Patents by Inventor Patrick Menuge

Patrick Menuge 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).

  • Microwave adjustment device for a transition between a hollow waveguide and a plane transmission line
    Patent number: 4970477
    Abstract: A microwave adjustment device for a transition between a hollow waveguide (11) and a plane transmission line (10), the device comprising: an intermediate coaxial waveguide (12) comprising a core (20) whose first end opens out into the hollow waveguide and terminates in an antenna (23) and whose second end passes through the substrate on which the plane transmission line is deposited; a curved metal tape (26) having a first end fixed to the second end of the core (20); and a screw (27) fixed to the second end of a tape (26) in order to adjust the gap between the second end and the transmission line (18). The invention is applicable to microwave beam telecommunications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Mustafa Gurcan, Patrick Menuge