IP Library Granted Patent US 12,198,833
Granted Patent B2
US 12,198,833 · App. 18/214,426 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Magnet wire with corona resistant polyimide insulation

Inventor: Allan R. Knerr (Fort Wayne, IN)
Assignee: ESSEX SOLUTIONS USA LLC
H01B3/306H01B3/305
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Patent No.
US 12,198,833
App. No.
18/214,426
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Magnet wire with corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor, and at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation may be formed around the conductor. The polymeric enamel insulation may include a filler dispersed in a base polyimide material. Additionally, the polymeric enamel insulation may have a thermal index of at least 260° C.

Claims (27)

1. A magnet wire comprising:

a conductor; and

at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation formed around the conductor, the polymeric enamel insulation comprising a filler dispersed in a base polyimide material,

wherein the polymeric enamel insulation has a thermal index of 260° C. or greater.

2. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric enamel insulation has a first thermal conductivity that is at least twice that of a second thermal conductivity of the base polyimide material.

3. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises at least one of titanium(IV) oxide and silica oxide.

4. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises between 20 percent and 80 percent by weight of silica oxide and between 20 and 80 percent by weight of titanium(IV) oxide.

5. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises between 10 percent and 25 percent by weight of the polymeric enamel insulation.

6. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric enamel insulation further comprises an additive comprising an amine moiety reacted with an aldehyde material.

7. The magnet wire of claim 6 , wherein the additive comprises Cymel.

8. The magnet wire of claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation comprises a plurality of layers of polymeric enamel insulation.

9. The magnet wire of claim 1 , further comprising a topcoat insulation layer formed around the at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation.

10. The magnet wire of claim 9 , wherein the topcoat insulation layer comprises an unfilled layer.

11. The magnet wire of claim 9 , wherein the topcoat insulation layer comprises polyamideimide.

12. The magnet wire of claim 9 , wherein the topcoat insulation layer comprises between 5 and 15 percent of a total thickness of the combined polymeric enamel insulation and the topcoat insulation layer.

13. A magnet wire comprising:

a conductor; and

filled polymeric enamel insulation formed around the conductor, the filled polymeric enamel insulation comprising between 10 percent and 25 percent by weight of a filler dispersed in a base polymeric material,

wherein the filled polymeric enamel insulation has a thermal index of 260° C. or greater, and

wherein the filled polymeric enamel insulation has a first thermal conductivity that is at least twice that of a second thermal conductivity for the base polymeric material.

14. The magnet wire of claim 13 , wherein the filler comprises at least one of titanium(IV) oxide and silica oxide.

15. The magnet wire of claim 13 wherein the filler comprises between 20 percent and 80 percent by weight of silica oxide and between 20 and 80 percent by weight of titanium(IV) oxide.

16. The magnet wire of claim 13 , wherein the filler comprises between 15 percent and 20 percent by weight of the filled polymeric enamel insulation.

17. The magnet wire of claim 13 , wherein the filled polymeric enamel insulation further comprises an additive comprising an amine moiety reacted with an aldehyde material.

18. The magnet wire of claim 13 , wherein the filled polymeric enamel insulation comprises a plurality of layers of polymeric enamel insulation.

19. The magnet wire of claim 13 , further comprising a topcoat insulation layer formed around the filled polymeric enamel insulation.

20. The magnet wire of claim 19 , wherein the topcoat insulation layer comprises between 5 and 15 percent of a total thickness of the combined filled polymeric enamel insulation and the topcoat insulation layer.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: ESSEX SOLUTIONS USA LLC; ESSEX SOLUTIONS MEXICO INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 074496/0676 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: ESSEX SOLUTIONS USA LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ESSEX FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE USA LLC; ESSEX SOLUTIONS MEXICO INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS ESSEX FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE MEXICO INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 069104/0213 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 11, 2024
From: ESSEX FURUKAWA MAGNET WIRE USA LLC
To: ESSEX SOLUTIONS USA LLC
Reel/Frame 068872/0136 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17731350 · Apr 28, 2022
Continuation In Part 17316333 · May 10, 2021
Continuation In Part 17003503 · Aug 26, 2020
Continuation In Part 16403665 · May 6, 2019
Provisional Application 62667649 · May 7, 2018
Related Publication 20230335309A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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