Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Ball

Gregory J. Ball 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: 5369380
    Abstract: A microwave connector comprises two substrates arranged in orthogonal planes. A first substrate (2) is formed as a microstrip system (8) with a microstrip component (3) connected via a quarter wavelength taper (4) to a parallel transmission line (5). This transmission line terminates in a short circuit (15) to a ground electrode (7) on the back of the microstrip. A second substrate (10) is formed as a slotline system (9) having a slotline (13) between two sheet electrodes (14). In this slotline is a slot (16) of dimensions slightly less than the slotline width and sufficient length to accommodate the microstrip. The microstrip and slotline are electrically unconnected. Energy transfer between microstrip and slotline, or vice versa, takes place by electromagnetic coupling between the transmission line and the edges of the slotline. The slotline may be formed with an additional substrate and slotline electrode in a triplate configuration. Several microstrip components (8.sub.1 to 8.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: The Secretary of State of Defence in Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of Defence Research Agency
    Inventors: Gregory J. Ball, Michael Dean, Andrew L. Hume