Patents by Inventor Santiago Capdevila Cascante
Santiago Capdevila Cascante 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).
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Patent number: 11955683Abstract: Radio frequency device including at least: a tube through which a channel passes, a front face and/or a rear face forming a bearing surface through which the channel passes, the bearing surface forming an annular frame around one end of the tube and being integral with the tube. The bearing surface includes axial fixing apertures passing through the bearing surface and opening outside the channel in order to allow fixation of the device, and the width of the frame being greater at and in the immediate vicinity of the axial fixing apertures than at a distance from these axial fixing apertures.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SWISSto12 SAInventors: Mathieu Billod, Arnaud Boland, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic, Alexandre Dimitriades, Esteban Menargues Gomez, Lionel Simon
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Patent number: 11923591Abstract: Waveguide device for guiding a radio frequency signal at a given frequency f, the device including: a core manufactured by additive manufacturing and including side walls with inner and outer surfaces, the inner surfaces delimiting a waveguide channel, wherein a cross-section of the channel has two straight sides joined together by two half-portions, at least one of the two half-portions being rounded or formed of at least two straight segments, the cross-section having a maximum length (a) and a maximum width (b), the ratio between the maximum length (a)/maximum width (b) being between 2.05 and 3.5, preferably between 2.05 and 2.4.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Alexandre Dimitriades, Mathieu Billod, Lionel Simon, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk
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Patent number: 11923592Abstract: Waveguide device (1) for guiding a radio frequency signal at a given frequency f, the device (1) including: a core (3) manufactured by additive manufacturing and including side walls with inner and outer surfaces (7, 8), the inner surfaces (7) delimiting a waveguide channel (2), wherein a cross-section of the channel (2) has two straight sides joined together by two half-portions, at least one of the two half-portions being rounded or formed of at least two straight segments the cross-section having a maximum length (a) and a maximum width (b), the ratio between the maximum length (a)/maximum width (b) being between 2.05 and 3.5, preferably between 2.05 and 2.4.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Alexandre Dimitriades, Mathieu Billod, Lionel Simon, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk
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Publication number: 20240021969Abstract: A combline waveguide filter obtained by additive printing, including several resonators connected to each other by irises. Each resonator includes a cavity with a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a vertical axis. Each cavity is delimited in particular by two walls each extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Each cavity may include a post extending parallel to the vertical axis inside the cavity. The cross-section of the cavities is non-rectangular.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Stefano Sirci, Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante
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Publication number: 20230378659Abstract: Radiofrequency module, including: a first layer including an array of radiating elements, each radiating element having a cross section for supporting at least one wave propagation mode, a second layer forming an array of waveguides; a fourth layer forming an array of ports; the second layer being interposed between the first and the fourth layer; each waveguide being connected to a port on the one hand and to a radiating element on the other hand for transmitting a radiofrequency signal between this port and this radiating element; the spacing between two ports being different from the spacing between the radiating elements, so that the surface area of the first layer is different from the surface area of the fourth layer; the waveguides being curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic
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Patent number: 11742589Abstract: Radiofrequency module, including: a first layer including an array of radiating elements, each radiating element having a cross section for supporting at least one wave propagation mode, a second layer forming an array of waveguides; a fourth layer forming an array of ports; the second layer being interposed between the first and the fourth layer; each waveguide being connected to a port on the one hand and to a radiating element on the other hand for transmitting a radiofrequency signal between this port and this radiating element; the spacing between two ports being different from the spacing between the radiating elements, so that the surface area of the first layer is different from the surface area of the fourth layer; the waveguides being curved.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic
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Publication number: 20230238676Abstract: Waveguide device (1) for guiding a radio frequency signal at a given frequency f, the device (1) including: a core (3) manufactured by additive manufacturing and including side walls with inner and outer surfaces (7, 8), the inner surfaces (7) delimiting a waveguide channel (2), wherein a cross-section of the channel (2) has two straight sides joined together by two half-portions, at least one of the two half-portions being rounded or formed of at least two straight segments the cross-section having a maximum length (a) and a maximum width (b), the ratio between the maximum length (a)/maximum width (b) being between 2.05 and 3.5, preferably between 2.05 and 2.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Alexandre Dimitriades, Mathieu Billod, Lionel Simon, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk
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Patent number: 11581620Abstract: A waveguide filter having a core including an external face and internal faces defining a channel for filtering and guiding the waves. The channel includes several slots, each having a first and a second face. The first face is inclined in relation to the second face. A method for manufacturing the waveguide filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic, Esteban Menargues Gomez
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Patent number: 11569554Abstract: An orthomode transducer including a first Boifot junction and a second Boifot junction. Each of the first and second Boifot junctions includes a dual polarized port, a first lateral port, a second lateral port, the first and second lateral port being single polarized, and a third single polarized port along the propagation direction of a signal in the dual polarized port. A first power divider for coupling the first lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the first lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A second power divider for coupling the second lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the second lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A third power divider for coupling the third port of the first power divider with the third port of the second power divider to a fourth single polarization port.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic
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Publication number: 20230011966Abstract: Dual-polarized antenna, including several antenna elements arranged in cell units. Each cell unit includes four antenna elements and two 1-to-4 junctions, a first of the two junctions being associated with a first polarization and a second of the two junctions being associated with a second polarization. The antenna also includes an array of dividers/combiners. The four antenna elements of each cell unit are superposed and several cell units are juxtaposed. Each cell unit includes two antenna elements and two other antenna elements which are offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Lionel Simon, Santiago Capdevila Cascante
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Publication number: 20220231424Abstract: Radiofrequency module, including: a first layer including an array of radiating elements, each radiating element having a cross section for supporting at least one wave propagation mode, a second layer forming an array of waveguides; a fourth layer forming an array of ports; the second layer being interposed between the first and the fourth layer; each waveguide being connected to a port on the one hand and to a radiating element on the other hand for transmitting a radiofrequency signal between this port and this radiating element; the spacing between two ports being different from the spacing between the radiating elements, so that the surface area of the first layer is different from the surface area of the fourth layer; the waveguides being curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic
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Publication number: 20220216579Abstract: Radio frequency device including at least: a tube through which a channel passes, a front face and/or a rear face forming a bearing surface through which the channel passes, the bearing surface forming an annular frame around one end of the tube and being integral with the tube. The bearing surface includes axial fixing apertures passing through the bearing surface and opening outside the channel in order to allow fixation of the device, and the width of the frame being greater at and in the immediate vicinity of the axial fixing apertures than at a distance from these axial fixing apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Mathieu Billod, Arnaud Boland, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic, Alexandre Dimitriades, Esteban Menargues Gomez, Lionel Simon
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Publication number: 20220181778Abstract: An arrangement for communication satellites including a payload bay. The arrangement includes an assembly of waveguides, waveguide fixation interfaces for fixing the waveguides to electronic equipment and/or components and a mechanical structure including a plurality of links interconnecting at least some of the waveguides to ensure the stability of the waveguide assembly. The arrangement further includes at least one heat pipe that is arranged to heat or cool one or more of the waveguides. The arrangement is formed in a single piece by 3D printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Emile de Rijk, Mathieu Billod, Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic, Alexandre Dimitriades, Lionel Simon, Arnaud Boland
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Publication number: 20220149502Abstract: Waveguide device for guiding a radio frequency signal at a given frequency f, the device including: a core manufactured by additive manufacturing and including side walls with inner and outer surfaces, the inner surfaces delimiting a waveguide channel, wherein a cross-section of the channel has two straight sides joined together by two half-portions, at least one of the two half-portions being rounded or formed of at least two straight segments, the cross-section having a maximum length (a) and a maximum width (b), the ratio between the maximum length (a)/maximum width (b) being between 2.05 and 3.5, preferably between 2.05 and 2.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Alexandre Dimitriades, Mathieu Billod, Lionel Simon, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk
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Patent number: 11309637Abstract: Radiofrequency module, including: a first layer including an array of radiating elements, each radiating element having a cross section for supporting at least one wave propagation mode, a second layer forming an array of waveguides; a fourth layer forming an array of ports; the second layer being interposed between the first and the fourth layer; each waveguide being connected to a port on the one hand and to a radiating element on the other hand for transmitting a radiofrequency signal between this port and this radiating element; the spacing between two ports being different from the spacing between the radiating elements, so that the surface area of the first layer is different from the surface area of the fourth layer; the waveguides being curved.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SWISSTO12 SAInventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic
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Publication number: 20220029257Abstract: Radio-frequency component including several waveguide devices, for example antennas or polarizers, arranged in an array for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic signals. The radio-frequency component includes several ridges and each waveguide device includes: at least one inner wall; an upstream opening in the direction of propagation of the signals during emission; and a downstream opening in the direction of propagation of the emitting signals, linked to the upstream opening so that the emitting signals are transmitted from the upstream opening to the downstream opening. The arrangement of the ridges in the openings upstream of the radiofrequency component may be different from the arrangement of the ridges in the openings downstream of the radio-frequency component. The arrangement of ridges in the downstream openings of each waveguide device includes no more and no less than three ridges.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Tomislav Debogovic, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk
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Publication number: 20220006169Abstract: A waveguide filter having a core including an external face and internal faces defining a channel for filtering and guiding the waves. The channel includes several slots, each having a first and a second face. The first face is inclined in relation to the second face. A method for manufacturing the waveguide filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic, Esteban Menargues Gomez
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Publication number: 20210218151Abstract: Radiofrequency module, including: a first layer including an array of radiating elements, each radiating element having a cross section for supporting at least one wave propagation mode, a second layer forming an array of waveguides; a fourth layer forming an array of ports; the second layer being interposed between the first and the fourth layer; each waveguide being connected to a port on the one hand and to a radiating element on the other hand for transmitting a radiofrequency signal between this port and this radiating element; the spacing between two ports being different from the spacing between the radiating elements, so that the surface area of the first layer is different from the surface area of the fourth layer; the waveguides being curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Emile de Rijk, Tomislav Debogovic
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Publication number: 20200266510Abstract: An orthomode transducer including a first Boifot junction and a second Boifot junction. Each of the first and second Boifot junctions includes a dual polarized port, a first lateral port, a second lateral port, the first and second lateral port being single polarized, and a third single polarized port along the propagation direction of a signal in the dual polarized port. A first power divider for coupling the first lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the first lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A second power divider for coupling the second lateral port of the first Boifot junction with the second lateral port of the second Boifot junction to a third port. A third power divider for coupling the third port of the first power divider with the third port of the second power divider to a fourth single polarization port.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Esteban Menargues Gomez, Santiago Capdevila Cascante, Tomislav Debogovic