Patents Examined by Tuyen Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10147535
    Abstract: A coil is formed by winding an electrically-conductive wire, and is buried in a molded body formed from a composite magnetic material containing a magnetic powder and a resin. Each of led-out ends of the coil has a cut surface formed by obliquely cutting an electrically-conductive wire with respect to a surface thereof. The cut surface of each led-out end of the coil is exposed on a surface of the molded body, and each led-out end is connected to an external terminal electrode formed in the surface of the molded body at the cut surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Suzuki, Takao Kawachi
  • Patent number: 10147563
    Abstract: The invention relates to an on-load tap changer (2) according to the reactor switching principle for uninterrupted load switching between different tap windings of a tapped transformer (1), comprising: —an inductor (3) which is designed as an inductive transition reactance; —the inductor (3) being part of the on-load tap changer (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Kaltenborn, Alfred Bieringer, Christian Hammer, Christian Pircher, Andreas Sachsenhauser, Thomas Schuster
  • Patent number: 10147531
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electrical power transformer that may include a core and a conductor pack. A conductor pack may include a conducting layer disposed around a portion of the core, a first planar insulating layer disposed on a first side of the conducting layer, and a second planar insulating layer disposed on a second side of the conducting layer. A cooling member may be disposed adjacent to the conductor pack. A method of manufacturing an electrical power transformer may include providing a core and providing a plurality of planar conductor packs. The planar conductor packs including a plurality of planar conducting layers and a plurality of planar insulating layers. The method may include inserting a cooling member between insulating layers of adjacent ones of the plurality of planar conductor packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Rutunj Rai, Venkat Rao Yalamanchili, Parminder Brar, Michael Scott Duco
  • Patent number: 10147530
    Abstract: Systems and implementations for inductance tuning systems that are configured to operate in a wide range of frequencies are provided herein. The subject matter described herein can in some embodiments include an inductance tuning system including at least one inductor connected to a first terminal, the at least one inductor comprising of a plurality of inductive elements that are substantially magnetically coupled to each other, wherein spacing between the inductive elements are substantially less than diameters of the windings. At least one capacitor can be connected between one or more of the plurality of inductive elements and a second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: WISPRY, INC.
    Inventor: Jorgen Bojer
  • Patent number: 10141094
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for securing a wireless power outlet to an underside of a surface includes an electronics housing configured to contain therewithin components of the outlet and a coil housing. The coil housing is configured to contain a primary inductive coil of the outlet. The mounting arrangement further includes a heat sink configured to expel thermal energy from the primary inductive coil and a flexible thermal conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: POWERMAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Charli Ozana, Yaniv Dayan, Guy Glick
  • Patent number: 10141102
    Abstract: A reactor that can measure the temperature of the magnetic core is provided. The reactor includes an assembly having a magnetic core and a coil that has a winding portion, and a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the reactor. The magnetic core has an inner core portion that is inserted into the winding portion, and a sensor disposition groove is formed in an outer peripheral face of the inner core portion and is disposed inside the winding portion. The temperature sensor is provided inside the sensor disposition groove. According to this configuration, it is possible to precisely measure the temperature of the magnetic core while the reactor is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Kouji Nishi
  • Patent number: 10141093
    Abstract: A reactor that includes a coil made of a wound coil wire; a magnetic core on which the coil is arranged, and that forms a closed magnetic path, wherein the magnetic core has an inner core section that is arranged on an inside of the coil; and a heat dissipating sheet that is interposed at least partially between an inner circumferential surface of the coil and an outer circumferential surface of the inner core section that is opposite to the inner circumferential surface of the coil, wherein the heat dissipating sheet is in contact with the coil and the inner core section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Shinichirou Yamamoto, Masayuki Kato, Yukinori Yamada
  • Patent number: 10132285
    Abstract: A starter battery voltage step-up device (LPF) intended to prevent a drop in the battery voltage (Vbat) produced by a current surge in a power circuit of the starter when the starter is powered on. The device comprises a casing of magnetic material (C, YO, CM, CM?), a primary winding circuit (W1) intended to be inserted in series in the power circuit, and a short-circuited secondary winding circuit (W2), in which the primary winding circuit (W1) and/or the secondary winding circuit (W2) comprises a winding formed by at least one flat conductor (3) wound on edge. The invention also relates to the corresponding combination (1) of a starter and a voltage step-up device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Tarik Alla, Nicolas Labbe, Raphaël Andreux, Benoît Baleydier, Pascal Jacquin, José Sanchez, Bertrand Riou
  • Patent number: 10134535
    Abstract: A dry transformer load switch, and transformer having such switch, has a hollow insulation cylinder extending longitudinally about a virtual center axis and has a plurality of connection contacts arranged along the inner circumference thereof, and a radially oriented main contact arranged in the interior of the hollow insulation cylinder so as to be rotatable about the center axis and which, with a corresponding rotary movement, can be optionally electrically connected by the radially outer end thereof to one of the connection contacts. In a hollow-cylindrical space about the center axis that is defined by the radially inner and outer end of the main contact, there is a barrier shield, which can be rotated together with the main contact about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Jens Tepper, Martin Carlen
  • Patent number: 10128037
    Abstract: Inductors are fabricated in core layers according to a predefined semiconductor package manufacturing process rules. The inductors provide an embedded substrate trace inductor solution. The inductors may be part of an on-chip voltage regulator or any other circuit design. The inductors provide a core spiral structure to help increase inductance, particularly using magnetic field coupling between inductors. The core layers provide thicker and heavier conductive segments for the inductors, particularly as compared to inductors fabricated in build-up layers according to the semiconductor package manufacturing process rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Namhoon Kim, Sampath Komarapalayam Karikalan, Zhihui Wang, Jin Seong Choi, Boon Leong Tan, Edward Law
  • Patent number: 10128038
    Abstract: An isolation transformer wherein in a first coil group of a pair of coil groups provided in an isolation transformer, an inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a positive direction of a z axis and then drawn out to an outer peripheral side of a primary side coil as a first inner peripheral side lead wire, and in a second coil group, the inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a negative direction of the z axis and then drawn out to the outer peripheral side of the primary side coil as a second inner peripheral side lead wire. The first inner peripheral side lead wire and the second inner peripheral side lead wire are then connected to each other, such that respective inner peripheral side end portions are connected to each other in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kodai Katagiri, Takuto Yano, Atsutoshi Takada, Yujiro Kido, Yuji Sugaya
  • Patent number: 10122183
    Abstract: There are provided a thin film coil and an electronic device having the same, the thin film coil including a substrate; and a coil pattern including a first coil strand and a second coil strand formed on both surfaces of the substrate, respectively, wherein the first coil strand formed on one surface of the substrate includes at least one gyration path that passes through the other surface of the substrate and gyrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Ki Lim, Tae Sung Kim, Hyeon Gil Nam, Chan Gwang An, Hyun Seok Lee, Ki Won Chang, Chang Mok Han, Sang Woo Bae, Sung Eun Cho, Jae Suk Sung
  • Patent number: 10109410
    Abstract: A method for forming an out of plane structure includes depositing a layer of an elastic material on a substrate wherein the elastic material has an intrinsic stress profile. The layer of elastic material is photolithographically patterned into at least two spaced-apart elastic members. An electrically non-conductive tether layer joins the elastic members. A portion of the substrate is etched under the elastic members to release a free end of each elastic member, while leaving an anchor portion of each elastic member fixed to the substrate. The stress profile of the elastic members biases the free ends of the elastic members away from the substrate forming loops. The structure is electroplated by applying a voltage having a first polarity between an anode and the structure while the structure is in an electroplating bath. Subsequent to the electroplating, the polarity of the voltage between the anode and the structure is reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Brent S. Krusor, Christopher L. Chua
  • Patent number: 10103554
    Abstract: There are provided a thin film coil and an electronic device having the same, the thin film coil including a substrate; and a coil pattern including a first coil strand and a second coil strand formed on both surfaces of the substrate, respectively, wherein the first coil strand formed on one surface of the substrate includes at least one gyration path that passes through the other surface of the substrate and gyrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Ki Lim, Tae Sung Kim, Hyeon Gil Nam, Chan Gwang An, Hyun Seok Lee, Ki Won Chang, Chang Mok Han, Sang Woo Bae, Sung Eun Cho, Jae Suk Sung
  • Patent number: 10102966
    Abstract: A stationary induction apparatus includes: an iron core with a shaft portion including a plurality of first electromagnetic steel plates stacked in a stacking direction, the shaft portion having a main surface located at each of both ends of the plurality of first electromagnetic steel plates in the stacking direction; a winding wound around the shaft portion; a first magnetic shield arranged along the main surface, the first magnetic shield being configured by stacking a plurality of second electromagnetic steel plates in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction of the first electromagnetic steel plates; and a second magnetic shield arranged along the main surface, the second magnetic shield being arranged on each of both sides of the first magnetic shield, the second magnetic shield being configured by stacking a plurality of third electromagnetic steel plates in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction of the second electromagnetic steel plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Kitagawa, Takamaru Yokomaku, Ryuichi Nishiura
  • Patent number: 10102965
    Abstract: A transformer includes a core having first and second yokes and at least one leg extending between the first and second yokes. The at least one leg includes a coil assembly mounted thereto between the first and second yokes. An annular end barrier is provided at one or both ends of the coil assembly to provide a barrier between the adjacent yoke and a high voltage winding of the coil assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Zepu Wang
  • Patent number: 10102958
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the instant invention can provide an electrical system that includes: a three-phase inductor with a core, including: a first segment having a first coil arrangement; a second segment having a second coil arrangement; a third segment having a third coil arrangement; where each of the first coil arrangement, the second coil arrangement, and the third coil arrangement has at least one air duct; at least one air baffle; and where the at least one air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to at least one selected coil arrangement in a position which allows the at least one air baffle to extend from at least one surface of the at least one selected coil arrangement into a flow of a supplied air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MTE Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Shudarek, Daniel Paddock
  • Patent number: 10102961
    Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a ceramic body, a coil part including a plurality of first internal electrodes including connection portions at both end portions thereof and disposed in the ceramic body in a spiral shape, a second internal electrode including a lead electrode portion exposed to the outside of the ceramic body, having an internal area smaller than that of the first internal electrode, and disposed on or below the coil part in a spiral shape, and a connection electrode portion extended from the second internal electrode in a direction opposite to the lead electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hyun Kim, Yun Suk Oh
  • Patent number: 10096418
    Abstract: One object is to provide a laminated inductor having a reduced thickness without reduction in the magnetic characteristic and the insulation quality. The laminated inductor includes a first magnetic layer, an internal conductor, second magnetic layers, third magnetic layers, and a pair of external electrodes. The first magnetic layer includes three or more magnetic alloy particles arranged in the thickness direction and an oxide film binding the magnetic alloy particles together and containing Cr. The three or more magnetic alloy particles have an average particle diameter of 4 ?m or smaller. The internal conductor includes a plurality of conductive patterned portions electrically connected to each other via the first magnetic layer. The second magnetic layers are composed of magnetic alloy particles and disposed around the conductive patterned portions. The third magnetic layers are composed of magnetic alloy particles and disposed so as to be opposed to each other in thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Ryuichi Kondou, Akiko Yamaguchi, Shinsuke Takeoka, Kazuhiko Oyama, Kenji Otake
  • Patent number: 10097083
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to filters. Teachings thereof may be embodied in a filter assembly, e.g., a filter assembly for filtering output currents from a voltage converter. For example, a filter assembly may include: a current conductor with a curved profile; a first ferrite body; a second ferrite body; and a recess with a curved profile defined in at least one of the first ferrite body and the second ferrite body. The first ferrite body and the second ferrite body may combine to surround the current conductor and the current conductor may extend along the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Adam, Christoph Bloesch