Patents by Inventor David L. Spann

David L. Spann 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).

  • Publication number: 20020047756
    Abstract: A new coaxial multi-coupler that is relatively inexpensive and efficient to manufacture in a low volume and high product mix manufacturing environment. A plurality of coaxial resonators are bonded together to form the multi-coupler. Then, at least one coupling hole is formed for capacitively and/or inductively coupling at least two of the resonators together. Formation of coupling holes upon bonding the resonators together allows for improved manufacturing techniques, convenient fine-tuning of coupling between resonators, and significantly better overall filter/multi-coupler performance as compared with the prior art. One reason for this is that precise alignment of the resonators during bonding is unnecessary according to aspects of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Rafi Hershtig, Ray Delario, Randy W. Hammer, David L. Spann