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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. 28, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lihua Chen, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Boris Curuvija, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Baoming Ge, Okemos, MI (US);
Moon Young Lee, Livonia, MI (US);
Fan Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Serdar H. Yonak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/40 (2006.01); H01F 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/402 (2013.01); H01F 27/325 (2013.01); H01F 2027/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power inductor such as a variable voltage converter power inductor having a temperature sensor embedded therein is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the sensor may be disposed between the core and the coil or winding. The sensor may be positioned in the cavity of a bobbin or the core itself.