Patents by Inventor Craig Verdung

Craig Verdung 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).

  • Sensor coil and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 7639109
    Abstract: An electronic component in accordance with the invention includes a body, such as a base, having a high magnetic permeability material applied to an external surface thereof and a wire winding wound about at least a portion of the high magnetic permeability material. In a preferred form, the body is made of a non-conducting material, such as ceramic or plastic, and the high magnetic permeability material is made of a magnetic material such as ferrite or a metallic glass alloy (i.e., an amorphous metal). The component further includes a spacer for separating the wire winding from the high magnetic permeability material in order to prevent the amorphous metal from damaging the wire winding. The resulting electronic component is capable of sensing magnetic fields and may be used in a variety of circuits such as compasses and magnetometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Coilcraft, Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory L. Proehl, Craig Verdung, Steven W. Hickman
  • Sensor Coil and Method of Manufacturing Same
    Publication number: 20080169894
    Abstract: An electronic component in accordance with the invention includes a body, such as a base, having a high magnetic permeability material applied to an external surface thereof and a wire winding wound about at least a portion of the high magnetic permeability material. In a preferred form, the body is made of a non-conducting material, such as ceramic or plastic, and the high magnetic permeability material is made of a magnetic material such as ferrite or a metallic glass alloy (i.e., an amorphous metal). The component further includes a spacer for separating the wire winding from the high magnetic permeability material in order to prevent the amorphous metal from damaging the wire winding. The resulting electronic component is capable of sensing magnetic fields and may be used in a variety of circuits such as compasses and magnetometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: COILCRAFT, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gregory L. Proehl, Craig Verdung, Steven W. Hickman
  • Sensor coil and method of manufacturing same
    Publication number: 20050116801
    Abstract: An electronic component in accordance with the invention includes a body, such as a base, having a high magnetic permeability material applied to an external surface thereof and a wire winding wound about at least a portion of the high magnetic permeability material. In a preferred form, the body is made of a non-conducting material, such as ceramic or plastic, and the high magnetic permeability material is made of a magnetic material such as ferrite or a metallic glass alloy (i.e., an amorphous metal). The component further includes a spacer for separating the wire winding from the high magnetic permeability material in order to prevent the amorphous metal from damaging the wire winding. The resulting electronic component is capable of sensing magnetic fields and may be used in a variety of circuits such as compasses and magnetometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Proehl, Craig Verdung, Steven Hickman