Patents by Inventor Lawrence Alan Carastro

Lawrence Alan Carastro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Microstrip manifold coupled multiplexer
    Patent number: 9030271
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a microstrip manifold, and a filter bank having at least two output filters. The multiplexer channelizes an input radio frequency (RF) band of electromagnetic energy into a set of output channels by way of the filter bank. The microstrip manifold has an input port that receives an input RF signal, and at least two output ports. The microstrip manifold distributes the input RF signal to each output port, each said output port being coupled to a respective one of the at least two output filters. The multiplexer may be an input multiplexer for a spacecraft communications payload system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen C. Holme, Stephen D. Berry, Lawrence Alan Carastro
  • MICROSTRIP MANIFOLD COUPLED MULTIPLEXER
    Publication number: 20130169379
    Abstract: A multiplexer includes a microstrip manifold, and a filter bank having at least two output filters. The multiplexer channelizes an input radio frequency (RF) band of electromagnetic energy into a set of output channels by way of the filter bank. The microstrip manifold has an input port that receives an input RF signal, and at least two output ports. The microstrip manifold distributes the input RF signal to each output port, each said output port being coupled to a respective one of the at least two output filters. The multiplexer may be an input multiplexer for a spacecraft communications payload system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Holme, Stephen D. Berry, Lawrence Alan Carastro