Improved form-less electronic apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a shape-core inductive device having a bonded-wire coil which is formed and maintained within the device without resort to a bobbin or other form(er). The absence of the...http://www.google.de/patents/US7876189?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7876189 - Form-less electronic device assemblies and methods of operation