Patents by Inventor Steven R. Long

Steven R. Long 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).

  • Beamformer power divider/combiner with transmission lines distributed between MMIC and associated PC board
    Patent number: 8081045
    Abstract: A beamformer includes an integrated-circuit power divider/combiner including a common port. A first transmission line extends from the common port to an individual port on the integrated circuit substrate. A first portion of a second transmission line extends on the substrate from the individual port to an integrated-circuit port. A second portion of the second transmission line extends from the integrated-circuit port vertically through plural layers of an underlying printed-circuit board stack. The characteristic impedances of the first and second portions of the second transmission line, and their combined length, are selected to match the impedance at the individual port to a standard impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Mirwais Zeweri, Daniel W. Harris, Steven R. Long