Data Storage Inductor Or Core Patents (Class 29/604)
  • Patent number: 11808725
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring pressure and/or humidity, and to a method for measuring pressure and/or humidity. The apparatus comprises at least one sensor for measuring pressure and/or humidity, wherein the sensor comprises at least one capacitor comprising at least two electrodes that are arranged, in particular, in a horizontal direction along and on an, in particular, flexible support material relative to one another. At least one dielectric layer is arranged between the electrodes. The invention is characterised in that at least one at least partially liquid-permeable and/or liquid-absorbing moisture layer is arranged at least in some places on a side, facing away from a support material, of at least one electrode and/or the dielectric layer. The at least one electrode and/or the dielectric layer are thus then arranged between the support material and the moisture layer in a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Mohammad Kabany
  • Patent number: 11749430
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wound magnetic core of a nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy ribbon, the method including: a first heat treatment step of subjecting a wound magnetic core, which is formed by winding an amorphous soft magnetic alloy ribbon capable of nanocrystallization, to a heat treatment at a temperature that is 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11476040
    Abstract: An electromagnetic component such as a power inductor includes first and second magnetic core pieces and a preformed coil winding therebetween. The preformed coil winding includes a top winding section and a pair of coplanar winding legs defining a U-shaped winding section therewith. The pair of winding legs are oriented perpendicular to a circuit board in use. First and second surface mount terminals respectively extend perpendicular to the pair of winding legs in opposing directions to each other, such that each of them extends only on one of the first and second magnetic core pieces but not the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Yipeng Yan, Yazhou Wang, Dengyan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11222742
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of forming a laminated magnetic inductor and resulting structures having anisotropic magnetic layers. A first magnetic stack is formed having one or more magnetic layers alternating with one or more insulating layers. A trench is formed in the first magnetic stack oriented such that an axis of the trench is perpendicular to a hard axis of the magnetic inductor. The trench is filled with a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hariklia Deligianni, Bruce B. Doris, Eugene J. O'Sullivan, Naigang Wang
  • Patent number: 11037992
    Abstract: A variable resistance memory device including insulating patterns sequentially stacked on a substrate; first conductive lines between adjacent ones of the insulating patterns and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a second conductive line between the first conductive lines and penetrating the insulating patterns in a third direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate; a phase-change pattern between the second conductive line and each of the first conductive lines and between the adjacent ones of the insulating patterns to cover a top surface of a first adjacent insulating pattern and a bottom surface of a second adjacent insulating pattern; and a selection element between the phase-change pattern and the second conductive line and between the adjacent ones of the insulating patterns to cover the top surface of the first adjacent insulating pattern and the bottom surface of the second adjacent insulating pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeonghee Park, Dongho Ahn, Changyup Park, Zhe Wu
  • Patent number: 10978239
    Abstract: An embedded coil assembly embodiment includes a ferrite ring having an annular axis. The ferrite ring is positioned on a conductive metal surface. A plurality of separate, spaced apart conductive structures extend over the ferrite ring and are attached to the conductive metal surface in a first region of the conductive surface positioned radially outwardly of the annular axis of the ferrite ring and in a second region of the conductive surface positioned radially inwardly of the annular axis of the ferrite ring. An encapsulation layer covers, the ferrite ring and at least a portion of the plurality of conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Haiying Li, Benjamin Michael Sutton, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 10971684
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated chip including a memory device. The memory device includes a bottom electrode disposed over a semiconductor substrate. An upper electrode is disposed over the bottom electrode. An intercalated metal/dielectric structure is sandwiched between the bottom electrode and the upper electrode. The intercalated metal/dielectric structure comprises a lower dielectric layer over the bottom electrode, an upper dielectric layer over the lower dielectric layer, and a first metal layer separating the upper dielectric layer from the lower dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mauricio Manfrini, Chung-Te Lin, Gerben Doornbos, Marcus Johannes Henricus van Dal
  • Patent number: 10878997
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a substrate, a first conductive path over the substrate, a coil structure over the substrate, and a voltage sensing circuit electrically coupled with the coil structure. The first conductive path is configured to carry a first time-varying current and to generate a first time-varying magnetic field based on the first time-varying current. The coil structure is magnetically coupled with the first conductive path through the first time-varying magnetic field and is configured to generate an induced electrical potential responsive to the first time-varying magnetic field. The voltage sensing circuit is configured to measure a voltage level of the induced electrical potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Alan Roth, Eric Soenen
  • Patent number: 10811181
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a plurality of embedded magnetic component devices, a row of cavities for respective magnetic cores is formed in an insulating substrate. Neighboring cavities are connected to each other by channels formed in the substrate. Adhesive is applied to a cavity floor throughout the row of cavities, and magnetic cores are inserted into the cavities. The cavities and magnetic cores are covered with a first insulating layer. Through holes are formed through the first insulating layer and the insulating substrate, and plated up to form conductive vias. Metallic traces are added to the exterior surfaces of the first insulating layer and the insulating substrate to form upper and lower winding layers. The metallic traces and conductive vias form the windings for an embedded magnetic component, such as transformer or inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Parish, Christopher Featherstone
  • Patent number: 10553344
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil device and the coil device includes a base layer and a coil pattern formed on a surface of the base layer. The method of manufacturing a coil device includes forming a seed layer of a coil by bonding a copper foil to a base layer, etching to remove a portion of the copper foil, and plating a plating layer on the seed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: WITS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Kang Heon Hur, Sang Jong Lee, Jung Wook Seo
  • Patent number: 10526731
    Abstract: Weaving equipment may include strand positioning equipment that positions warp strands and that inserts weft strands among the warp strands to form fabric. The weaving equipment may include one or more guide arms that pushes warp strands in the weft direction during weaving. Fabrics having warp strands that extend in both the warp direction and the weft direction may be used in forming circuitry in fabrics such as touch sensor circuitry. For example, a touch sensor in a fabric may be formed using first conductive warp strands that form first touch sensor electrodes and second conductive warp strands that form second touch sensor electrodes that overlap with the first touch sensor electrodes. The second conductive warp strands may each have a first portion that extends in the warp direction and a second portion that extends in the weft direction across the first touch sensor electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Yohji Hamada, Kathryn P. Crews, Joseph B. Walker, Daniel D. Sunshine
  • Patent number: 10276291
    Abstract: A choke coil module of a high power density DC-AC power inverter includes a retainer. The retainer includes a lower plate and an upper plate. The upper and lower plates are spaced from each other and have two slots, respectively. An accommodation space of the retainer is provided with two choke coils which are disposed obliquely in a stagger manner. Top portions and bottom portions of the choke coils protrude out of and lean against the slots of the upper plate and the lower plate, respectively. The outside air is guided by a fan unit to enter a casing through air inlets, and the heat generated by the choke coils is expelled to the outside through air outlets. The choke coil module can be mounted in a smaller casing, such as a casing with a height of 2 U, to achieve excellent heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CHYNG HONG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mu-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 10262249
    Abstract: Provided is a contactless information medium that achieves reduction in initial failure at the time of manufacture and obtains stable quality. A contactless information medium 1 includes a plurality of substrates 2a to 2d in a stacked state, an electric conductor 4, and an IC chip 5. The electric conductor 4 is integrally provided on each of the substrates 2a to 2d, and has a pre-formed conductive pattern 3. The IC chip 5 is mounted on any one of the substrates 2a to 2d, and is connected to the electric conductor 4. The conductive pattern 3 partially includes spiral patterns 31a to 31d formed in a spiral shape. The spiral patterns 31a to 31d are arranged at different positions among the substrates 2a to 2d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Emori
  • Patent number: 10118212
    Abstract: A method for forming a blanked piece from a material, where the blanked piece includes a production area having a through hole and at least one caulking and connection area protruding inside the through hole. The method includes forming a blanking hole in the material in a prescribed outline, placing a guide member in the through hole, where the guide member has an abutting part contacting a protrusion of the material formed along the outline of the blanking hole. The method further includes cutting and separating the material to blank or stamp out downward the caulking and connection area, pushing back the caulking and connection area, and temporarily connecting the caulking and connection area to the material; and blanking or stamping an outer configuration of the product area from the material to which the caulking and connection area is temporarily connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Ono, Masahiro Izumi, Shigetoshi Yamato
  • Patent number: 10037843
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical device comprising a stack of electrical elements, wherein: a central axis is defined in the stack; each element comprises an electrically insulating carrier; the carrier carries an electrically conductive loop-shaped track; both end zones of the track are located in the edge zone of the carrier; the loop-shaped tracks each form a turn and are arranged around the central axis in the stack; the end zones are connected to each other in electrically conductive manner such that the turns form one winding in at least groupwise manner; the carriers are congruent and each have a form such that they can be rotated from a starting position through an angle a around the central axis to a rotated position in which they take up the same space as in the starting position; adjacent elements with tracks which together form a winding are disposed rotated through an angle a relative to each other, and the mutually registered end zones are mutually connected by an electrical conductor exte
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Compact Electro-Magnetic Technology, Eco-Logical Enterprises B.V.
    Inventor: Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Bertels
  • Patent number: 9935497
    Abstract: An arrangement for providing a vehicle with electric energy includes a receiving device adapted to receive the magnetic component of an alternating electromagnetic field and to produce an alternating electric current by magnetic induction. The receiving device includes at least one phase line, each phase line being adapted to carry a phase of the alternating electric current. The at least one phase line forms a line arrangement which extends in a longitudinal direction transversely to a flux line direction, in which magnetic flux lines of the electromagnetic field penetrate the line arrangement, so that the line arrangement has a first end and a second end, the ends being located at opposite ends of the line arrangement in the longitudinal direction. The width of the line arrangement, gradually decreases along the extension of the line arrangement towards the first end and/or towards the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Czainski, Konrad Woronowicz
  • Patent number: 9634633
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a device body and first through n-th LC parallel resonators connected in series with each other. The first through n-th LC parallel resonators respectively include first through n-th inductors and first through n-th capacitors. The first through n-th inductors are disposed in the device body such that they are arranged in a first direction in this order. The first and n-th inductors are provided with a spiral shape such that they turn around respective winding axes extending along the first direction. At least one of the second through (n?1)-th inductors is provided with a helical shape such that it turns around a winding axis extending along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 9015925
    Abstract: An armature assembly apparatus for assembling an armature of an electrical machine is provided. The armature assembly apparatus has an armature holding apparatus to hold a partially assembled armature such that a rotation axis of the armature is horizontal. The armature assembly apparatus has a rotating device for rotating the partially assembled armature about a rotation axis. The armature assembly apparatus also has a ring segment conveyance for conveying an armature ring segment to a mounting position relative to a free ring segment portion of the partially assembled armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kenneth Damgaard Hoell, Jakob Mikkelsen, John Krath Pedersen, Martin Bach Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20150063024
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory device includes a stack of tiers of memory cells, a tier of local devices at a level above the stack of tiers of memory cells, and a tier of global devices at substantially a same level as the tier of local devices. A local device may provide selective access to a data line. A global device may provide selective access to a global access line. A tier of memory cells may be selectively coupled to a global access line by the global device of the tier of global devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron S. YIP, Mark A. HELM, Ramin GHODSI
  • Patent number: 8959752
    Abstract: A transformer core manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an annular transformer core having thin plates formed of magnetic materials laminated includes an uncoiler unit which allows a plurality of uncoilers each having a thin plate magnetic material coiled hoop-like to uncoil the magnetic material, a carrier unit for guiding a plurality of the magnetic materials uncoiled from the plurality of the uncoilers as a single group of magnetic body, a first alignment unit for aligning the carried group of the single magnetic body in a width direction, a cut-off unit for cutting the magnetic body aligned by the first alignment unit in a predetermined dimension, a laminating unit for laminating a plurality of the groups of the magnetic body cut by the cut-off unit, a second alignment unit for aligning the magnetic body laminated on the laminating unit, and a control unit for controlling operations of the above cited units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ikeda, Junichi Ishizuki, Takashi Kurata, Eisuke Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20150003003
    Abstract: A storage apparatus including a storage element and a fitting member is provided. The storage element includes a body, a first pad set and a second pad set. The first and the second pad sets are exposed out of the body and located at opposite sides of the body. The fitting member comprises a first terminal set and a second terminal set electrically connected to each other. The storage element is detachably assembled to the fitting member. The first terminal set electrically connected to the first pad set and the second terminal set located between the first pad set and the second pad set, the second terminal set and the second pad set form a connecting interface of the storage apparatus that the storage apparatus is used for being electrically connected to an external apparatus. A production method of the storage apparatus is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hung-I Chung, Chang-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 8904628
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a noise removing filter, including preparing at least one conductive pattern, an insulating layer for covering the at least one conductive pattern, and a lower magnetic body including input/output stud terminals for electrically inputting and outputting electricity to and from the at least one conductive pattern; disposing a recognizable portion on upper surfaces of the input/output stud terminals; disposing an upper magnetic body on the recognizable portion and the insulating layer; polishing the upper magnetic body; and removing the recognizable portion such that a level of an upper surface of the upper magnetic body is higher than levels of the upper surfaces of the input/output stud terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Moon Lee, Sung Kwon Wi, Jeong Bok Kwak, Won Chul Sim, Young Seuck Yoo, Yong Suk Kim
  • Patent number: 8869383
    Abstract: A magnetics assembly (100) including a transformer (1) made of litz wire. The transformer includes a toroid core (2) and a bundle of wires (3) winding around the toroid core. The bundle of wires includes first to eighth wires, and has a central portion with all eight wires twisted together and winding around the toroid core. First and second ends of the bundle of wires oppositely extend out from the toroidal core. The ends of the first to eighth wires are connected to form a primary and a secondary coils of the transformer, wherein the second ends of the first wire and the second wire, and the first ends of the third wire and the fourth wire are sorted out to form central taps (35, 36) of the primary and secondary coils, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Chun Xu, Jie Zhang
  • Patent number: 8813346
    Abstract: A coil-type electronic component has a coil inside or on the surface of its base material and is characterized in that: the base material is constituted by a group of grains of a soft magnetic alloy containing iron, silicon and other element that oxidizes more easily than iron; the surface of each soft magnetic alloy grain has an oxide layer formed on its surface as a result of oxidization of the grain; this oxide layer contains the other element that oxidizes more easily than iron by a quantity larger than that in the soft magnetic alloy grain; and grains are bonded with one another via this oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Ogawa, Atsushi Tanada, Hitoshi Matsuura, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Hiroshi Kishi, Kenji Kawano
  • Publication number: 20140211343
    Abstract: A disk drive device includes a stationary body, a rotating body on which a recording disk is to be mounted, and a fluid bearing unit that supports the rotating body in a freely rotatable manner relative to the stationary body. The fluid bearing unit includes a lubricant that is fluorescent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS JAPAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuo KODAMA
  • Patent number: 8752276
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotating electrical machine has steps of a preparation step that accommodates the cap in a jig space while bringing the jig and the pulley in contact in an up-and-down direction so that an operation space is sealed, and a main step that decompresses the operation space to pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, moves the cap to an upper side in the decompressed operation space, and press-fits the cap into the pulley. By this, an inclination and a misalignment in the axial direction of the cap by the action of the reaction force can be suppressed since the reaction force acting downwardly on the cap can be weakened compared with the case where the cap is press-fit under atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the press-fit-state of the cap can be stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yoshikawa, Satoru Hara
  • Publication number: 20140157582
    Abstract: A storage system for a pharmacy that has a frame containing a rack-like structure with a plurality of storage carriers detachably suspended therefrom. The carriers are sized to receive filled prescription orders and the like and include individual identifiers that facilitate locating the carriers at a specific location on the rack-like structure. Preferably, the storage system includes a tracking system that detects, monitors, and displays to a worker the location of the storage carrier containing a particular customer's prescription order, thereby providing easy retrieval of the customer's prescription order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Shelton Louie, Stephen A. Garrett
  • Patent number: 8707547
    Abstract: A lead-frameless power inductor and its fabrication method are disclosed. The power inductor comprises a lower substrate, a coil provided on the lower substrate, and an intermediate layer which encloses the coil, wherein the lower substrate can be a soft magnetic entrainer or a non-magnetic entrainer. The coil is made of an insulated wire, and the intermediate layer is a colloid consisting of magnetic powder. A method for fabricating the lead-frameless power inductor includes steps of preparing a lower substrate; forming a plurality of conducting metal layers on the lower substrate; forming a wire package on an upper surface of said lower substrate; coating a surface of said wire package with a magnetic powder; dividing the substrate into a plurality of granulated elements by cutting process; and forming the conducting metal layer on both sides of the element to form a surface mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Chih Lee
  • Patent number: 8695209
    Abstract: A method of producing a surface-mount inductor by encapsulating a coil with an encapsulation material containing a resin and a filler using a mold die assembly is provided. In the method, a tablet and a coil are used. The tablet is prepared by preforming the encapsulation material into a shape having a flat plate-shaped portion and a pillar-shaped convex portion on a peripheral thereof. The coil is a wound conductive wire having a cross-section of rectangular-shape. The coil is placed on the tablet to allow both ends of the coil to extend along an outer side surface of the pillar-shaped convex portion of the tablet. The coil and the encapsulation material are integrated together while clamping the both ends of the coil between an inner wall surface of the mold die assembly and the outer side surface of the pillar-shaped convex portion of the tablet, to form a molded body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: TOKO, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Chitoshi Sakai
  • Patent number: 8677608
    Abstract: An annular core member having an opening portion located at a position rotated by 90 degrees from a reference position, where the opening portion is oriented in the counterclockwise direction, and an annular core member having the opening portion located at the reference position, where the opening portion is oriented in the clockwise direction, are prepared to form an iron core by a rotary lamination apparatus by rotating the annular core members and by a predetermined angle (90 degrees) such that a first end, in the annular core member, which is at the position rotated by 90 degrees from the reference position and has no rotation uneven part, is circumference-positionally identical in the laminating direction with that of a fourth end, in an annular core member, which is at the reference position and has no rotation uneven part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akita, Kimiyasu Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20140049353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductor and a method of manufacturing an inductor and provides an inductor which can minimize the area required for mounting, reduce parasitic capacitance generated between a circuit pattern of a substrate and a coil pattern of the inductor, and be efficiently manufactured by providing both of a first external electrode portion and a second external electrode portion on one of six surfaces of the inductor while including a coil pattern portion; an insulating portion; the first external electrode portion; and the second external electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan YOON, Sung Kwon WI, Young Ghyu AHN, Young Seuck YOO
  • Patent number: 8601673
    Abstract: A method of producing an inductor with high inductance includes forming a removable polymer layer on a temporary carrier; forming a structure including a first coil, a second coil, and a dielectric layer on the removable polymer layer; forming a first magnetic glue layer on the removable polymer layer and the structure; removing the temporary carrier; and forming a second magnetic glue layer below the structure and the first magnetic glue layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Tseng
  • Patent number: 8567040
    Abstract: An iron core includes an electromagnetic steel plate having a first region on the surface of which an insulating film is formed and a second region which is not covered with the insulating film and exposed, and a coating member which coats at least the second region. The second region is formed by removing the insulating film by machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi Kubo
  • Patent number: 8528190
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a power module on a substrate. In one embodiment, the method includes providing power conversion circuitry including providing a magnetic device having a magnetic core and at least one switch on the substrate. The method also includes placing a shielding structure with a baffle over the magnetic core to create a chamber thereabout. The method also includes depositing an encapsulant about the power conversion circuitry. The shielding structure limits the encapsulant entering the chamber and the baffle directs the encapsulant away from the magnetic core thereby limiting an amount of the encapsulant that contacts the magnetic core within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Enpirion, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashraf W. Lotfi, Mathew Wilkowski, John D. Weld
  • Publication number: 20130180101
    Abstract: A data storage device serving as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, or a magnetic credit card is shown. The data storage device includes a substrate having at least one surface. A high density, magnetically coercive material layer is disposed on or is deposited on the substrate for storing magnetic signals. The magnetically coercive material may have an axis of magnetization that is oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the at least one surface of the substrate. A layer of non-magnetically material is disposed on the substrate for defining an exchange break layer. A relatively hard, abradeable protective coating is formed on the magnetic material layer and has a thickness between a maximum thickness that materially attenuates magnetic signals passing between the magnetic material layer and a transducer and a minimum thickness enabling the protective coating to be abraded by usage in an ambient natural atmosphere operating environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: ULTRACARD, INC.
    Inventor: ULTRACARD, INC.
  • Patent number: 8453318
    Abstract: A method of making a planar coil is disclosed in the present invention. First, a substrate having a trench is provided. Then, a barrier and a seed layer are formed on the substrate in sequence. An isolative layer is used for guiding a conductive material to flow into a lower portion of the trench such that accumulation of the conductive material at opening of the trench is prevented before the lower portion of the trench is completely filled up, thereby avoiding gap formation in the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Touch Micro-System Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hung Yi Lin, Ming Fa Chen
  • Patent number: 8407883
    Abstract: A damascene process is utilized to fabricate the segmented magnetic core elements of an integrated circuit inductor structure. The magnetic core is electroplated from a seed layer that is conformal with a permanent dielectric mold that results in sidewall plating defining an easy magnetic axis. The hard axis runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core and the inductor coils are orthogonal to the core's longitudinal axis. The magnetic field generated by the inductor coils is, therefore, parallel and self-aligned to the hard magnetic axis. The easy axis is enhanced by electroplating in an applied magnetic field parallel to the easy axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Smeys, Peter Johnson, Andrei Papou
  • Patent number: 8402636
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of ground-buried-type solid insulation transformer includes producing a coil form into which an inner window is formed; winding a low voltage coil and a high voltage coil on the coil form to produce a first coil part; winding glass fiber on the first coil part to produce a second coil part and assembling a first mold into the inner window and then pre-heating the second coil part; putting the second coil part into a second mold and injecting epoxy resin and hardener between the second coil part and the second mold, and automatically molding and curing thereof under predetermined speed, vacuum, pressure and temperature to produce a third coil part on outer circumference of which an epoxy layer is formed; separating the first mold from the inner window of the third coil part and then after-treating and curing the third coil part; cooling the after-treated and cured third coil part and sanding and washing the epoxy layer, and applying semi-conductive coating material to the sanded part to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cheryong Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Tae Park, Byung Kwon Song, Kee Ha Hwang, Tae Ho Kim, Ki Hak Yi
  • Publication number: 20130058157
    Abstract: The present invention proposes an electronic memory device comprising a memory line including a memory domain. The memory line may contain a number of memory domains and a number of fixed domains, wherein each memory domain stores a single binary bit value. A multiferroic element may be disposed proximate to each memory domain allowing the magnetization of the memory domain to be changed using a spin torque current, and ensuring the stability of the magnetization of the domain when it is not being written. The domain boundary between the memory domain and one of its adjacent fixed domains may thereby be moved. An antiferromagnetic element may be disposed proximate to each fixed domain to ensure the stability of the magnetization of these. The value of each memory domain may be read by applying a voltage to a magnetic tunnel junction comprising the memory domain and measuring the current flowing through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation, d/b/a University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group
    Inventors: Stuart A. Wolf, Jiwei Lu, Mircea R. Stan
  • Patent number: 8381994
    Abstract: A data storage device, a stacking method thereof, and a data storage device assembly are provided. The data storage device assembly includes a first data storage device and a second data storage device respectively having a body, a magnetic element, and a storage device. Each body has a first containing space and a second containing space. Each magnetic element is disposed in the corresponding first containing space. At least one of the magnetic elements of the first and the second data storage device is a magnet. Each storage device is disposed in the corresponding second containing space and includes an electrical connector terminal, a memory chip, and a memory controller with no crystal oscillator. The magnetic elements of the first and the second data storage device attract each other so that the body of the first data storage device is stacked on the body of the second data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Phison Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chieh Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8375566
    Abstract: Methods of providing arc resistant switchgear enclosures for dry-type transformers are provided. The enclosures have one or more arc-resistant features, including arc channels, arc fault dampers, and arc fault plenums. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises providing a base structure with a dry-type transformer seated thereon, providing walls and a roof, wherein at least the front wall contains at least one longitudinal seam covered by an arc channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Ballard, Nathan T. Sigman, Edgar A. Wimmer, Jr., Rafael Gutierrez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8347490
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a carrier with a three-dimensional inductor comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a protective layer; forming a first photoresist layer on the protective layer; patterning the first photoresist layer to form a second opening and a plurality of disposing slots; forming a first metal layer in second opening and disposing slots; removing the first photoresist layer; forming a first dielectric layer on the protective layer; forming a second photoresist layer on the first dielectric layer; patterning the second photoresist layer to form a plurality of slots; forming a second metal layer in slots to form a plurality of inductive portions; removing the second photoresist layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer; forming a third photoresist layer on the second dielectric layer; patterning the third photoresist layer to form a plurality of slots; and forming a third metal layer in slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Chipbond Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Kuo, You-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 8327524
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inductive component whose soft magnetic core is produced by pouring a casting resin into a mold filled with a soft magnetic alloy powder and by subsequently hardening the casting resin with the alloy powder in order to form a solid soft magnetic core. This technique prevents the surface insulation of the alloy particles from becoming damaged, thereby largely preventing the formation of bulky eddy currents in the resulting soft magnetic cores. This enables a distinct reduction in the electric loss of the inductive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Vacuumscmelze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Markus Brunner
  • Publication number: 20120304455
    Abstract: A method and mass storage device that combine multiple solid state drives (SSDs) to a single volume. The device includes a carrier board and at least two solid state drives having power and data connections to the carrier board. The carrier board includes a circuit board functionally connected to a control logic and at least two secondary connectors that are disposed at different edges of the circuit board and functionally connected to the control logic. The solid state drives are connected to the carrier board through the secondary connectors, and each solid state drive has a power and data connector directly connected to one of the secondary connectors of the carrier board. The solid state drives are oriented substantially parallel to the carrier board and to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
    Inventor: Franz Michael Schuette
  • Patent number: 8307534
    Abstract: A method of forming an encapsulated coupled coil arrangement. The method includes coupling a first lead of a first coil to a second lead of an electrical circuit device, by soldering or infusion, using a superconductive jointing alloy; and encapsulating the first coil, the electrical circuit device and the jointed leads of the first coil and the electrical circuit device in an encapsulation material. The jointing alloy has a melting point higher than a highest temperature experienced by the encapsulation material having the encapsulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Plc
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, M'Hamed Lakrimi, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 8302287
    Abstract: A multilayer inductor includes a bottom magnetic layer having an external conductive pattern formed on a bottom surface thereof for connection to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The bottom external conductive pattern includes signal/power contacts and first and second inductor electrodes. A top magnetic layer includes a top external conductive pattern having signal/power contacts and inductor electrode contacts. An inductor conductive pattern formed on the top surfaces of intermediate magnetic layers disposed between the top and bottom magnetic layers are electrically coupled to each other by means of through holes to form a spiral inductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Lu, François Hébert
  • Patent number: 8302286
    Abstract: A stator winding is manufactured by a forming step, a winding step, and a expanding step. In the forming step, an S-shaped offset shape is formed on a conductor part corresponding to a coil end part. Thereby, in a coil end part, it is possible to provide an expected shape stably at the coil end part. The conductor is wound around a bobbin in the winding step. In the winding step, a twisted shape is given to the conductor parts to be the inclined part of the coil end and the conductor part to be accommodated in a slot. In the expanding step, a preform product removed from the bobbin is expanded into a shape of the stator winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tokizawa
  • Publication number: 20120233849
    Abstract: A damascene process is utilized to fabricate the segmented magnetic core elements of an integrated circuit inductor structure. The magnetic core is electroplated from a seed layer that is conformal with a permanent dielectric mold that results in sidewall plating defining an easy magnetic axis. The hard axis runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core and the inductor coils are orthogonal to the core's longitudinal axis. The magnetic field generated by the inductor coils is, therefore, parallel and self-aligned to the hard magnetic axis. The easy axis is enhanced by electroplating in an applied magnetic field parallel to the easy axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Smeys, Peter Johnson, Andrei Papou
  • Patent number: 8256097
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil device comprises a first step of twisting a tip end part of the conductive wire by approximately 90 degrees with respect to a conductive wire portion arranged rearward continuously from the tip end part to form a twist part, and winding the tip end part of the conductive wire around the outer peripheral surface of the core in a lying posture on the outer peripheral surface; a second step of winding the conductive wire arranged rearward continuously from the twist part around the outer periphery surface of the core in a standing posture on the outer peripheral surface; and a third step of transforming the conductive wire on a tip end side with respect to the twist part in a direction apart from the outer periphery surface of the core to form one lead part extending substantially linearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: SHT Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Hitoshi Yoshimori
  • Patent number: 8215003
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a reactor composed of a coil, a core, and a container, capable of suppressing the core to break when a current flows in the coil to generate magnetic flux. In the method, the coil is formed by spirally winding a conductive wire. The coil is immersed in an insulating film in liquid with electrical insulation. The coil is placed in a furnace. Annealing for the coil and thermosetting for the insulating film are performed at a temperature within 250 to 320° C. for a period of time within 30 minutes to one hour before forming the core in the container. The coil is then disposed in the container. Inside and outside areas of the coil in the container is filled with a resin mixture composed of magnetic powder and resin. The resin mixture in the container is hardened to form the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Saka, Yousuke Setaka, Hiroyuki Katsuta, Takashi Yanbe