US 11,869,696 B2
Electronic component
Andrzej Klesyk, Lake in the Hills, IL (US); Scott D. Hess, Crystal Lake, IL (US); and Lawrence B. Lestarge, Algonquin, IL (US)
Assigned to Coilcraft, Incorporated, Cary, IL (US)
Filed by Coilcraft, Incorporated, Cary, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/434,758.
Application 16/434,758 is a continuation of application No. 15/067,375, filed on Mar. 11, 2016, granted, now 10,319,507, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Application 15/067,375 is a continuation of application No. 12/885,045, filed on Sep. 17, 2010, granted, now 9,318,251, issued on Apr. 19, 2016.
Application 12/885,045 is a continuation of application No. 11/836,043, filed on Aug. 8, 2007, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/821,911, filed on Aug. 9, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2019/0287707 A1, Sep. 19, 2019
Prior Publication US 2023/0178284 A9, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H01F 27/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/04 (2006.01); H01F 27/02 (2006.01); H01F 27/29 (2006.01); H01F 27/32 (2006.01); H01F 27/24 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H01F 3/12 (2006.01); H01F 27/255 (2006.01); H01F 41/10 (2006.01); H01F 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC H01F 27/04 (2013.01) [H01F 27/027 (2013.01); H01F 27/24 (2013.01); H01F 27/2823 (2013.01); H01F 27/29 (2013.01); H01F 27/292 (2013.01); H01F 27/32 (2013.01); H01F 3/12 (2013.01); H01F 27/255 (2013.01); H01F 41/10 (2013.01); H01F 2017/046 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49071 (2015.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic component comprising:
a wire wound about a central axis in a plurality of turns forming a coil having a central opening, the wire having first and second wire ends;
the coil having a first row and a second row axially offset from the first row;
the first row of the coil including a first outer turn and a first inner turn about the central axis, the first inner turn having a smaller diameter than the first outer turn;
the second row of the coil including a second outer turn and a second inner turn about the central axis, the second inner turn having a smaller diameter than the second outer turn;
the coil having a transition connecting the first inner turn to the second inner turn;
wherein the first and second wire ends are connected to or form terminals for mounting the component to a circuit; and
an overmolded outer body made of a mixture of magnetic and/or non-magnetic material and binder, the coil and at least a portion of the terminals embedded in the outer body, at least a portion of the terminals exposed through the outer body for mounting the component.