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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Applicants:
John R. Pohl, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory J. Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
B. Kendall Berg, Glendale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
John R. Pohl, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory J. Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
B. Kendall Berg, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A center tapped chip inductor includes a core and a winding formed from one or more wires wrapped about the core. A first and a second end terminal are provided along with a medially disposed center terminal, all of which are in electrical contact the winding. By providing a center tap on a chip inductor, a high Q component can be produced while retaining the spatial limitations of a two terminal chip inductor.