| US 7,612,641 B2 | ||
| Simplified surface-mount devices and methods | ||
| Henry Jean, Chula Vista, Calif. (US); Hamlet Abedmamoore, San Diego, Calif. (US); Peter J. Gutierrez, III, San Diego, Calif. (US); and David Thanh Phan, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Pulse Engineering, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/231,486. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/611915, filed on Sep. 21, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0114094 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01F 27/29 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 336—192 | 35 Claims |
| 1. A self-leaded surface-mount electronic device, comprising:
a core element comprised of a core material and having:
a plurality of apertures formed therein;
a plurality of channels formed therein;
a plurality of plated areas disposed at least proximate to said channels; and
a plurality of windings disposed at least partly within each of said apertures and terminated to respective ones of said plated
areas;
wherein said plurality of apertures and said plurality of channels are separated by at least a portion of said core material.
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