Patents by Inventor Richard L. Clouse, Jr.

Richard L. Clouse, Jr. 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).

  • Method and system for increasing the power efficiency of a balanced amplifier/antenna combination
    Patent number: 5614863
    Abstract: A system for increasing the power efficiency of a balanced amplifier driven antenna arrangement includes a push-pull class B power amplifier circuit which is responsive to a periodic, time varying input signal and generates at least two output signals in response thereto. The arrangement also includes a balanced antenna exhibiting a relatively high impedance at the second harmonic of the input signal. The arrangement further includes at least one transmission line operatively coupled between the power amplifier circuit and the balanced antenna to provide the at least two output signals to the balanced antenna. The at least one transmission line has a length which is one-eighth of the wavelength of the input signal or odd multiples thereof, and thereby reflects back to the power amplifier circuit a substantially short circuit at the second harmonic of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: AIL Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Pierro, Richard L. Clouse, Jr., Ronald Rudish