Having Conductor Of Particular Shape (e.g., Tapered Longitudinally Or Of Noncircular Cross Section) Patents (Class 336/223)
  • Patent number: 11931789
    Abstract: An assembly to deform metal parts by magnetic pulse includes an induction coil having branches connected to a power supply. The branches extend adjacent to one another to define a slot. An active portion of the coil connected to the first and second branches, an active surface of the active portion being arranged opposite a part to be deformed. The assembly includes an integral mask cooperating in a detachable manner with all or a portion of the coil when the mask is in an operating position on the coil. The mask having a shape that is at least partially complementary to the shape of the coil such that when it is in the operating position, a first portion of the mask is inserted into the slot and a second portion of the mask covers the active surface of the coil. The mask being made of an electrically insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ADM28 S.ÀR.L
    Inventors: Thomas Rivault, Pierre Thouet
  • Patent number: 11839067
    Abstract: A rack device having a cabinet and power modules stacked in the cabinet is provided. The power module has a frame, an insulative plate, an insulative cover and transformers. The insulative plate is arranged in the frame. The insulative cover is arranged in the frame and disposed spacedly from and parallel with the insulative plate. Each transformer arranged in the frame has a high-voltage set and a low-voltage set electrically connected with each other. The low-voltage sets are arranged on one surface of the insulative plate and do not protrude from the frame, and the high-voltage sets are arranged on another surface of the insulative plate and between the insulative plate and the insulative cover. The frame of each power module is connected with the frame of adjacent power module, and the frame of at least one of the power modules is connected to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hua Li, Wen-Lung Huang
  • Patent number: 11776742
    Abstract: A connection section of a terminal electrode includes a reference surface, and an end portion of a wire and the connection section of the terminal electrode are connected to each other via a weld lump rising from the reference surface. A cover section to regulate an upper limit of the rise of the wire from the reference surface is provided in the terminal electrode. The cover section is so positioned as to cover at least part of the wire when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the reference surface extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Koji Onishi
  • Patent number: 11483722
    Abstract: A multi-band remote unit is disclosed. The multi-hand remote unit includes a number of radio frequency (RF) front-end circuits configured to generate a number of downlink RF communications signals associated with a number of frequency bands based on a number of downlink digital communications signals, respectively. The multi-band remote unit also includes a digital interface circuit and a digital processing circuit. The digital interface circuit is configured to receive an encapsulated downlink digital communications signal and generate the downlink digital communications signals associated with the frequency bands based on the encapsulated downlink digital communications signal. The digital processing circuit is configured to digitally process the downlink digital communications signals before providing the downlink digital communications signals to the RF front-end circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Yona Henia, Roi Yosy Ziv
  • Patent number: 11222747
    Abstract: A connection section of a terminal electrode includes a reference surface, and an end portion of a wire and the connection section of the terminal electrode are connected to each other via a weld lump rising from the reference surface. A cover section to regulate an upper limit of the rise of the wire from the reference surface is provided in the terminal electrode. The cover section is so positioned as to cover at least part of the wire when viewed in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the reference surface extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Koji Onishi
  • Patent number: 11183888
    Abstract: A system and method for inductively providing electrical power at a plurality of power levels to electrical devices. The system may include an inductive power outlet unit conductively coupled to a power supply and an inductive power receiver unit associated with the electrical device. The inductive power outlet unit includes a driver device operable to generate power at a plurality of power levels and electrical power is transferred to the electrical device at a power level selected from the plurality of power levels, in accordance with electrical power requirements of the electrical device. The power receiver may be operable in a plurality of modes having a secondary inductor configured to operate selectively with a plurality of inductance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: POWERMAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Arik Rofe, Elieser Mach, Oola Greenwald, Guy Raveh, Moti Ashery, Ilya Gluzman, Moti Kdoshim
  • Patent number: 11133129
    Abstract: A coil electronic component includes a body including an internal coil including first and second end portions, and an encapsulant surrounding the internal coil and formed of a magnetic material, and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the body. The body includes a first surface and a second surface to which the first and second end portions are led, respectively, and which oppose each other, a third surface connecting the first and second surfaces to each other and perpendicular to a center of a core of the internal coil, and a fourth surface opposing the third surface, and a first corner connecting the first surface and the third surface to each other and a second corner connecting the second surface and the third surface to each other include first and second recess portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Il Lee, Byeong Cheol Moon
  • Patent number: 11120324
    Abstract: A planar conductor device and RFID chip are folded to create a coil to form an RFID tag. The result is the formation of a solenoid coil, not planar, which allows the device to be placed against metal. Specifically, the planar structure is folded into a concertina fold. After folding, a spiral conductor is formed in the Z direction, forming a coil with the RFID chip connected to both ends. This structure operates as a resonant RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC
    Inventor: Ian J. Forster
  • Patent number: 11049644
    Abstract: A coil assembly of a stator of a planar multi-dimensional drive includes at least one coil. The at least one coil includes a winding. The winding is electrically conductive and has a winding material. The winding is a structure of the winding material, which is folded at folding points and which has one or more windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Albrecht, Stefan Junker, Ilya Kamenshchikov, Stefan Daehling, Volker Henrichs, Markus Hanisch
  • Patent number: 11043328
    Abstract: A coil component including: a core that is configured with a shaft and first and second flanges, the first and second flanges being formed at first and second opposite ends of the shaft; first and second wires that are wound around the shaft; and a plurality of metal terminals to which both wire ends of each of the first and second wires are connected, respectively. A notch is formed in both ends in a first direction of an opposite surface of each of the first and second flanges. The opposite surface faces a mounting surface on which the coil component is mounted. The first direction is perpendicular to an axial direction of the shaft. At least part of each of the plurality of metal terminals is disposed in the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hitoshi Moriya, Yoshimasa Abe
  • Patent number: 10930424
    Abstract: A low profile inductive apparatus is provided via one or more traces in a printed circuit board, the one or more traces defining inductive winding turns about an aperture, and a core comprising an elongate core member configured for positioning through the aperture of the circuit board. The core may be press fit with respect to the printed circuit board, or alternatively the elongate core member and the aperture may be reciprocally threaded. In an embodiment, core flanges may be provided on opposing sides of the printed circuit board, with the elongate core member connected between the core flanges and extending through the aperture. The number of inductive winding turns relates to a required inductance of the inductor when the elongate core member is positioned through the aperture, and a width and thickness of the windings corresponds to a required carrying capacity of the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Folker, Mark Bauer, John J. Dernovsek, Mike LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 10861633
    Abstract: An inductor comprises a body and external electrodes arranged on an external surface of the body. The body includes a support member, a coil portion supported by the support member, and a sealing portion sealing the support member and the coil portion. The coil portion includes a plurality of coil patterns. A maximum thickness of each coil pattern in the plurality of coil patterns increases toward an outer portion of the body, and a line width of a lower surface in the coil patterns is wider than a line width of an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon, Kang Wook Bong
  • Patent number: 10784333
    Abstract: Techniques for generating enhanced inductors and other electronic devices are presented. A device generator component (DGC) performs directed-self assembly (DSA) co-polymer deposition on a circular guide pattern formed in low-k dielectric film, and DSA annealing to form two polymers in the form of alternating concentric rings; performs a loop cut in the concentric rings to form concentric segments; fills the cut portion with insulator material; selectively removes first polymer, fills the space with low-k dielectric, and planarizes the surface; selectively removes the second polymer, fills the space with conductive material, and planarizes the surface; deposits low-k film on top of the concentric segments and insulator material that filled the loop cut portion; forms vias in the low-k film, wherein each via spans from an end of one segment to an end of another segment; and fills vias with conductive material to form conductive connectors to form substantially spiral conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng Xu, Kangguo Cheng, Xuefeng Liu, Chi-Chun Liu, Yongan Xu
  • Patent number: 10770927
    Abstract: A system and method for inductively providing electrical power at a plurality of power levels to electrical devices. The system may include an inductive power outlet unit conductively coupled to a power supply and an inductive power receiver unit associated with the electrical device. The inductive power outlet unit includes a driver device operable to generate power at a plurality of power levels and electrical power is transferred to the electrical device at a power level selected from the plurality of power levels, in accordance with electrical power requirements of the electrical device. The power receiver may be operable in a plurality of modes having a secondary inductor configured to operate selectively with a plurality of inductance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: POWERMAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Arik Rofe, Elieser Mach, Oola Greenwald, Guy Raveh, Moti Ashery, Ilya Gluzman, Moti Kdoshim
  • Patent number: 10673269
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic field shielding unit. The magnetic field shielding sheet includes a magnetic field shielding sheet and a metallic protecting member attached to a surface of the magnetic field shielding sheet via an adhesive layer for protecting the magnetic field shielding sheet as well as to for radiating heat generated from a heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Amosense Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Jae Hwang, Kil Jae Jang
  • Patent number: 10546914
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide circuitry employing one or more inductors having an unconventional turn-ratio. The circuitry includes a primary inductor having a first length located on a first layer of an integrated circuit (IC). The circuitry further includes a secondary inductor having a second length located on a second layer of the IC different from the first layer, whereby the second length is greater than the first length, with a ratio between the first and the second lengths corresponding to a non-integer turn-ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Huy Thong Nguyen, Poh Boon Leong, Juan Xie
  • Patent number: 10497509
    Abstract: A coil device comprising; a winding coil including Cu and having a winding part and an extension line part which is pulled out from said winding part, a pair of electrodes made of a conductive material having, a connecting wire part having a connecting wire face connected with the extension line part and a protective face sandwiching said extension line part with said connecting wire face, and a base part provided with a mounting base face at one of the faces of the base and connected to said connecting wire part, a magnetic part including a magnetic material and covering at least said winding part and said connecting wire part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Takagi, Kazuteru Kakizaki, Setu Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 10468177
    Abstract: A coil component includes a drum-shaped core including a winding core portion and first and second flange portions. A base of a terminal electrode disposed on the first flange portion and a base of an other terminal electrode disposed on the first flange portion are adjacent to each other in the direction in which first and second side surfaces oppose each other, and are along a flat surface of an outer end surface. A clearance between the base of the terminal electrode and the base of the other terminal electrode on a side near a lower surface is larger than that on a side near an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Kentaro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10411647
    Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator includes a resonator and an amplifier. The resonator includes a capacitive element and an inductive element. The inductive element has a plurality of conductive segments forming a physical loop. The inductive element has electrical connections on the physical loop to the plurality of conductive segments forming at least one electrical loop disposed within an interior space formed by the physical loop. The amplifier has an input and an output, the input coupled to a first conductive segment forming a first impedance and the output coupled to a second conductive segment forming a second impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bushman, Charles J. Duey, James W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 10388453
    Abstract: A coil component including a wire has a central conductor and an insulating coating layer, and a terminal electrode has a connection part that is electrically connected to the central conductor. The connection part includes a receiving part that receives an end portion of the wire, and a welding part that extends from the receiving part via a fold-back part so as to face the receiving part. The wire becomes sandwiched between the receiving part and the welding part. The central conductor is welded to the welding part in the portion from which the insulating coating layer is removed. The distal end portion of the wire protrudes from the space between the receiving part and the welding part, with the insulating coating layer remaining on the distal end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Igarashi, Koji Onishi, Takashi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10348242
    Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator includes a resonator and an amplifier. The resonator includes a capacitive element and an inductive element. The inductive element has a plurality of conductive segments forming a physical loop. The inductive element has electrical connections on the physical loop to the plurality of conductive segments forming at least one electrical loop disposed within an interior space formed by the physical loop. The amplifier has an input and an output, the input coupled to a first conductive segment forming a first impedance and the output coupled to a second conductive segment forming a second impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Bushman, Charles J. Duey, James W. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 10348367
    Abstract: A structure comprises a first power coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a second power coil and an auxiliary coil over the first power coil, wherein at least one of the first power coil and the auxiliary coil has an 8-shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: x2 Power Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Hengchun Mao, Bo Yang
  • Patent number: 10192672
    Abstract: A coil component includes a substrate and a coil pattern disposed on the substrate. The coil pattern includes a vertical region having a side surface perpendicular with respect to the substrate and a tapered region connected to the vertical region and having a side surface inclined with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Yang, Jong Bong Lim, Seok Il Hong, Jae Yeol Choi, Hai Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 10163558
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to semiconductor structures, and more particularly, to structures and methods for implementing high performance vertically stacked inductors and transformers. The structure includes: a first conductor composed of a redistribution line; a second conductor composed of a back end of line wiring layer, coupled to the redistribution line; and a ferro magnetic material between the first conductor and the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventor: Venkata Narayana Rao Vanukuru
  • Patent number: 10141097
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a magnetic body, and a coil pattern embedded in the magnetic body and including internal coil parts having a spiral shape and lead parts connected to ends of the internal coil parts and externally exposed from the magnetic body. A thickness of each of the lead parts is formed to be thinner than a thickness of each of the internal coil parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Jeong, Jae Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 9959969
    Abstract: Each of internal conductors includes an annular portion with two end portions and an extension portion extending along the one end portion from the other end portion and separated from the one end portion. An edge of the one end portion and an edge of the other end portion oppose each other. The internal conductors include two first internal conductors and a second internal conductor located between the first internal conductors in a first direction. The one end portion of at least one first internal conductor includes a first portion overlapping the edges of the two end portions of the second internal conductor and a second portion overlapping a region between the edges of the two end portions of the second internal conductor, when viewed from the first direction. The second portion is recessed at a side opposite to the region, as compared with the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Nagai, Kunihiko Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 9935500
    Abstract: A coil unit, a wireless power feeding device, a wireless power receiving device, and a wireless power transmission device are provided that can reduce high induced voltage on the metal part. A coil unit includes a power transmission coil, reactance circuits and that each form a resonant circuit together with the power transmission coil, and a metal part disposed on the same side as the back side of the power transmission coil. A ratio between a first reactance value of the first reactance circuit and a second reactance value of the second reactance circuit is set based on the ratio of the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from the other end to the central portion to the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from one end to the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunehiro Saen, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Mitsunari Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9705475
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprising an inductor arrangement, the arrangement comprising: four inductors adjacently located in a group and arranged to define two rows and two columns, wherein: the integrated circuit is configured to cause two of those inductors diagonally opposite from one another in the arrangement to produce an electromagnetic field having a first phase, and to cause the other two of those inductors to produce an electromagnetic field having a second phase, the first and second phases being substantially in antiphase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Ian Juso Dedic, David Timothy Enright
  • Patent number: 9214511
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated inductor and an integrated inductor fabricating method. The integrated inductor comprises: a semiconductor substrate, an inductor, and a redistribution layer (RDL). The inductor is formed above the semiconductor substrate. The RDL is formed above the inductor and has a specific pattern to form a patterned ground shield (PGS). The integrated inductor fabricating method comprises: forming a semiconductor substrate; forming an inductor above the semiconductor substrate; and forming redistribution layer (RDL) having a specific pattern above the inductor to form a patterned ground shield (PGS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Ta-Hsun Yeh
  • Patent number: 9129733
    Abstract: A laminated inductor element is configured to prevent warpage of the entire element with a structure in which a non-magnetic ferrite layer on an upper surface side is reduced in thickness to achieve a reduction in height of the entire element, a non-magnetic ferrite layer on a lower surface side is increased in thickness to be thicker than the non-magnetic ferrite layer so as to prevent a metal component diffused from a magnetic ferrite layer from coming into electrical contact with a land electrode of a mounting substrate, and an inductor is disposed toward the lower surface side across a non-magnetic ferrite layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takako Sato
  • Patent number: 9123466
    Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems include at least one foil-type transmitter/receiver coil with a plurality of turns, which is configured to reduce eddy current losses therein when energized to conduct an alternating current that supports inductive power transfer including coil-to-coil power electrical transfer, inductive heating, etc. The plurality of turns includes at least an outermost turn with a first arcuate-shaped corner having a concave inner surface, which faces an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns. The immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns may also have a second arcuate-shaped corner with a concave inner surface facing an innermost one of the plurality of turns. The first arcuate-shaped corner may have a non-uniform radius of curvature and/or an innermost one of the plurality of turns may have an arcuate-shaped corner, which is a mirror image of the first arcuate-shaped corner when the coil is view in transverse cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Qingjie Zheng, Yilei Gu, Tangshun Wu, Tiefu Zhao, Jun Xu, Birger Pahl, Yahan Hua
  • Patent number: 9087636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a coil (140) integrated in a substrate (100) or applied to a substrate, wherein the coil has first winding portions (136), which each have first ends (141) and second ends (147), and wherein the coil has second winding portions (138) and third winding portions (139), wherein each two of the first ends are electrically interconnected by the second winding portions and two corresponding second ends of the first winding portions are electrically interconnected by the third winding portions, such that coil windings of the coil are formed hereby, wherein at least the first winding portions are applied by means of a 3D printing method, wherein this is aerosol jet or inkjet printing, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: WURTH ELECTRONIK GMBH & CO.
    Inventors: Jan Kostelnik, Alina Schreivogel, Jürgen Wolf, Jürgen Keck, Metin Giousouf, Thomas Reininger, Albert Kiessling
  • Publication number: 20150130583
    Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems include at least one foil-type transmitter/receiver coil with a plurality of turns, which is configured to reduce eddy current losses therein when energized to conduct an alternating current that supports inductive power transfer including coil-to-coil power electrical transfer, inductive heating, etc. The plurality of turns includes at least an outermost turn with a first arcuate-shaped corner having a concave inner surface, which faces an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns. The immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns may also have a second arcuate-shaped corner with a concave inner surface facing an innermost one of the plurality of turns. The first arcuate-shaped corner may have a non-uniform radius of curvature and/or an innermost one of the plurality of turns may have an arcuate-shaped corner, which is a mirror image of the first arcuate-shaped corner when the coil is view in transverse cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Qingjie Zheng, Yilei Gu, Tangshun Wu, Tiefu Zhao, Jun Xu, Birger Pahl, Yahan Hua
  • Patent number: 9007160
    Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a laminate constituted by multiple insulator layers, and a coil conductor formed in a spiral shape inside the laminate; wherein the coil conductor has conductor patterns formed on the insulator layers, and via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layers and electrically connect the multiple conductor patterns; wherein conductor patterns formed on some insulator layers each represent a C-shaped pattern that includes the four corners and has an open part on one side, of a roughly rectangular shape, while a conductor pattern formed on other insulator layer(s) represents a line-shaped pattern corresponding to the open part of one side of the aforementioned C-shaped pattern of the roughly rectangular shape; and wherein an insulator layer on which the C-shaped pattern is formed, and insulator layer(s) on which the line-shaped pattern is formed, adjoin each other at least in one part of the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichirou Yokoyama, Taisuke Suzuki, Yasuyuki Taki, Kazuhiko Oyama
  • Patent number: 8964410
    Abstract: A transformer has two magnetic cores, at least one primary winding unit mounted in the magnetic cores, at least one secondary winding unit mounted in the magnetic cores and two rectifying circuit boards externally mounted beside the magnetic cores. An AC voltage output from the secondary winding unit is transmitted to and rectified by the rectifying circuit board. Therefore, the size of the transformer is compact, and heat energy generated by electronic elements mounted on the rectifying circuit board is effectively dissipated to maintain normal operation of the transformer. Further, since the transmission path from the secondary winding unit to the rectifying circuit board is short, energy loss is reasonably reduced when the transformer is operated under a high frequency situation or a larger current mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acbel Polytech Inc.
    Inventors: Shun-Te Chang, Chien-Hua Wu, Chia-An Yeh, Hsiang-Yu Hung
  • Patent number: 8963675
    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: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Chipbond Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Kuo, You-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 8941460
    Abstract: A rolled-up transformer structure comprises a multilayer sheet having a rolled configuration comprising multiple turns about a longitudinal axis. The multilayer sheet comprises more than one conductive pattern layer on a strain-relieved layer, including a first conductive film and a second conductive film separated from the first conductive film in a thickness direction. The first conductive film comprises an even number of primary conductive strips, where each primary conductive strip has a length extending in the rolling direction, and the second conductive film comprises an even number of secondary conductive strips, where each secondary conductive strip has a length extending in the rolling direction. In the rolled configuration, turns of the primary conductive strips and turns of the secondary conductive strips wrap around the longitudinal axis. The primary conductive strips serve as a primary winding and the secondary conductive strips serve as a secondary winding of the rolled-up transformer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Xiuling Li, Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 8937355
    Abstract: Sub-100 nanometer semiconductor devices and methods and program products for manufacturing devices are provided, in particular inductors comprising a plurality of spaced parallel metal lines disposed on a dielectric surface and each having width, heights, spacing and cross-sectional areas determined as a function of Design Rule Check rules. For one planarization process rule a metal density ratio of 80% metal to 20% dielectric surface is determined and produced. In one example a sum of metal line spacing gaps is less than a sum of metal line interior sidewall heights. In one aspect at least one of line height, width and line spacing dimensions is selected to optimize one or more chip yield, chip performance, chip manufacturability and inductor Q factor parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Choongyeun Cho, Daeik Kim, Jonghae Kim, Moon J. Kim, Jean-Olivier Plouchart, Robert E. Trzcinski
  • Patent number: 8922313
    Abstract: An induction device includes a casing, a coil retainer, a coil that is disposed in the casing and retained to the coil retainer and a core that is disposed in the casing. The coil extends spirally around the core. The core and the coil retainer are fixed to the casing separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Sergey Moiseev, Yasuhiro Koike, Hiroaki Asano, Kiminori Ozaki, Masanori Tsuzaka, Shimpei Sakoda
  • Patent number: 8917156
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transformer construction comprising a plurality of transformer cores configured to share magnetic flux paths and, as a result, at least one of the cores comprises a post and an associated sidewall having an effective cross-sectional area which is less than that of the post. Such a construction may be employed in a power conditioning unit, for example, for a photovoltaic module, which is configured to operate the cores out of phase from each other. Also described is a transformer winding comprising a longitudinal spine having a first turn emanating from a first portion of the spine in a first transverse direction and a second turn emanating from a second portion of the spine in a second transverse direction, wherein the second transverse direction is opposite to the first transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Enecsys Limited
    Inventors: Paul Garrity, Arturo Silva
  • Patent number: 8890644
    Abstract: Two-phase coupled inductors including a magnetic core, at least a first winding, and at least three solder tabs. Power supplies including a printed circuit board, a two-phase coupled inductor affixed to the printed circuit board, and first and second switching circuits affixed to the printed circuit board. Each of the first and second switching circuits are electrically coupled to a respective solder tab of the two-phase coupled inductor affixed to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Alexandr Ikriannikov
  • Publication number: 20140333409
    Abstract: A coil includes a conductive wire formed spirally in the axial direction of the coil and an insulator formed in a strip-like spiral shape in the axial direction of the coil. A conductive member as the conductive wire of the coil is applied on at least one surface of the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Hiroshi ONO
  • Patent number: 8866579
    Abstract: A laminated inductor offers higher magnetic permeability, high inductance, low resistance and high rated current, while also supporting downsizing of device, by using a soft magnetic alloy as the magnetic material. Provided is a laminated inductor, comprising: an internal conductor forming area and a top cover area and a bottom cover area formed in a manner sandwiching the internal conductor forming area from above and below, wherein the internal conductor forming area has a magnetic material part formed by soft magnetic alloy particles, and internal conductors buried in the magnetic material part, and at least one of the top cover area and bottom cover area is formed by soft magnetic alloy particles exhibiting a two-peak particle size distribution curve (based on count).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hachiya, Takayuki Arai, Kenji Otake
  • Patent number: 8830693
    Abstract: A planar transformer assembly, for use in charging capacitors of an ICD, includes windings arranged to minimize voltage across intervening dielectric layers. Each secondary winding of a preferred plurality of secondary windings is arranged relative to a primary winding, in a hierarchical fashion, such that the DC voltage, with respect to ground, of a first secondary winding, of the plurality of secondary windings, is lower than that of a second secondary winding, with respect to ground, wherein the first secondary winding is in closest proximity to the primary winding. The primary winding and each secondary winding are preferably formed on a corresponding plurality of dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark R. Boone
  • Patent number: 8824161
    Abstract: A hybrid integrated circuit in a wafer level package for an implantable medical device includes one or more passive component windings formed, at least in part, along one or more routing layers of the package. The windings may be primary and secondary windings of a transformer, wherein all or part of a magnetic core thereof is embedded in a component layer of the wafer level package. If the core includes a part bonded to a surface of the package, that part of the core may be E-shaped with legs extending into the routing layers, and, in some cases, through the routing layers. Routing layers may be formed on both sides of the component layer to accommodate the transformer windings, in some instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohsen Askarinya, Mark R. Boone, Andreas A. Fenner, Lejun Wang, Kenneth Heames
  • Patent number: 8803648
    Abstract: This disclosure provides implementations of inductors, transformers, and related processes. In one aspect, a device includes a substrate having first and second surfaces. A first inducting arrangement includes a first set of vias, a second set of vias, a first set of traces arranged over the first surface connecting the first and second vias, and a second set of traces arranged over the second surface connecting the first and second vias. A second inducting arrangement is inductively-coupled and interleaved with the first inducting arrangement and includes a third set of vias, a fourth set of vias, a third set of traces arranged over the first surface connecting the third and fourth vias, and a fourth set of traces arranged over the second surface connecting the third and fourth vias. One or more sets of dielectric layers insulate portions of the traces from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Shun Lo, Jonghae Kim, Chengjie Zuo, Changhan Hobie Yun
  • Patent number: 8776359
    Abstract: A method of forming a motor winding wire for use in an oilfield application can include providing a conductive core; layering an insulating polymer layer about the core for electrical isolation thereof; adding an outer polymer layer about the insulating polymer layer to provide contaminant resistance; providing a sealable casing that comprises an oil-fillable space; disposing the motor winding wire within the oil-fillable space of the casing; filling the oil-fillable space with oil; and sealing the sealable casing to seal the oil in the oil-fillable space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Byong Jun Kim, Pete Howard
  • Patent number: 8754739
    Abstract: A reactor having a good heat dissipation effect is provided. The reactor includes one coil formed by winding a wire, a magnetic core arranged inside and outside the coil and forming a closed magnetic circuit, and a case for housing an assembly of the coil and the magnetic core. An end surface of the coil has a race track shape, and the coil is housed in the case such that the axial direction of the coil is parallel to an outer bottom surface of the case. A part of an outer peripheral surface of the coil is covered with the magnetic core (outer core portion), and a remaining part thereof not covered with the magnetic core is contacted with an inner bottom surface of the case. Since a part (mainly a linear portion) of the outer peripheral surface of the coil is directly contacted with the inner bottom surface of the case, heat of the coil can be directly dissipated such that the heat is released through the case to an installation target, e.g., a water cooling base, on which the case is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 8749337
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive coil, the method comprising using a semiconductor fabrication process (e.g. TSV) to manufacture a coil, typically a planar spiral conductive coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Maradin Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Adi Baram, Matan Naftali, Sharon Hornstein, Inbal Herer, Menashe Yehiel
  • Publication number: 20140152118
    Abstract: A planar spiral induction coil includes a strip-shaped coil having at least one turn. The at least one turn has a width that changes as a distance from a beginning of the strip-shaped increases in a length direction of the strip-shaped coil. each turn of the at least one turn has a respective width that causes an equal current to flow through each turn of the at least one turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Young Kim, Mikhail Makurin, Vladimir Parfenyev, Nikolay Olyunin, Keum Su Song