US Patent Issued to Analog Devices International UnLtd. on July 28 for "Symmetric split transformer for EMI reduction" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,021, issued on July 28, was assigned to Analog Devices International UnLtd. Co. (Limerick, Ireland).

"Symmetric split transformer for EMI reduction" was invented by Maurizio Granato (Milan), Giovanni Frattini (Travaco' Siccomario, Italy), Pietro Giannelli (Milan) and Keith W. Bennett (Grand Isle, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a symmetric transformer in the context of a DC-DC isolated converter. The symmetric transformer reduces or eliminates asymmetry in the distribution of parasitic capacitance across the isolation barrier going from one end to another end of a primary coil, and as a result, undesirable elec...