Patents by Inventor Catalin C. Girbaci

Catalin C. Girbaci 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).

  • Low profile inductive component
    Patent number: 6285272
    Abstract: A low profile inductive component in accordance with the disclosure set forth here comprises a low profile body having spread apart soldering pads for electrically and mechanically attaching the structure to a printed circuit board and defining an aperture between the pads. A magnetic core is disposed in the aperture. A wire is wound around the core having a first and second end connected to the pads. One end of the core is disposed in the aperture of the low profile body and its other end, which is larger than the aperture, is spaced from the body by spacers extending from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Coilcraft, Incorporated
    Inventors: James G. Boytor, Catalin C. Girbaci, Helen O. Gogny
  • Low profile inductive component
    Patent number: RE39453
    Abstract: A low profile inductive component in accordance with the disclosure set forth here comprises a low profile body having spread apart soldering pads for electrically and mechanically attaching the structure to a printed circuit board and defining an aperture between the pads. A magnetic core is disposed in the aperture. A wire is wound around the core having a first and second end connected to the pads. One end of the core is disposed in the aperture of the low profile body and its other end, which is larger than the aperture, is spaced from the body by spacers extending from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Coilcraft, Incorporated
    Inventors: James G. Boytor, Catalin C. Girbaci, Helen O. Gogny