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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Christopher P. Schaffer, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Aurelio J. Gutierrez, Bonita, CA (US);
Alan Lindner, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher P. Schaffer, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Aurelio J. Gutierrez, Bonita, CA (US);
Alan Lindner, San Diego, CA (US);
Pulse Engineering, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and Apparatus for providing a low-cost and high-precision inductive device. In one embodiment, the inductive device comprises a plurality of vias having extended ends which replace windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core. In another embodiment, the inductive device comprises a wired center core as well as a plurality of vias having extended ends which act as windings disposed around a magnetically permeable core. In a second aspect of the invention, a method of manufacturing the aforementioned inductive devices as well as the wired core centers is disclosed.