Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kikokawa

Masahiro Kikokawa 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: 6388546
    Abstract: This invention provides a multistage frequency multiplier having a plurality of frequency doublers. Each doubler incorporates a three-terminal transistor device and is connected to an adjacent doubler via an interstage network. The network comprises a transmission line having its electrical parameters selected to achieve conjugate impedance matching at the intermediate harmonic frequency generated by the corresponding doubler. This network also includes a quarter-wavelength open-ended stub for suppressing a main input frequency component received by the corresponding frequency doubler. A shunt resistor on the transistor gate is preferably used to stabilize the network. This interstage network simplifies overall circuit topology to reduce total circuit size, and provides increased drive power levels to permit broader bandwidth and stabilize required output level from a local oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignees: Her Majesty The Queen In Right of Canada as represented by The Minister of Industry through the Communications Research Centre, The Communications Research Laboratory of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Japan
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikokawa, Malcolm G. Stubbs