US Patent Issued to Atlas Magnetics on Oct. 20 for "Method of generating novel air gap layouts for laminated magnetic core miniature thin film inductors and transformers with a continuous function" (Nevada, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,781, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Atlas Magnetics (Reno, Nev.).

"Method of generating novel air gap layouts for laminated magnetic core miniature thin film inductors and transformers with a continuous function" was invented by John Othniel McDonald (Reno, Nev.) and Osman Ersed Akcasu (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a specially designed means of air gap optimization for magnetically permeable material used in electrical components, for example, inductors and transformers. First, an ideal inductance over current curve is selected, and a core start point, endpoint, start a...