Patents by Inventor Bernard P. Davis

Bernard P. Davis 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).

  • Patent number: 5175878
    Abstract: The antennas of a cellular telephone system are each connected to a signal divider/combiner array which/divides combines the antenna connecting path(s) into a plurality of antenna-radio/radio-antenna connecting paths. The divider array aspect is used for signal reception and the combiner array aspect is used for signal transmission. Each of these antenna connecting paths is connected to a controllable switch which in turn selectively couples it to/from a second plurality of radio transceivers. The antenna transmission/receive paths comprising the signal divider/combiners are embodied as strip type transmission lines in a multi layer PCB with all the paths having equal transmission losses. Micro vias are provided to permit electrical access to the various layers. The controllable switches are surface mounted on the outside of the PCB and are coupled to the various dividers/combiner through the micro vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Bernard P. Davis, George M. Reed