Patents by Inventor Octavius Pitzalis, Jr.

Octavius Pitzalis, Jr. 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: 4371845
    Abstract: A power divider/combiner assembly is provided which matches the impedance seen at the input/output port with the impedance seen at the peripheral end of each of plural radial transmission lines. Impedance matching is accomplished through the use of an inverted microstrip on a substrate suspended over an air dielectric. The thickness of the air dielectric is varied along each transmission line in discrete steps from the common dividing/combining end to the peripheral end of each transmission line. The air dielectric thickness can be chosen independently for each section of line so that a characteristic impedance of from 40 ohms to greater than 130 ohms is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventor: Octavius Pitzalis, Jr.