Package for DC-DC power converter or related circuitry

- VLT Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a package for a DC-DC power converter or related circuitry;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is another end elevational view thereof, this end being opposite the end of FIG. 5; and,

FIGS. 7 through 12 illustrate a second embodiment, where the descriptions of FIGS. 7 through 12 correspond to the descriptions of FIGS. 1 through 6, respectively.

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Patent History
Patent number: D363056
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1994
Date of Patent: Oct 10, 1995
Assignee: VLT Corporation (Andover, MA)
Inventors: Patrizio Vinciarelli (Boston, MA), Fred M. Finnemore (North Reading, MA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson
Application Number: 0/32,530
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Transformer, Rectifier Or Casing Therefor (3) (D13/110)