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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:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Masanori Ishigaki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ercan Mehmet Dede, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danny J. Lohan, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 3/14 (2006.01); H01F 3/10 (2006.01); H01F 17/04 (2006.01); H01F 38/02 (2006.01); H01F 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 3/10 (2013.01); H01F 3/14 (2013.01); H01F 17/04 (2013.01); H01F 38/023 (2013.01); H01F 2003/106 (2013.01); H01F 2017/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inductor includes a magnetic core composed of a magnetic material having variable permeability characteristics based on at least one of design parameters or operational parameters of the inductor that includes one or more air gaps. A coil is wound through the one or more air gaps and is configured to be excited by an electric current.