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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Todd Martin Schaible, Orono, MN (US);
Neil Bryan Adams, Burnsville, MN (US);
Matthew David Kretman, Maplewood, MN (US);
Todd Martin Schaible, Orono, MN (US);
Neil Bryan Adams, Burnsville, MN (US);
Matthew David Kretman, Maplewood, MN (US);
Astec International Limited, Kwon Tong, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
Methods of making an assembly are disclosed. The assembly may include a circuit board with a top surface and a circuit component mounted on the top surface of the circuit board. The method may include positioning an inductor coil above the circuit component and the top surface of the circuit board and encapsulating the inductor coil, the circuit component and at least part of the top surface of the circuit board in a magnetic material. Assemblies according to such methods are also disclosed.