Lucent Technologies Inc.

At&t Bell Laboratories

Tyco Electronics Logistics Ag

Lennart Daniel Pitzele

Robert Joseph Roessler

Matthew Anthony Wilkowski

Ashraf W Lotfi

John David Weld

Jeffrey John Boylan

A surface-mountable magnetic device comprising: (1) a multi-layer circuit containing a plurality of windings disposed in layers thereof, the multi-layer circuit having first and second lateral recesses associated therewith, the first and second lateral recesses intersecting the layers of the multi-layer circuit, (2) a conductive substance disposed within the first and second lateral recesses and electrically coupling selected ones of the plurality of windings and (3) a magnetic core mounted proximate the plurality of windings, the magnetic core adapted to impart a desired magnetic property to the plurality of windings, the device locatable proximate a substantially planar substrate to allow the first and second lateral recesses to act as conductors between the plurality of windings and electrical conductors on the substantially planar substrate, the plurality of windings and the magnetic core substantially free of a surrounding molding material to allow the magnetic device to assume a smaller overall device volume.

Power magnetic device employing a leadless connection to a printed circuit board and method of manufacture thereof

A post-mountable magnetic device comprising: (1) first and second conductive posts mountable to a substantially planar substrate, (2) a plurality of windings coupled to the first and second conductive posts, each of the plurality of windings having first and second conductive termination apertures at predetermined locations thereon, the first and second conductive termination apertures of the plurality of windings engaging and registering with the first and second conductive posts, respectively, the first and second conductive posts electrically coupling the plurality of windings, the first and second conductive posts therefore substantially within a footprint of the magnetic device and (3) a magnetic core mounted proximate the plurality of windings, the magnetic core adapted to impart a desired magnetic property to the plurality of windings, the plurality of windings and the magnetic core substantially free of a molding material to allow the magnetic device to assume a smaller overall device volume.

Post-mountable planar magnetic device and method of manufacture thereof

Method of manufacturing a power magnetic device mounted on a printed

A magnetic device includes: (1) a multi-layer circuit containing a plurality of windings disposed in layers thereof, the multi-layer circuit having inner lateral vias associated therewith, the inner lateral vias intersecting the layers of the multi-layer circuit, (2) a conductive substance disposed within the inner lateral vias and electrically coupling selected ones of the plurality of windings, (3) a magnetic core mounted proximate the plurality of windings and adapted to impart a desired magnetic property to the plurality of windings and (4) a compression-mounted electrical lead resiliently bearing against the conductive substance and electrically coupled to electrical conductors on the substantially planar substrate to conduct electricity therebetween, the plurality of windings and the magnetic core substantially free of a surrounding molding material to allow the magnetic device to assume a smaller overall device volume.

Power magnetic device employing a compression-mounted lead to a printed

An integral transformer/rectifier component includes a lead frame having terminals for connecting to conductors of a circuit substrate. A transformer primary and secondary winding is mounted on the lead frame and a rectifying diode is mounted on the same frame and is directly connected to a winding terminal end of the secondary winding, The transformer windings and diode are encapsulated in a thermoset plastic. A terminal end of the diode is extended beyond the encapsulation and used as an output terminal of the integral transformer/rectifier component.

High frequency surface mount transformer-diode power module

A magnetic device (10), suitable for attachment to a substrate, includes at least one sheet winding (24) having a pair of spaced-apart terminations (26), each receiving an upwardly rising portion (28) of a lead (12). The sheet winding terminations and upwardly-rising lead portions, together with at least a portion of the sheet windings, are then encapsulated with masses of insulative material (18, 19 and 34). A ferromagnetic core (20,22) surrounds at least a portion of the sheet windings to impart a desired magnetic property to the device.

Method of making a surface-mount power magnetic device

A spiral, self-terminating coil (12) is formed of an elongated metallic member (10) having at least a first and second tabs (22,23) extending out from a separate one of the ends (18,20) of the member such that each tab is perpendicular to the axis of the member. At least one notch (26) is provided in the member (10) intermediate the tabs and parallel thereto. Each notch (26) is located so that when the member is wound in the spiral, the notches are aligned with the tab inside of the spiral. The inside tab can thus be oriented perpendicular to the spiral turns so as to extend through the notches beyond the spiral.

Spiral, self-terminating coil and method of making the same

A miniature current transformer is equipped with a primary winding insert formed as a stamped metal piece with elongate legs and a flange portion disposed at 90 degrees to the legs. The top of the flange is unobstructed by other structural details, and is wide enough to be gripped by vacuum pick-and-place equipment. At the same time the insert is electrically functional as the transformer's primary winding. The flange rests on surfaces formed in the transformer bobbin. The insert legs are mounted through passages n the bobbin leading out to the bobbin's bottom side. The legs are formed into gull-wing ends that have a dual role as lock tabs to secure the insert on the bobbin, and as the primary leads.

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Redwood Falls, MN, United States of America

Lennart Daniel Pitzele