Patents Examined by Tszfung J Chan
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Patent number: 11116081Abstract: An inductor comprises a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding. The core includes an alternating sequence of (a) a magnetic layer having a thickness of about 100 angstroms to about 10,000 angstroms and (b) a non-magnetic layer having a thickness of about 10 angstroms to about 2,000 angstroms. Magnetic flux passes through a first magnetic layer parallel to a first easy axis of magnetization of the first magnetic layer and the magnetic flux passes through a second magnetic layer, disposed adjacent to the first magnetic layer, parallel to a second easy axis of magnetization of the second magnetic layer. The magnetic flux path extends through the first and second magnetic layers parallel to the first and second easy axes of magnetization, respectively. At least one orthogonal magnetic layer can be disposed laterally from the core such that the magnetic flux path extends through the orthogonal magnetic layer(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Ferric Inc.Inventors: Noah Sturcken, Ryan Davies, Michael Lekas
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Patent number: 11107619Abstract: An inductor includes: a body including a coil portion; and an external electrode disposed on an external surface of the body, wherein the coil portion includes an insulator having an opening and a coil pattern filling the opening, and a maximum thickness of the coil pattern is greater than a thickness of the insulator in contact with a side surface of the coil pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Sun Kim, Jin Soo Kim
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Patent number: 11094456Abstract: A wireless power transmission device is disclosed. The wireless power transmission device comprises a first coil and a second coil electromagnetically coupled to the first coil without contacting the first coil. A portion of one of the first coil and the second coil extends through a space defined by the other of the first coil and the second coil.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shaoyong Wang, Yuming Song, Feng Dai, Li Zou
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Patent number: 11094443Abstract: An electronic component includes a first insulating layer, a high-voltage electrode formed on the first insulating layer, a low-voltage electrode formed on the first insulating layer so as to be spaced from the high-voltage electrode, and an uneven structure formed in a region between the high-voltage electrode and the low-voltage electrode along a surface of the first insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventors: Bungo Tanaka, Yasushi Hamazawa
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Patent number: 11094453Abstract: A substrate includes primary side terminal holes into which the primary side terminals are inserted, secondary side terminal holes into which the secondary side terminals are inserted, and a slit disposed between the primary side terminal holes and the secondary side terminal holes. A transformer is mounted from the side of a mounting surface of the substrate. An insulating member is inserted into the slit from the side of a soldering surface of the substrate. The insulating member includes a protrusion portion that protrudes outside an area defined by virtual lines which are direct extension lines of the width of the slit to the side of the soldering surface. The protrusion portion is formed at a position more distant from the substrate than an end position of the shortest terminal of the primary side terminals and the secondary side terminals from the soldering surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Kazuharu Kitatani, Kiyomi Yamazaki, Tomokazu Ikarashi
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Patent number: 11087917Abstract: A surface-mount inductor includes an element assembly having a core, a coil, and a magnetic material; and a pair of external terminals on a mounting surface of the element assembly. The core has a base portion and a columnar portion on an upper surface of the base portion. The coil is disposed on the base portion, and has a wound portion on the columnar portion, and a pair of extended portions extended from the wound portion. In a cross-section parallel to a winding axis, the wound portion has, in at least a part of a region where the upper stage and the lower stage are in contact with or oppose each other, a boundary surface formed by one portion of a conductive wire at one of upper and lower stage sides being in contact with or opposing a plurality of portions of the conductive wire at the other side.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kozo Sato, Mikiya Aoki, Hiroyuki Aoki, Kazuhisa Kitamura
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Patent number: 11081271Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a circuit protection device including a first magnetic layer in which a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated and of which at least a portion of one surface is exposed, a second magnetic layer in which a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated and of which at least a portion of one surface is exposed, and a nonmagnetic layer in which a plurality of nonmagnetic sheets are laminated and which is disposed between the first and second magnetic layers. A noise filter part including a plurality of coil patterns is disposed in the nonmagnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Inventors: Gyeong Tae Kim, Myung Ho Lee, Tae Geun Seo, Heon Guk Ha, Jae Ho Han
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Patent number: 11075029Abstract: Substrate-side wiring electrode patterns 16, which form a part of a coil electrode 12, are provided on a wiring substrate 20, and as a result reductions in the size and profile of a resin insulating layer 31, in which a coil core 11 is buried, can be achieved. Therefore, reductions in the size and the profile of a coil module 1 can be achieved compared with a coil module of the related art which is formed by mounting a coil component on a wiring substrate. In addition, since the substrate-side wiring electrode patterns 16, which form a part of the coil electrode 12, are provided on the wiring substrate 20, the heat generated by a coil 10 can be efficiently released from the substrate-side wiring electrode patterns 16 to the wiring substrate 20. Therefore, the heat dissipation property of the coil module 1 can be improved at low cost.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichiro Banba, Yoshihito Otsubo, Norio Sakai, Mitsuyoshi Nishide
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Patent number: 11075031Abstract: An inductor comprises an excitation coil with an excitation coil axis and at least one shielding coil with a respective shielding coil axis. The excitation coil axis and the shielding coil axis define an angle ?, wherein applies: 60°???120°, preferably 75°???105°, and preferably 85°???95°. The inductor is shielded and enables in an easy and flexible manner the attenuation of electric and magnetic fields.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Ranjith Bramanpalli
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Patent number: 11064610Abstract: An inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding. The planar magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The non-magnetic layer includes an insulating layer that is disposed between first and second interface layers. The conductive winding turns around in a generally spiral manner on the outside of the planar laminated magnetic core. The inductor can be integrated into a multilevel wiring network in a semiconductor integrated circuit to form a microelectronic device, such as a transformer, a power converter, or a microprocessor.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Ferric Inc.Inventors: Noah Sturcken, Ryan Davies, Michael Lekas
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Patent number: 11056268Abstract: A coil component includes a plurality of conductor layers constituted of a first conductor layer to a fourth conductor layer that includes a function layer and a coil layer wound around an axis center; and a covering portion that is formed of an insulative resin, integrally covers the plurality of conductor layers, and is interposed between conductor layers adjacent to each other. The coil layer and the function layer of the plurality of conductor layers have substantially the same shape in a plan view. The fourth conductor layer has a connection conductor layer connecting the coil layer and the function layer to each other. A conductor layer having no connection conductor layer among the plurality of conductor layers has a protrusion portion corresponding to the connection conductor layer at a position overlapping the connection conductor layer in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Suzuki, Kouji Kawamura, Naoaki Fujii, Manabu Yamatani, Tomonaga Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11056264Abstract: A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate couples to a second end of the sidewall with a joint without overlapping the interior and exterior surfaces of the sidewall. The system also includes a radiator coupled to the tank, the radiator comprising a first panel and a second panel positioned at a distance from the first panel, the first panel and second panel being configured to increase the distance of the inner volume of the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Florian Peter Pintgen, Paul Alfred Siemers, Malcolm Graham Smith, Jr.
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Patent number: 11058001Abstract: A structure comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit, an inductor, and a magnetic flux closure layer. The inductor is integrated into a multilevel wiring network in the semiconductor integrated circuit. The inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding that turns around in a generally spiral manner on the outside of the planar laminated magnetic core. The planar laminated magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The magnetic flux closure layer is disposed within about 100 ?m of a face of the planar laminated magnetic core, the face of the planar magnetic core parallel to a principal plane of the planar laminated magnetic core. A second magnetic flux closure layer can be disposed within about 100 ?m of an opposing face of the planar laminated magnetic core.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Ferric Inc.Inventors: Noah Sturcken, Ryan Davies, Michael Lekas
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Patent number: 11043325Abstract: A common-mode choke coil includes a core having a winding core portion, a first winding and a second winding. A winding start side region ranges from one end portion to a position where a first winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion, and a winding finish side region ranges from the other end portion to a position where a second winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion. The first winding is wound on the winding core portion such that the first winding is positioned on a negative direction side in an x axis direction with respect to the second winding at the same turn in the winding start side region and the second winding is interposed between the first winding and the winding core portion in the winding finish side region.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takayuki Yamakita
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Patent number: 11037720Abstract: First and second wires form a wire assembly by being wound around a winding core portion together. The wire assembly includes a twisted wire portion, an inner layer portion, an outer layer portion, a plurality of outward transition portions, and an inward transition portion. The outer layer portion includes a first outer layer portion which is connected to one of the outward transition portions extending from an intermediate position of the inner layer portion and connected to the inward transition portion. The inward transition portion extends to an intermediate position of the inner layer portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryota Hashimoto, Atsuyoshi Maeda, Chihiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Tei, Kohei Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11037723Abstract: A transformer includes a magnetic core, a first winding and at least one second winding. The magnetic core has a window through which the first winding passes through without contacting the magnetic core. The second winding passes through the window of the magnetic core and is wound on the magnetic core. The second winding has a distance from the first winding, and a semi-conductive part is disposed between the second winding and the magnetic core. The present disclosure can effectively lower the risk of partial discharge between the second winding and the magnetic core, and thus the transformer of the present disclosure has high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jianxing Dong, Jianping Ying, Teng Liu
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Patent number: 11031175Abstract: A transformer with integrated cooling is disclosed. The transformer comprises a primary winding and a secondary winding, and a coolant line partly or completely embedded in at least one of the primary or secondary windings. The coolant line is supplied with coolant from a supply device. The coolant line has a plurality of exit holes that are arranged to lead in a direction of at least one of the primary or secondary winding, so as to supply it with coolant.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Nicolai Tarasinski, Volker Kegel, Dennis Kremer
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Patent number: 11031169Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a circuit protection device including a first magnetic layer in which a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated and of which at least a portion of one surface is exposed, a second magnetic layer in which a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated and of which at least a portion of one surface is exposed, and a nonmagnetic layer in which a plurality of nonmagnetic sheets are laminated and which is disposed between the first and second magnetic layers. A noise filter part including a plurality of coil patterns is disposed in the nonmagnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Inventors: Gyeong Tae Kim, Myung Ho Lee, Tae Geun Seo, Heon Guk Ha, Jae Ho Han
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Patent number: 11024455Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a compact coil component with superior characteristics. An electronic component according one embodiment includes an insulator and a coil portion. The insulator is formed of a non-magnetic material. The insulator includes a width direction in a first axial direction, a length direction in a second axial direction, and a height direction in a third axial direction. The coil portion includes a circumference section. The circumference section is wound around the first axial direction. The coil portion is arranged inside the insulator. The first ratio of a height to a length of the insulator is 1.5 times or less of a second ratio of a height between first inner peripheral portions of the circumference section along the third axial direction with respect to a length between second inner peripheral portions of the circumference section along the second axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Sekiguchi, Tsuyoshi Ogino
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Patent number: 11024451Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes coil conductors including silver planar conductors and ferrite layers containing copper and stacked with the coil conductors and the planar conductors interposed therebetween. The coil conductors define a portion of a coil with a winding axis extending in a lamination direction. The planar conductors are arranged in the lamination direction at a position on an upper side of the coil so that each of principal surfaces thereof faces in the lamination direction and a specific region of the principal surface overlaps with the coil when viewed from the lamination direction. Each of the planar conductors includes first through holes penetrating the principal surface in the lamination direction in the specific region.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya Yokoyama, Takayuki Okada