Patents by Inventor Richard Dennis Heidinger

Richard Dennis Heidinger 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).

  • Low loss waveguide launch
    Patent number: 6917256
    Abstract: According to the preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a transmission line, such as microstrip, is connected to a waveguide using suspended stripline as an intermediate connection. This method results is a very low-loss transition, suitable for active microwave device applications such as low-noise receivers and transmitting devices such as power amplifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudy Michael Emrick, Richard Dennis Heidinger
  • Low loss waveguide launch
    Publication number: 20040036550
    Abstract: According to the preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a transmission line, such as microstrip, is connected to a waveguide using suspended stripline as an intermediate connection. This method results is a very low-loss transition, suitable for active microwave device applications such as low-noise receivers and transmitting devices such as power amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Rudy Michael Emrick, Richard Dennis Heidinger