Patents by Inventor Timothy L. Holt

Timothy L. Holt 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).

  • Publication number: 20220123452
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive non-directional coupler having a non-directional coupler printed circuit board (PCB) and a capacitive attenuator. The non-directional coupler PCB includes a coupler section configured to carry energy travelling on a main transmission line. The non-directional coupler PCB and the capacitive attenuator are configured as a capacitive voltage divider, and provide a sample of the energy on the main transmission line. Also disclosed is a method for measuring for measuring RF power using an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler that includes with the non-directional coupler printed circuit board and the capacitive attenuator. Also disclosed is an RF power metering system that includes an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: BIRD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt
  • Patent number: 11211681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive non-directional coupler having a non-directional coupler printed circuit board (PCB) and a capacitive attenuator. The non-directional coupler PCB includes a coupler section configured to carry energy travelling on a main transmission line. The non-directional coupler PCB and the capacitive attenuator are configured as a capacitive voltage divider, and provide a sample of the energy on the main transmission line. Also disclosed is a method for measuring for measuring RF power using an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler that includes with the non-directional coupler printed circuit board and the capacitive attenuator. Also disclosed is an RF power metering system that includes an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BIRD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt
  • Publication number: 20200335843
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive non-directional coupler having a non-directional coupler printed circuit board (PCB) and a capacitive attenuator. The non-directional coupler PCB includes a coupler section configured to carry energy travelling on a main transmission line. The non-directional coupler PCB and the capacitive attenuator are configured as a capacitive voltage divider, and provide a sample of the energy on the main transmission line. Also disclosed is a method for measuring for measuring RF power using an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler that includes with the non-directional coupler printed circuit board and the capacitive attenuator. Also disclosed is an RF power metering system that includes an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt
  • Patent number: 10615888
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passive intermodulation (PIM) test system having a pulsed signal generator configured to generate and apply a pulsed stimulus signal to a device under test. The PIM test system is further configured to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test using the pulsed stimulus signal. Also disclosed in a method for evaluating PIM in a device under test, the method includes using a pulsed stimulus signal to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BIRD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Holt, Timothy M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10476124
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive non-directional coupler having a non-directional coupler printed circuit board (PCB) and a capacitive attenuator. The non-directional coupler PCB includes a coupler section configured to carry energy travelling on a main transmission line. The non-directional coupler PCB and the capacitive attenuator are configured as a capacitive voltage divider, and provide a sample of the energy on the main transmission line. Also disclosed is a method for measuring for measuring RF power using an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler that includes with the non-directional coupler printed circuit board and the capacitive attenuator. Also disclosed is an RF power metering system that includes an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bird Technologies Group Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt
  • Publication number: 20180316444
    Abstract: Disclosed is a channel-selective RF power sensor having a coupler and a channel-selective power measurement circuit. The said coupler is configured to obtain a sample of energy travelling on a main transmission line and provide the sample of energy to the channel-selective power measurement circuit. The sample of energy has a channel of interest. The channel-selective power measurement circuit is configured to measure RF energy information for the channel of interest in the sample of energy. Also disclosed is a method of measuring RF energy information for a channel of interest. The method includes providing a channel-selective RF power sensor and a main transmission line and obtaining a sample of energy from the main transmission line using a coupler of the channel-selective RF power sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Martin E. DUMMERMUTH, Jeffrey KLIS, Timothy L. HOLT, John WASHELL
  • Publication number: 20180090809
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacitive non-directional coupler having a non-directional coupler printed circuit board (PCB) and a capacitive attenuator The non-directional coupler PCB includes a coupler section configured to carry energy travelling on a main transmission line. The non-directional coupler PCB and the capacitive attenuator are configured as a capacitive voltage divider, and provide a sample of the energy on the main transmission line. Also disclosed is a method for measuring for measuring RF power using an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler that includes with the non-directional coupler printed circuit board and the capacitive attenuator. Also disclosed is an RF power metering system that includes an RF power sensor having the capacitive non-directional coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt
  • Publication number: 20160301483
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passive intermodulation (PIM) test system having a pulsed signal generator configured to generate and apply a pulsed stimulus signal to a device under test. The PIM test system is further configured to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test using the pulsed stimulus signal. Also disclosed in a method for evaluating PIM in a device under test, the method includes using a pulsed stimulus signal to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy L. Holt, Timothy M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 9391721
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passive intermodulation (PIM) test system having a pulsed signal generator configured to generate and apply a pulsed stimulus signal to a device under test. The PIM test system is further configured to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test using the pulsed stimulus signal. Also disclosed in a method for Cevaluating PIM in a device under test, the method includes using a pulsed stimulus signal to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BIRD TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Holt, Timothy M. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20160028497
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passive intermodulation (PIM) test system having a pulsed signal generator configured to generate and apply a pulsed stimulus signal to a device under test. The PIM test system is further configured to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test using the pulsed stimulus signal. Also disclosed in a method for Cevaluating PIM in a device under test, the method includes using a pulsed stimulus signal to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy L. Holt, Timothy M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 4570117
    Abstract: A modular field strength measuring and indicating instrument that includes as one component a sensing module with a sensitive D'Arsonval meter movement and a receptacle for interchangeable plug-in type sensing modules for measuring an electrical condition, such as electrical power. The other component is a field strength sensing module that plugs into the receptacle and which includes a self-contained DC voltage source, a sensing antenna, a high-impedance, variable gain, linear DC amplifier operatively connected to the voltage source for amplifying the field strength voltage signal sensed by the antenna, and circuitry for transmitting the amplifier output voltage signal to the D'Arsonval meter movement for indicating the field strength detected by the instrument. The field strength sensing module may be used in the meter module interchangeable with other modules, such as modules for measuring RF power in RF transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Bird Electronic Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy L. Holt