Patents Examined by Deon Takaoka
  • Broadband tap for extracting energy from transmission lines using impedance transformers
    Patent number: 6362709
    Abstract: A tap for coupling electromagnetic energy between first and second coaxial cables includes an impedance transformer, a probe for connecting the impedance transformer to the first cable, and a tap cable for connecting the impedance transformer to the second cable. Ferrite beads surround the probe and the tap cable to provide frequency-variable series impedances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley R. Paxman, Samuel M. Warren, Kenneth G. Hodson