Patents by Inventor Gary S. Goldsmith

Gary S. Goldsmith 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: 6356166
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for phase shifting signals wherein the phase shifting circuitry may be disposed in a relatively small footprint. The preferred embodiment utilizes PIN diodes to provide switched line phase shifting, wherein the switched lines are microstrip and/or stripline transmission lines of predetermined lengths. To minimize the space required, the switched lines of the preferred embodiment are disposed on different layers of a multi-layered support structure, such as a multi-layer circuit board. Layer changing vias are preferably adapted to provide a constant impedance to thereby make changes in layers in the transmission path electrically transparent to a transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Metawave Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Gary S. Goldsmith, Donn Harvey, Sheldon K. Meredith, Thomas Shafer