Patents by Inventor Achim Strouhal

Achim Strouhal 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).

  • Transition from a waveguide to a microstrip having a secured arrangement
    Patent number: 7002431
    Abstract: A transition from a waveguide to a microstrip, including a substrate having a plurality of ground surfaces superimposed on one another, the microstrip extending on the substrate and a plurality of through-contacts providing electrical connectivity to the plurality of ground surfaces. Wherein the waveguide includes a waveguide wall with an opening therein, the substrate projecting through the opening into the waveguide such that at least a portion of the microstrip is disposed within the waveguide, at least one of the plurality of ground surfaces being in contact with the waveguide wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Marconi Commucations GmbH
    Inventors: Sigmund Lenz, Achim Strouhal, Siegbert Martin
  • Transition from a waveguide to a microstrip
    Publication number: 20050040911
    Abstract: A transition from a waveguide to a microstrip, including a substrate having a plurality of ground surfaces superimposed on one another, the microstrip extending on the substrate and a plurality of through-contacts providing electrical connectivity to the plurality of ground surfaces. Wherein the waveguide includes a waveguide wall with an opening therein, the substrate projecting through the opening into the waveguide such that at least a portion of the microstrip is disposed within the waveguide, at least one of the plurality of ground surfaces being in contact with the waveguide wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Sigmund Lenz, Achim Strouhal, Siegbert Martin