Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 1996
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2001
Assignee:
Spectral Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, David O. Patton
Abstract: A planar filter for performing signal filtering at radio frequencies is provided. The planar filter can include asymmetrical resonators, wherein each resonator is asymmetrical about a longitudinal center axis through the resonator. In addition, the resonators can be grouped in coupled pairs such that the resonators in each coupled pair are asymmetrical about a longitudinal center axis between the paired resonators. In addition, a coupling structure is provided that includes both distributed coupling and tapped coupling to a resonator. Further, a bandstop filter device is provided that includes coupling between resonators in the filter.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2000
Assignee:
Spectral Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Zhihang Zhang, Attila Weiser, Jr., Jonathan Raymond Scupin, Linda D'Evelyn
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of cryoelectronic equipment to implement an extremely sensitive and stable receiver front end for UHF, microwave, and millimeter wave applications. The invention is particularly applicable to base station receivers in mobile radio systems, where the range and capacity of the systems are typically limited by the base station receiver sensitivity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 12, 1997
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2000
Assignee:
Spectral Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
David O. Patton, Robert M. Yandrofski, Gerhard A. Koepf, Robert F. Arentz, Jerry Lynn Martin