Patents by Inventor Adrian Lo
Adrian Lo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11402412Abstract: Disclosed herein is a current sensor that includes a bus bar and a magnetic sensor. The bus bar includes first and second cylindrical structure parts which are coaxially arranged, and a sensing part disposed in a hollow area surrounded by the first and second cylindrical structure parts. The magnetic sensor is disposed in the hollow area. The bus bar is configured to branch current to be measured into the first cylindrical structure part and sensing part and to make at least part of a current component of the current to be measured that flows in the first cylindrical structure part in one direction flow in the second cylindrical structure part in an opposite direction to the one direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Adrian Lo, Masafumi Kami, Jun Hirabayashi
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Publication number: 20220178972Abstract: A current sensor includes a bus bar in which current to be measured flows and a magnetic sensor for detecting a magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the bus bar. The bus bar includes a bypass bus bar having a cylindrical structure and a sensing bus bar disposed in a hollow area surrounded by the bypass bus bar. The magnetic sensor is disposed in the hollow area. An area having a zero magnetic field is formed in the hollow area of the bypass bus bar. Thus, by disposing the sensing bus bar in the zero magnetic field area, it is possible to accurately measure the amount of current flowing in the bus bar while preventing saturation of the magnetic sensor even when the current flowing in the bus bar is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Adrian LO, Isao MATSUMOTO, Tatsumaro HORI, Takahiro HAMAMURA, Takashi OSADA, Masafumi KAMI
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Publication number: 20210172982Abstract: Disclosed herein is a current sensor that includes a bus bar and a magnetic sensor. The bus bar includes first and second cylindrical structure parts which are coaxially arranged, and a sensing part disposed in a hollow area surrounded by the first and second cylindrical structure parts. The magnetic sensor is disposed in the hollow area. The bus bar is configured to branch current to be measured into the first cylindrical structure part and sensing part and to make at least part of a current component of the current to be measured that flows in the first cylindrical structure part in one direction flow in the second cylindrical structure part in an opposite direction to the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Adrian LO, Masafumi KAMI, Jun HIRABAYASHI
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Patent number: 10884077Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inductance element for a magnetic sensor. The inductance element includes a first core comprising a first soft magnetic material and having first and second connecting surfaces, a second core comprising a second soft magnetic material different from the first soft magnetic material and having third and fourth connecting surfaces facing the first and second connecting surfaces, respectively, and a coil wound around the first core between the first and second connecting surfaces, wherein the first core is larger in magnetic field strength at which magnetic saturation occurs than the second core, and wherein the second core is higher in permeability than the first core and has at least partially a meander shape.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Hamamura, Takashi Osada, Masafumi Kami, Adrian Lo
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Publication number: 20180106874Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inductance element for a magnetic sensor. The inductance element includes a first core comprising a first soft magnetic material and having first and second connecting surfaces, a second core comprising a second soft magnetic material different from the first soft magnetic material and having third and fourth connecting surfaces facing the first and second connecting surfaces, respectively, and a coil wound around the first core between the first and second connecting surfaces, wherein the first core is larger in magnetic field strength at which magnetic saturation occurs than the second core, and wherein the second core is higher in permeability than the first core and has at least partially a meander shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Takahiro HAMAMURA, Takashi OSADA, Masafumi KAMI, Adrian LO
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Patent number: 9767952Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic sensor including: a first core made of a first soft magnetic material, the first core having first and second connection surfaces; a second core made of a second soft magnetic material different from the first soft magnetic material, the second core having a third connection surface facing the first connection surface and a fourth connection surface facing the second connection surface; and a coil wound around the first core between the first connection surface and the second connection surface. The first core reaches magnetic saturation at a higher magnetic field intensity than that of the second core, and the second core has a higher magnetic permeability than that of the first core.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Hamamura, Takashi Osada, Masafumi Kami, Adrian Lo
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Publication number: 20170125151Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic sensor including: a first core made of a first soft magnetic material, the first core having first and second connection surfaces; a second core made of a second soft magnetic material different from the first soft magnetic material, the second core having a third connection surface facing the first connection surface and a fourth connection surface facing the second connection surface; and a coil wound around the first core between the first connection surface and the second connection surface. The first core reaches magnetic saturation at a higher magnetic field intensity than that of the second core, and the second core has a higher magnetic permeability than that of the first core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Takahiro HAMAMURA, Takashi OSADA, Masafumi KAMI, Adrian LO
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Patent number: 7403716Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing, a filter support component, which can affix an optical fiber, supported by a first attachment section, a light-emitting component supported by a second attachment section, a light-receiving component supported by a third attachment section, and first and second optical filters supported by a filter support component. The filter support component has a first surface and a second surface. The first optical filter is mounted on the first surface of the filter support component. The second optical filter is mounted on the second surface of the filter support component.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijima, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Publication number: 20060239621Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical module which can be produced by an easy process and at low cost and a method for fabricating the optical module. An optical module 100 includes a die pad 101, a plurality of leads 102, and a first platform 110 and a second platform 120 disposed on the die pad 101. At least an optical fiber 113 is fixed to a first platform body 111 and at least a light emitter 124 adapted for generating optical signals to be transmitted through the optical fiber 113 is mounted on a second platform body 121.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2003Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Adrian Lo, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Patent number: 7125174Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing, a light-emitting component supported by a second attachment section, a light-receiving component and a filter support member supported by a third attachment section, and first and second optical filters supported by the filter support member. The filter support member has a first surface and a second surface. The first optical filter is mounted on the first surface of the filter support member. The second optical filter is mounted on the second surface of the filter support member.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijima, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Patent number: 7048451Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing to which the optical fiber can be attached and a light-emitting component and a light-receiving component attached to the main housing. At least a part of a surface of the main housing has an irregular pattern to enhance a thermal dissipation. Because at least part of the main housing comprises a heat sink, so the optical module itself has a very high heat dissipation property, eliminating the type of problems that arise when adhesive or the like is used to attach to the main housing heat sinks constituted as separate parts, such as the increase in the number of parts and the degradation in thermal conductivity to the heat sink caused by the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijma, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Publication number: 20050185899Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing to which the optical fiber can be attached and a light-emitting component and a light-receiving component attached to the main housing. At least a part of a surface of the main housing has an irregular pattern to enhance a thermal dissipation. Because at least part of the main housing comprises a heat sink, so the optical module itself has a very high heat dissipation property, eliminating the type of problems that arise when adhesive or the like is used to attach to the main housing heat sinks constituted as separate parts, such as the increase in the number of parts and the degradation in thermal conductivity to the heat sink caused by the adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijima, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Publication number: 20050157988Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing, a light-emitting component supported by a second attachment section, a light-receiving component and a filter support member supported by a third attachment section, and first and second optical filters supported by the filter support member. The filter support member has a first surface and a second surface. The first optical filter is mounted on the first surface of the filter support member. The second optical filter is mounted on the second surface of the filter support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijima, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima
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Publication number: 20050158054Abstract: The optical module includes a main housing, a filter support component, which can affix an optical fiber, supported by a first attachment section, a light-emitting component supported by a second attachment section, a light-receiving component supported by a third attachment section, and first and second optical filters supported by a filter support component. The filter support component has a first surface and a second surface. The first optical filter is mounted on the first surface of the filter support component. The second optical filter is mounted on the second surface of the filter support component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Adrian Lo, Makoto Sekijima, Kenjiro Hata, Tohru Kineri, Naoki Hanashima