Patents by Inventor Frank Willwerth

Frank Willwerth 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: 6134425
    Abstract: A miniature RF receiver in the UHF frequency band. This receiver design is specific to the implementation of a digital module, as it contains no downconversion elements, and provides the capability of defining the operational frequency with cascaded tunable filter stages. The tunable filters are combline filters with tuning varactor diodes terminating each printed resonator. The 1 dB bandwidth of the filter is 7 Mhz, and for resonator length of 31 degrees (at the center frequency), the filter bandwidth remains nearly constant across the tunable frequency range. The capacitance of a varactor diode is a function of applied voltage. By controlling the voltage to each varactor, the filter response can be tuned across the operational frequency range of 50 Mhz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Frank Willwerth