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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/29 (2006.01); H01F 27/30 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H01F 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/292 (2013.01); H01F 27/2828 (2013.01); H01F 27/29 (2013.01); H01F 27/30 (2013.01); H01F 17/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area.