All The Claims

1. A power inductor, comprising:
a first magnetic core having a first end and a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface, and an inner cavity defined by the inner surface;
a slotted air gap in the first magnetic core extending from i) the first end to the second end and ii) from the inner surface to the outer surface; and
a second magnetic core located inside the slotted air gap between opposing inner walls of the slotted air gap, the second magnetic core i) extending from the inner surface to the outer surface of the first magnetic core through the slotted air gap and ii) having a shape configured to lock the second magnetic core between the opposing inner walls of the slotted air gap.
2. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the shape is configured to lock the second magnetic core within the slotted air gap in at least two orthogonal planes.
3. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the opposing inner walls are \u201cV\u201d-shaped.
4. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the second magnetic core is hexagonal.
5. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the second magnetic core is \u201cI\u201d-shaped.
6. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the second magnetic core is \u201cT\u201d-shaped.
7. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the first magnetic core is \u201cC\u201d-shaped.
8. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the first magnetic core is \u201cO\u201d-shaped.
9. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the second magnetic core extends outside of the first magnetic core and contacts the outer surface of the first magnetic core.
10. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the second magnetic core extends into the inner cavity and contacts the inner surface of the first magnetic core.
11. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic core comprises a ferrite bead core material.
12. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein the second magnetic core comprises distributed air gaps that are enclosed within the second magnetic core to lower a permeability of the second magnetic core.
13. The power inductor of claim 1, wherein a permeability of the second magnetic core is lower than a permeability of the first magnetic core.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. In a loudspeaker horn for operation in a middle to high frequency range,
an axially straight pathway horn body having a throat arranged rearwardly and employing a terminal expansion rate resulting in the horizontal side horn walls terminating in a front plane substantially perpendicular to the horn pathway axis, and partially forming a mouth therewith,
said horn mouth being proportioned primarily for horizontal dispersion, and further having outer side baffles arranged oppositely, each having a divergently angled surface that progresses without acoustically significant interruption from said front plane of said horn mouth and terminating rearwardly in a parallel spaced plane from said front plane,
wherein said angled surfaces are arranged to form a continuous surface from the horn terminus, being integral therewith, and each said outer side baffle further providing a rearward and upper and lower attachment surface,
means for completing said horn body and said horn mouth, and
means for fixing the position and atidude of said horn body axial pathway in relation to a horizontal surface.
2. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said angled surfaces consist of curved elements.
3. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said angled surfaces consist of a series of planar elements arranged to approximate a curve.
4. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said angled surfaces consist of straight planar elements.
5. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said horn body completing means includes top and bottom planar elements arranged in sealed engagement with said side horn walls, completing said horn body and said horn mouth.
6. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said horn body completing means includes a rearwardly located apertured panel mounted perpendicular to said axial pathway and adapted for the sealed engagement of a horn driver to propagate sound waves from said driver though said aperture to said throat
7. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said positional fixing means includes a mounting frame assembly engaged rearwardly of said frontal plane and with said attachment surfaces for attaching said horn body to a flat baffle.
8. In a loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 1, wherein said positional fixing means includes a stand assembly attached to said horn body to allow for free-standing use.
9. A loudspeaker horn for middle to high frequency sound propagation, comprising:
a plurality of baffles in relation to form an air-tight expanding conduit arranged for wider horizontal dispersion than vertical dispersion, with said conduit interior surfaces defining an air column with the smaller end of said air column being disposed rearwardly,
a single aperture in one of said baffles, said baffle being arranged rearwardly at the smaller end of said expanding air column, with said aperture being adapted to be closed by at least one driving unit, and arranged to propagate sound waves frontally though said aperture,
said air column expanding at a suitable low frequency cutoff rate from said aperture and terminating said air column in a frontally disposed perpendicular plane from the axis of said air column, said aperture, and said driving unit, forming a mouth thereby, with the outer horizontal side walls of said mouth terminating at and substantially parallel to said frontally disposed perpendicular plane, and
further baffles arranged vertically to form a rearward angle on each side of said mouth which terminates in oppositely arranged horizontally spaced planes, each said spaced plane being parallel to the axis of said air column and said aperture, comprising a diffraction reducing horizontally disposed baffle integrated with said horn mouth therewith, and with said further baffles including attachment surfaces.
10. A loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 9, wherein said rearward angle is achieved by a continuous curve between said mouth plane to said side plane.
11. A loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 9, wherein said rearward angle is achieved by a planar element between said mouth plane to said side plane.
12. A loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 9, wherein said rearward angle is achieved by a series of planar elements arranged to form a continuous outer surface formed of facets.
13. A loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 9, wherein said rearward angle is arranged to provide an uninterrupted surface.
14. A loudspeaker horn as set forth in claim 9, wherein said horizontally disposed baffle is further extended in planar fashion with intermediate panels arranged between said mouth and said rearward angled baffles providing an increase in overall planar width.
15. An improved horn loudspeaker body wherein the improvement comprises:
a horn mouth extension in which oppositely diverging angled elements are engaged with at least two sides of the outer edges of the horn mouth terminus and proceed rearward from the mouth frontal plane forming a substantially edge-less surface from said at least two sides of the outer edges of said horn mouth, forming a corner on each outer side thereof, and each said corner further including attachment surfaces.
16. An improved horn loudspeaker body as set forth in claim 15, wherein said angled elements each includes a curved outer surface.
17. An improved horn loudspeaker body as set forth in claim 15, wherein said angled elements each includes a planar outer surface.
18. A loudspeaker horn assembly comprising:
a horn structure with at least two flaring sides terminating in a substantially perpendicular plane compared to the axial pathway, with said terminating plane being frontally arranged,
at least two side elements oppositely arranged to form a divergently receding surface from the outer edges of said terminating flaring sides at said frontal plane towards equally spaoed parallel side planes, and arranged substantially parallel to said horn axial pathway, said side elements being engaged with said at least two terminating flaring sides and thereby forming a substantially uninterrupted surface from said flaring sides to outside boundaries of said at least two side elements.
19. A loudspeaker horn assembly as set forth in claim 18, wherein said side elements include a rearward terminus which forms a parallel spaced plane from said frontal terminating plane for use as a mounting surface.
20. A loudspeaker horn assembly as set forth in claim 18, wherein said side elements include a rearwardly arranged metal bracket forming a parallel spaced plane from said frontal terminating plane for use as a mounting surface.

1. A deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles, said deformation element comprising a first base part and a second base part, said first base part including at least one protrusion which tapers starting from said first base part, and said second base part including at least one recess which tapers from a front side to a rear side thereof and is associated to said protrusion.
2. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said protrusion has the shape of a truncated cone.
3. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said protrusion has the shape of a truncated pyramid.
4. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said recess has the shape of a truncated cone.
5. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said recess has the shape of a truncated pyramid.
6. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion include the same angle as a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess.
7. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion include a larger angle as a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess.
8. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein an angle between a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion varies.
9. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein an angle between a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess varies.
10. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of a front face of said protrusion is smaller than a cross-section of a front surface area of said recess.
11. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of a foot surface area of said protrusion is larger than a cross-section of a front surface area of said recess.
12. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said two base parts are configured like a plate and comprise a plurality of protrusions and recesses, respectively.
13. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said second base part is made of a material that is softer than a material of said protrusions.
14. The deformation element according to claim 13, wherein at least one of said base parts is made of a foamed plastics material.
15. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein one of said base parts is attached to a car body outer part.
16. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein one of said base parts is attached to a lining piece for a vehicle interior space.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating oilfield operations using auditory data comprising:
providing a computer database;
storing auditory data to said database;
storing oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generating an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
providing an oilfield data visualization application for receiving oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and for displaying said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database;
identifying a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identifying oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identifying auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emitting at least a portion of said identified auditory data; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the additional step of:
providing a settings interface through which the user may adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for said auditory data.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein said selection tool further comprises one or more interactive features.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for facilitating oilfield operations using auditory data comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to:
store auditory data to a computer database;
store oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generate an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
receive oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and display said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database using an oilfield data visualization application;
identify a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identify oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identify auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emit at least a portion of said identified auditory data; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to:
adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for at least a portion of said auditory data.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
14. An oilfield analysis system comprising:
a processor configured to:
store auditory data to a computer database;
store oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generate an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
receive oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and display said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database using an oilfield data visualization application;
identify a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identify oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identify auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emit at least a portion of said identified auditory data using one or more speakers; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
15. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
16. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
17. The oilfield analysis system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to:
adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for at least a portion of said auditory data.
18. The oilfield analysis system of claim 16, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
19. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
20. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said selection tool further comprises one or more interactive features.