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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Jaber A. Abu Qahouq, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Inventor:
Jaber A. Abu Qahouq, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 17/00 (2006.01); H01F 5/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H01F 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 17/00 (2013.01); H01F 5/00 (2013.01); H01F 27/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inductor has a substrate and at least one coil of carbon nanotubes. A trench is formed in the substrate, and the carbon nanotubes are grown in the trench in order to form a coil for the inductor. In some embodiments, multiple coils may be formed in the trench as may be desired.