Including Permanent Magnet Or Core Patents (Class 29/607)
  • Patent number: 12096197
    Abstract: Disclosed are a voice coil for a sound producing device and a sound producing device, the sound producing device comprises a voice coil body and a reinforcing portion; the voice coil body comprises a voice coil framework and a voice coil wire; the reinforcing portion comprises a first reinforcing portion and a second reinforcing portion; the first reinforcing portion is provided on the inner side of the voice coil framework, and the second reinforcing portion is provided on the outer side of the voice coil framework; and the reinforcing portion is configured to enhance the strength of the voice coil at high frequencies. Both the inner side and the outer side of the voice coil framework are provided with the reinforcing portions, thereby preventing the voice coil framework from deforming towards the side with lower strength because the strength of one side of the voice coil framework is relatively low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Dong Wang, Zhiyong Dong
  • Patent number: 11509205
    Abstract: A magnetic pole module, an electric motor rotor and a method for manufacturing the electric motor rotor are provided. The electric motor rotor includes a rotor yoke and multiple magnetic pole modules disposed on the rotor yoke, each of the magnetic pole modules including a base plate, a housing, and a pair of magnetic pole units that are accommodated in an accommodating space formed by the base plate and the housing and have opposite polarities, and a pair of magnetic pole units in each of the magnetic pole modules are spaced apart from each other by a first distance in a circumferential direction of the rotor yoke. The electric motor rotor can give consideration to the properties, such as cogging torque and torque pulsation, of a generator, the protection of magnetic poles and the mechanical fixation of the magnetic pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Sun, Quan Song
  • Patent number: 11004601
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a forming method for producing a composite part for an operating member, the method comprising the steps: disposing at least one permanent magnet in an injection-molding tool, which defines a mold cavity, and a heat-conducting reinforcement, which extends along the permanent magnet and is in touching contact with the injection-molding tool, in each case at a predefined position of the mold cavity; overmolding the permanent magnet with molding material by introducing molding material into the mold cavity; forming the composite part having the at least one permanent magnet, the heat-conducting reinforcement and the molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: René Kirsch, Kai Lang
  • Patent number: 10820839
    Abstract: A system for recording visually guided motor activity within a bore of an MRI machine, comprising a tablet configured for mounting within the bore of the MRI machine, the tablet comprising a shielded housing, a touchscreen display mounted within the housing, and a receiver board, an interface box coupled to a controller configured to control operation of the touchscreen display, the interface box being located remotely from the bore and comprising a transmitter board for processing signals from the controller and transmitting processed signals to the receiver board of the tablet, and a cable connected between the tablet and the interface box, the cable comprising a plurality of conductors to carry signals between the receiver board and the transmitter board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Indiana University of Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sturgeon, Alexander Shroyer, Sophia Angela Vinci-Booher, Karin James
  • Patent number: 10753533
    Abstract: System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjun Zhang, Xueli Yan, Ye Tao
  • Patent number: 10487371
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a tripod universal joint fairway heat treatment device. A magnetizer includes a middle induction area and two-end induction areas, wherein the middle induction area includes magnetic conductive sheets stacked together; and the two-end induction areas include magnetic conductive sheets and magnetic conductive insulation sheets crosswise stacked together. Controllable deformation of an inner cavity fairway of a tripod universal joint during intermediate frequency quenching is realized by changing an arrangement form of the magnetic conductive sheets in the magnetizer, thereby avoiding a condition that three pivot shafts and bearing rings cannot be installed due to excessive deformation at a fairway opening after quenching, and greatly improving a qualified rate of products and safety performance of the products during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Zhejiang ODM Transmission Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Lijun Wang, Weikai Wang, Yousheng Fan, Lei Lu, Baibin Ma, Lingyi Zeng
  • Patent number: 10304614
    Abstract: A structure includes a first encapsulating layer, and a first coil in the first encapsulating layer. A top surface of the first encapsulating layer is coplanar with a top surface of the first coil, and a bottom surface of the first encapsulating layer is coplanar with a bottom surface of the first coil. A second encapsulating layer is over the first encapsulating layer. A conductive via is in the second encapsulating layer, and the first conductive via is electrically coupled to the first coil. A third encapsulating layer is over the second encapsulating layer. A second coil is in the third encapsulating layer. A top surface of the third encapsulating layer is coplanar with a top surface of the second coil, and a bottom surface of the third encapsulating layer is coplanar with a bottom surface of the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Tzu-Chun Tang, Chuei-Tang Wang, Hao-Yi Tsai, Ming Hung Tseng, Chieh-Yen Chen, Hung-Yi Kuo
  • Patent number: 10279504
    Abstract: A manufacture method that includes positioning the permanent magnet body of which a surface is coated with a coating film for deterioration prevention, a scheduled cleavage portion of the permanent magnet body being located between two fulcrums, which are edge portions of a die, supporting the permanent magnet body, and cleaving the permanent magnet body into a cleaved magnet body and the magnet piece by pressing the scheduled cleavage portion of the permanent magnet body is provided. The manufacture method also includes cutting the coating-film between the cleaved magnet body and the magnet piece by pressing an end portion of the cleaved magnet piece from a pressing side of the scheduled cleavage portion, the end portion being on a side opposite to a cleavage surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Ohshima, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Kimio Nishimura, Takashi Sekikawa, Yasushi Matsushita, Akihisa Hori, Michito Kishi
  • Patent number: 9845913
    Abstract: System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongjun Zhang, Xueli Yan, Ye Tao
  • Patent number: 9755652
    Abstract: A nanomagnetic structure and a method of fabricating a nanomagnetic structure. The nanomagnetic comprises two or more nanomagnetic material elements, each nanomagnetic material element having a respective predetermined geometric shape such that the nanomagnetic structure exhibits different stable ground states initializable by magnetic fields applied across the nanomagnetic structure in respective different directions; wherein the nanomagnetic material elements are disposed relative to each other such that the magnetic structure exhibits a difference in effective internal magnetic field strength between the different stable ground states. Advantageously, this variation in the internal magnetic field strength is the key for distinct dynamic response associated with the different magnetic ground states. Reconfigurable operation has been shown based on this magnetization dynamics in example embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Arabinda Haldar, Adekunle Adeyeye
  • Patent number: 9592544
    Abstract: A draw bead is formed in a plate-shaped material in which a drawn portion is formed, outside the drawn portion, the draw bead being used to adjust an inflow of the plate-shaped material into a drawing die. The drawn portion is drawn in the plate-shaped material by using the draw bead as formed. The draw bead is crushed and flattened after the drawn portion is drawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Inoue, Yusuke Matsuno, Yasushi Murakami
  • Patent number: 9360295
    Abstract: A rotational position sensing apparatus includes a rotational position sensing magnet and a fixing member. The fixing member is made of a non-magnetic material and is fixed to a rotatable shaft of a rotor. The fixing member includes a plurality of projections, which radially inwardly project and are arranged one after another in a circumferential direction at an inner peripheral surface of a first peripheral wall portion within a space, which is defined by the first peripheral wall portion and a bottom wall portion and holds the rotational position sensing magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Taniguchi, Takeshi Wakana, Hiroshi Imai, Masahiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9032610
    Abstract: Electrodes are established in a region of an electrically conductive liquid flowing along a pipe, by surrounding the pipe containing the liquid with a core of magnetically conductive material which passes through a primary coil energized by an electrical signal to create an electric field within the liquid, by connecting a secondary passage at the region for the liquid to flow between opposite sides of the core, and by restricting the flow of the liquid in the secondary passage to create an electrical resistance along which an electrical current flows through the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HYDROPATH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Stefanini
  • Patent number: 9021704
    Abstract: A method for assembling parts. A sealant is placed between a plurality of parts in a stack up to form a workpiece. The workpiece is clamped using a permanent magnet unit and an electromagnetic clamping device in an activated state such that a number of forces caused by a magnetic field clamps the workpiece between the electromagnetic clamping device and the permanent magnet unit. A number of holes are drilled in the workpiece. A number of fasteners are installed in the number of holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Branko Sarh, Harry Asada, Manas Chandran Menon
  • Publication number: 20150116950
    Abstract: A coil component may be capable of being easily manufactured and significantly decreasing direct current (DC) resistance of its wiring. The coil component may include a coil assembly including a core substrate and coil patterns formed on the core substrate; and a magnetic material part embedding the coil assembly therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ji No YOO, Han KIM, Won Gi KIM, Suk Hyeon CHO
  • Publication number: 20150116972
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter assembly includes a board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a power stage die of a DC-DC converter attached to the first side of the board, and an output inductor electrically connected to an output of the power stage die and disposed over the power stage die on the first side of the board. The output inductor includes a magnetic core and an electrical conductor having first and second terminals attached to the first side of the board. The output inductor accommodates the power stage die under the magnetic core so that the power stage die is interposed between the magnetic core and the board. A corresponding method of manufacturing the DC-DC converter assembly and method of manufacturing the output inductor are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Emil Todorov, Brian Molloy
  • Patent number: 9009951
    Abstract: An electromagnetic component includes a coil portion with a multi-layer stack structure, a molded body encapsulating the coil portion, and two electrodes respectively coupled to two terminals of the coil portion. The coil portion is fabricated using plating, laminating and/or pressing manufacturing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chien Chang, Chia-Chi Wu, Lang-Yi Chiang, Tsung-Chan Wu, Jih-Hsu Yeh
  • Patent number: 9003642
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method of and an apparatus for including: separating magnets and corresponding target plates; separating a lower support assembly from an upper retainer assembly of a thin-wafer handling system; and inserting or removing a thin wafer from the thin-wafer handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Wienrich, Charles Singleton
  • Patent number: 8997955
    Abstract: A system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle, wherein the system comprises an electric conductor arrangement for producing a magnetic field and for thereby transferring the energy to the vehicle, wherein the electric conductor arrangement comprises at least one current line, wherein each current line is adapted to carry the electric current which produces the magnetic field or is adapted to carry one of parallel electric currents which produce the magnetic field and wherein: the at least one current line extends at a first height level, the system comprises an electrically conductive shield for shielding the magnetic field, wherein the shield extends under the track and extends below the first height level, and a magnetic core extends along the track at a second height level and extends above the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Czainski, Juergen Meins, John Whaley
  • Patent number: 8984742
    Abstract: A three dimensional soft magnetic metal mass suitable for milling is formed wrapping soft magnetic metal ribbon into a three dimensional shape and then applying adhesive to the three dimensional shape. The adhesive permeates the three dimensional shape. The adhesive is then cured. If the soft magnetic metal mass is made as a toroid, then it could be processed into an electromechanical component. The electro-mechanical component would then be suitable for use in very high frequency electric motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Light Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Berwald, Kendall Scott Page
  • Publication number: 20150060226
    Abstract: Provided are an opposed iron core transmitting rotation motion, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electromagnetic fan clutch formed by the opposed iron core. The opposed iron core includes iron core grooves (12; 13) axially arranged in a back-to-back manner on an electromagnetic iron core body (11). The manufacturing method of the opposed iron core includes: directly drawing the iron core body (11) to form the iron core grooves arranged in the back-to-back manner, or directly spinning the iron core body (11) to form the iron core grooves arranged in the back-to-back manner. The electromagnetic fan clutch formed by the opposed iron core has a first actuation gap (841) and a second actuation gap (842) respectively on two sides of the electromagnetic iron core body (11) of an opposed iron core apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Zhaoyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20150040382
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an inductor element and a manufacturing method thereof. The inductor element includes: an electrode body formed of insulating material and having an internal electrode having a coil shape disposed therein; and external terminals formed on a part of the electrode body and each connected with both ends of the internal electrode, wherein electrode body is formed and separated on a base substrate, whereby a size of the inductor element is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Kwon WI, Won Chul SIM, Young Do KWEON, Young Seuck YOO
  • Publication number: 20150040381
    Abstract: A method for making a magnetic assembly comprises the following steps: twisting a first to eighth magnetic wires to form a bundle of wires having a first end and an opposite second end; providing a magnetic core; winding the bundle of magnetic wires around the magnetic core; sorting the first end and the second end of the bundle of wires to form individual first ends and individual second ends of the first to eighth wires; picking out the second ends of the first wire and the second wire, and the first ends of the third wire and the fourth wire to form a centre tap of a primary coil of a transformer; and picking out the second ends of the fifth wire and the sixth wire, and the first ends of the seventh wire and the eighth wire to form a centre tap of a secondary coil of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: YONG-CHUN XU, JIE ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8950065
    Abstract: A combination component handling and connecting device connectable to a multi-axis robot for use in moving and connecting components and subassemblies includes a housing and an actuator fixedly connected to the housing. The actuator includes an actuating link movable from a first position to a second position. Connected to the actuating link is an end effector for concurrent movement with the actuating link. The component handling and connecting device includes a clamp having a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is connected to the actuating link for selectively moving the second jaw toward the first jaw operative to engage a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Comau, Inc.
    Inventor: Velibor Kilibarda
  • Patent number: 8943676
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solenoidal magnet structure, comprising the steps of providing a collapsible mold in which to wind coils; winding wire into defined positions (88) in the mold to form coils (34); placing a preformed tubular mechanical support structure (102, 120) over the coils (34) so wound; impregnating the coils and bonding them to the mechanical support structure by applying a thermosetting resin and allowing the thermosetting resin to harden; and collapsing the mold and removing the resultant solenoidal magnet structure comprising the resin impregnated coils and the mechanical support structure from the mold as a single solid piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens PLC.
    Inventors: Graham Hutton, Jonathan Noys, Adrian Mark Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150015354
    Abstract: Electromagnetic Halbach array device with substantially contiguous vertical and horizontal cores, comprised of a plurality of horizontal and vertical electromagnets arranged in a Halbach array sequence, where each individual core of every horizontal electromagnet in said Halbach array is equipped with a plurality of fork-like prongs at each end, and where the magnetic coils that surround each individual core of every vertical electromagnet in said Halbach array have gaps where said fork-like prongs are positioned to provide direct physical contact between cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: ROBERTO SANCHEZ CATALAN
  • Patent number: 8931165
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil device includes inserting planar insulating sheets into a single conductor formed in a solenoidal coil shape from a direction intersecting with a winding axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kurosawa, Masayuki Itoh
  • Publication number: 20150000114
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a field pole magnet body includes a reference jig having reference surfaces in a lengthwise direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction for positioning the plurality of cleaved and divided magnet fragments in an aligned state with their cleaved faces facing each other; a lengthwise direction pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments from the lengthwise direction in which they are arranged to the lengthwise direction reference surface in order to align the magnet fragments in the lengthwise direction; a width direction pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments from the width direction of the magnet fragments to the width direction reference surface to align them in the width direction; and a thickness pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments from the thickness direction of the magnet fragments to the thickness direction reference surface to align them in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yasushi Matsushita, Hideki Watanabe, Takashi Sekikawa, Kimio Nishimura, Kazuhiro Takaichi, Akihisa Hori, Takumi Ohshima, Michito Kishi, Kunitomo Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 8910373
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a low profile, magnetic component. The method includes stacking a the plurality of substantially planar and flexible magnetic powder sheets, locating a preformed multiple turn conductive winding between at least two of the plurality of substantially planar and flexible magnetic powder sheets in the stack, and pressure laminating the flexible magnetic powder sheets around the preformed multiple turn conductive winding to define a magnetic core containing the winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Yipeng Yan, Robert James Bogert
  • Publication number: 20140360009
    Abstract: A manufacturing device for a field pole magnet body includes a reference jig having reference surfaces in the lengthwise direction, width direction, and thickness direction for positioning a plurality of cleaved and divided magnet fragments in an aligned state. The manufacturing device further includes a first pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments to the thickness direction reference surface from the thickness direction of a magnet body to align them in the thickness direction, and a second pressing means that presses the plurality of magnet fragments to the width direction reference surface from the width direction of the magnet body to align them in the width direction. An operational axis line of a pressing part of at least one of the first and second pressing means is arranged to be tilted such that it approaches the lengthwise direction reference surface at the side that abuts the magnet fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Matsushita, Hideki Watanabe, Takashi Sekikawa, Kimio Nishimura, Kazuhiro Takaichi, Akihisa Hori, Takumi Ohshima, Michito Kishi, Kunitomo Ishiguro
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140354386
    Abstract: Three-phase magnetic cores for magnetic induction devices (e.g., transformers, coils, chokes), and methods for manufacturing them, are disclosed. The magnetic cores are generally constructed from three generally rectangular magnetic core frames having a stair-stepped configuration extending along side portions of the frames. The frames are arranged to form a triangular prism structure such that side portions of locally adjacent frames are uniformly engaged to form three core legs over which coils of a three-phase magnetic induction device may be placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: U.T.T. UNIQUE TRANSFORMER TECHNOLGIES LTD
    Inventors: Eliezer Adar, Yuri Bolotinsky
  • Patent number: 8898886
    Abstract: A method for producing a laminated ceramic electronic component includes the steps of preparing ceramic green sheets, transferring an inner conductor pattern layer and a lead conductor pattern layer formed on a support on the ceramic green sheets to form the inner conductor and the lead conductor on the ceramic green sheets, laminating the ceramic green sheets to cover the inner conductor and the lead conductor, and firing the ceramic laminated product. In the step of forming the inner conductor and the lead conductor, the inner conductor pattern layer is transferred onto the ceramic green sheet a plurality of times so as to overlap each other, thereby forming the inner conductor, and the lead conductor pattern layer is transferred onto the ceramic green sheet, wherein the number of times of the transferring is less than the number of times of the transferring of the inner conductor pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tatsukawa, Keisuke Takayama
  • Publication number: 20140340188
    Abstract: A structure is disclosed, comprising: a first magnetic core portion comprising: a first plurality of leg posts that are to be surrounded by a first set of windings; and a first plurality of center portions that are not to be surrounded by windings; and a second magnetic core portion comprising: a second plurality of leg posts that are to be surrounded by a second set of windings; and a second plurality of center portions that are not to be surrounded by the second set of windings, wherein the first set of center portions and the second set of center portions are configured to provide a plurality of physically separate magnetic flux paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Fred O. Barthold
  • 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: 8857044
    Abstract: An system for manufacturing a field emission structure is provided that involves a magnet supplying device and a magnet placement device for placing each of a plurality of magnets at a corresponding location of a plurality of locations of the field emission structure. The corresponding location and a corresponding orientation of each of the magnets relative to each other are defined in accordance with a code that specifies at least one magnet of the plurality of magnets having a first polarity orientation and at least one other magnet of the plurality of magnets having a second polarity orientation that is opposite from the first polarity orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Correlated Magnetics Research LLC
    Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, Mark D. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20140299802
    Abstract: In a solenoid valve having a magnetic drive including a housing which is at least partly formed from an injection molding compound, the magnetic drive includes a magnet coil having a winding, a magnet yoke, and a movably mounted magnet armature which is arranged outside the magnet coil. The housing has a first section which encloses the magnet coil having the winding and the magnet yoke, and the housing has a second section which encloses at least most of the movably mounted magnet armature. Further proposed are a battery having a plurality of solenoid valves, a method of manufacturing a solenoid valve, and a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Burkert Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Brust, Simone Knauss, Rainer KĂ¼nzler, Ralf Scheibe
  • Patent number: 8850690
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an armature for an electric motor, includes: placing a commutator and a lamination stack on an armature shaft, winding magnet wire in slots in the lamination stacks to form coils, attaching ends of the magnet wire to the commutator, and molding plastic around the magnet wire and around the shaft of the armature at ends of the lamination stack. A spinning inertia of the armature is adjusted by adjusting at least one of a mass of the plastic molded and a distribution of the plastic molded. Alternatively and/or additionally, at least one of a resonant frequency and critical speed of the armature is adjusted by adjusting at least one of a geometry of the plastic molded, the physical properties of the plastic and the mechanical properties of the plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Hung T. Du, Brandon L. Verbrugge, Joshua F. West, Michael R. Sell, Richard T. Walter, David J. Smith, Earl M. Ortt, John C. Stone, Howard T. White
  • Patent number: 8844121
    Abstract: An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Correlated Magnetics Research LLC
    Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, Mark D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8839505
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a magnet assembly that includes surrounding a bonded magnet with a sleeve, heating the magnet, and compressing the magnet in an axial direction such that the magnet and sleeve expand in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Matthew John Childe, Nigel Youan Dymond
  • Publication number: 20140259643
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate includes providing a substrate with a cavity and a post in the cavity, dispensing an elastic filling material in the cavity, inserting a magnetic core including a core hole such the post extends through the core hole, curing the elastic filling material, forming holes in the substrate outside of the cavity and in the post, and forming via-in-via structures in the holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX, INC.
    Inventor: Ciprian Marcoci
  • Publication number: 20140277223
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and techniques associated with a planar transformer for an apparatus. The planar transformers include a substrate carrying electronic components, an upper core bonded on a first exterior surface of the substrate, and a lower core bonded on a second exterior surface opposed to the first side of the substrate. The electronic components include primary windings and secondary windings associated with the transformer. In some embodiments, the transformer includes encapsulant material that is dispensed over and between the components of the transformer to seal air gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Mark R. Boone, Mohsen Askarinya, Mark S. Ricotta, Lejun Wang
  • Publication number: 20140266551
    Abstract: A stack-type inductor element includes a stack including a magnetic element layer, a coil-shaped conductor pattern provided in the stack, a plurality of first pad electrodes provided on one main surface of the stack, and a plurality of second pad electrodes provided on the other main surface of the stack and symmetric to the plurality of first pad electrodes. The stack is rectangular or substantially rectangular when viewed in a direction of stack of the stack. A first end and a second end of the coil-shaped conductor pattern are electrically connected to two of the plurality of first pad electrodes, respectively, and the plurality of second pad electrodes are all electrically open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoya YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8832940
    Abstract: An electromagnetic clamping system contains a housing, numerous permanent magnets, numerous low friction surfaces having a number of wheels, an end effector, an electromagnetic clamping device, first, second, and third coil systems, and a core. The end effector performs operations on a workpiece. The electromagnetic clamping device has an activated state and a deactivated state. The electromagnetic clamping device further includes a first coil system generating a first magnetic field causing normal forces on the permanent magnet unit and the clamping device; a second coil system generating a second magnetic field causing side forces on the permanent magnet unit; and a third coil system generating a third magnetic field causing a rotational force on the permanent magnet unit. The core provides access to the workpiece surface for performing operations thereon; and concentrates forces from a number of magnetic fields on the core surface contacting the workpiece surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Branko Sarh, Harry Asada, Manas Chandran Menon
  • Patent number: 8826516
    Abstract: A method for applying at least one magnet, a holding device for such a method, and an arrangement comprising a number of holding devices. The method is used for applying at least one magnet to a surface of a part made of a magnetic material. The at least one magnet is moved towards the surface of the part while being retained in the holding device using a retaining force, and a force of attraction that acts against the retaining force is substantially directed towards the part and is applied to the at least one magnet such that the magnet is transferred to the surface of the part as soon as the magnet has been moved towards the surface of the part so as to be at a certain distance therefrom at which the force of attraction exceeds the retaining force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Elevator AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bopple, Thomas Hannusch
  • Patent number: 8819921
    Abstract: There are provided a process of forming a recess groove having a depth shallower than and a width larger than the notch groove for fracturing at a portion of fracturing and splitting in the permanent magnet; a process of forming the notch groove for fracturing the permanent magnet in a groove bottom of the recess groove formed in the recess-groove forming process; and a process of fracturing and splitting the permanent magnet along the notch groove so as to obtain magnet pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuuji Adachi
  • Patent number: 8810347
    Abstract: A method of activating an electric machine having a stator, and a rotor which rotates about an axis with respect to the stator; the stator having a plurality of stator segments arranged about the axis; the rotor having modules made of magnetizable material and arranged about the axis; and the method including the steps of connecting the rotor to the stator by means of a bearing; and magnetizing the modules of magnetizable material when the rotor is connected to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wilic S.AR.L
    Inventors: Thomas Kaessner, Alessandro Fasolo
  • Patent number: 8800132
    Abstract: A magnet loading apparatus for loading magnet pole pieces onto a field of an electric machine is described. The apparatus includes positioning means realized to hold a magnet pole piece of a plurality P of magnet pole pieces in place relative to its designated position on the field; and a transfer means realized to simultaneously transfer a plurality P of magnet pole pieces from the positioning means onto the field of the electric machine. Also described is a method of loading magnet pole pieces onto a field of an electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torben Peter Andersen, Alan Hansen, Stefan Maroti, Klaus Thaarup
  • Patent number: 8763220
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method for a micro device. The manufacturing method includes forming a micro-electronic-mechanical system (MEMS) movable structure, forming a plurality of metal loops over the MEMS movable structure, forming a piezoelectric element over the MEMS movable structure, and a magnet disposed over the plurality of metal loops. The method also includes encapsulating the MEMS movable structure, the plurality of metal loops, and the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tien-Kan Chung, Chung-Hsien Lin, Yao-Te Huang, Chia-Hua Chu, Chia-Ming Hung, Wen-Chuan Tai, Chang-Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20140176288
    Abstract: There is provided an electromagnetic induction module for a wireless charging element, the electromagnetic induction module including a magnetic sheet including magnetic particles and having a groove portion formed in one surface thereof, the groove portion having a shape corresponding to a coil pattern, and a coil disposed in the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Ryul JUNG, Dong Hyeok Choi, Sung Yong An