ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,703, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Schaffner EMV AG (Luterbach, Switzerland).

"Inductor module with improved thermal performances" was invented by Roberto Mrad (Zuchwil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inductor module comprising one or several wound inductors in a metallic housing, held in place by potting compound, wherein a surface of the metallic housing is a mechanical and thermal interface to a heat sink, and the distance between the coils and the inner side of the surface is predetermined by a suitable insulating space of potting compound. The invention may be used as PFC inductor in an on-board vehicle charg...