Patents Examined by Damian E. Cathey
  • Patent number: 6531935
    Abstract: An analogue phase shifter with vector modulator is envisioned. The analogue phase shifter has an input stage that provides the generation of a pseudo-basis of four vectors. The analogue phase shifter has a multiphase filter. The analogue phase shifter has an output stage that controls the amplitde of the basis vectors, and acts to recombine them. The input stase is made with a phase opposition signal generator and a multiphase filter. The input stase is made of four variable attenuators. The attenuators are for separate control of the amplitude of each of the basis vectors. The output stage also has a common output providing the summation of four quadrature channels. In one case, the output stage includes two differential amplifiers. In another case the quadrature channels are connected to the common output through buffer amplifier stages, each followed by a summation capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Jean Russat, Nicolas Fel
  • Patent number: 6529088
    Abstract: A tunable resonant system includes an electric element, and a core having a controllable parameter that determines the resonant frequency of the system. In order to tune the resonant system to a desired frequency, a low power, narrowband signal is applied at a selected frequency to the electric element. The reflected or transmitted power is measured and the value of the controllable parameter adjusted to vary the resonant frequency of the system in a closed loop until the reflected power is at a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Vistar Telecommunications Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Lafleur, David Roscoe
  • Patent number: 6486746
    Abstract: A termination circuit for unused wires in an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable in a local area network (LAN) device. In an eight wire UTP cable, four wires may be unused. The four unused wires are shorted to each other at a point of termination which is electrically connected to ground across a terminating resistive element having a resistance value in a range of about 0.36 to about 0.62 of a differential impedance of the UTP cable, e.g., 36 to 62 ohms for a UTP cable having a differential impedance of 100 ohms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Stewart L. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 6472952
    Abstract: A high frequency wireless circuit apparatus is formed by connecting a phase shifter between an antenna duplexer and a low noise amplifier, so that the impedance of the receiving terminal of the antenna duplexer at a transmission frequency and the input impedance of the low noise amplifier may not be matched in complex conjugates of each other. Therefore it prevents the transmission output passing through the receiving terminal of the antenna duplexer and the interference signal entered through the antenna from making the cross modulation in the low noise amplifier. Thus it improves the reception sensitivity and immunity to interference signals of the high frequency wireless circuit apparatus at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Sakai, Kazuhiro Yahata, Michiaki Tsuneoka
  • Patent number: 6472948
    Abstract: A step attenuator for use in attenuating an electromagnetic signal. The step attenuator includes a first path having a plurality of attenuator structures provided therein, each attenuator structure being selectively actuated to permit the signal to pass therethrough. A second path is disposed in parallel with the first path, the second path permitting the signal to selectively bypass the first path. A third path is disposed in series with the first and second paths and includes at least one attenuator structure that is selectively actuated to permit the signal to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Constantinos S. Kyriakos, James B. Ledebur, Leo G. Maloratsky, Carl E. Steen
  • Patent number: 6469595
    Abstract: A singular or multiple paired, filter capacitor assembly that is comprised of either multilayer or monolithic capacitors and includes selective and arranged attachment to at least a conductive substrate, with operable conductors. This assembly can also include coupled to sets of interleaved-type or monolithic-type ground and active electrodes all arranged in a pre-selected manner for electrical connection into various types of electrical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony A. Anthony, William M. Anthony
  • Patent number: 6466102
    Abstract: A micro-mechanical microwave switch has a signal line formed on a substrate and defining a gap forming an open circuit in the off-state of the switch. A dielectric support, which may be a cantilevered arm, carries a contact to bridge the gap and close the switch in the on-state. At least one shield electrode in the vicinity of the contact creates reduces the coupling across the gap by creating a shunt capacitance or redistributing the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Peter Grant, Mike W. Denhoff, Sean Patrick McAlister
  • Patent number: 6437657
    Abstract: A differential conversion circuit for converting an unbalanced signal to a balanced signal is provided. The differential conversion circuit is arranged with primarily passive components, and so avoids introducing noise or other disturbances to the signal. The differential conversion circuit has a terminal input for receiving an unbalanced signal that is related to a communication input signal. An inductor and a resonating capacitor connect to the terminal input, and a coupling capacitor connects to the inductor. One differential output line is provided by the resonating capacitor, while the other differential output line is provided by the coupling capacitor. The output from the capacitors is thereby a pair of lines that provide a balanced differential signal which is deliverable to a balanced load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Alan Jones
  • Patent number: 6404301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a noise removing filter of a magnetron and a noise removing method. In the conventional art, the noise is removed by forming a low band pass filter formed of a choke coil and a through type capacitor. In this case, it is impossible to effectively remove the noises which are outputted at a band width below 100 MHz and at a band width of 500 MHz and 700-800 MHz. In order to overcome the above-described problem, a magnetron noise filter in accordance with the present invention which includes a shield box fixed to one side of the magnetron, a through type capacitor installed at one side of the shield box and a combined choke coil connected to a cathode terminal of the magnetron and a terminal of the capacitor, wherein the combined choke coil comprising a tightly wound portion around a bar having a certain diameter and a loosely wound portion connected with the tightly wound portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byeong Wook Park, Kyung Ahn Kwon, Joong Geon Rhee