Patents Represented by Attorney Melvin A. Schectman
  • Patent number: 4837534
    Abstract: Coupled transmission line resonators, such as those in a solid-dielectric ceramic block filter, are fabricated with tuning regions formed by notches in the outer conductor extending longitudinally parallel with the inner conductors from both the low-impedance ends and the high-impedance ends of the resonators. Removing conductive material from the notches in the vicinity of the low-impedance ends of the resonators decreases their resonant frequencies; removing conductive material from the notches in the vicinity of their high-impedance ends increases their resonant frequencies. Sensitivity of tuning depends on the depth of the notches. By situating all tuning regions along a common side of a filter, tuning both higher and lower in frequency may be accomplished without a need to re-orient the filter in a production-line fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark I. Van Horn