, which makes it possible to limit the current in the primary conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Philippe Schuster, Nathalie Caillault