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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Erik Steck Merck, Sharon, MA (US);
Yehuda Cern, Efrat, IL (US);
Inventors:
Erik Steck Merck, Sharon, MA (US);
Yehuda Cern, Efrat, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ambient Corporation, Newton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an inductive coupler for coupling a signal to a conductor. The inductive coupler includes (a) a magnetic core having an aperture through which the conductor is routed, (b) a winding wound around a portion of the magnetic core, where the signal is coupled between the winding and the conductor via the magnetic core, and (c) a member that maintains an electrical connection between the magnetic core and the conductor.