For Providing Frequency Separation Patents (Class 333/129)
  • Patent number: 8803635
    Abstract: A system of providing filter isolation may include a first filter configured to pass a first frequency range and a second filter configured to pass a second frequency range. The system may also include a circulator communicatively coupled to the first filter at a first port of the circulator and communicatively coupled to the second filter at a second port of the circulator. The circulator may be configured to receive a first signal at a third port of the circulator and direct the first signal from the third port to the first port and away from the second port. The circulator may also be configured to receive a second signal filtered by the second filter at the second port of the circulator and direct the second signal from the second port to the third port and away from the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher K. Ashworth, James W. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140218127
    Abstract: A high-frequency module includes a multilayer substrate, a switch IC, a SAW duplexer and a matching circuit. The matching circuit includes a wiring line and first and second inner layer ground electrodes. The matching circuit performs impedance matching between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer in a pass band of the SAW duplexer. The wiring line is an inner layer electrode of the multilayer substrate that is connected between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer. The first and second inner layer ground electrodes face the wiring line in a stacking direction with only dielectric layers of the multilayer substrate therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji NURIKABE, Hiromichi KITAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8779872
    Abstract: A radio is provided for transmit-receive isolation and filtering (INTRIFWA) that are sealed and/or integrally built-in a housing of a transmitter, which can be used in microwave communication systems, including satellite based communications systems and terrestrial based microwave communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Jackson, Guo Chen, Larry Cronise, Peter Hou, Barre Lankford, Edmund Lott, Ross Thomson
  • Patent number: 8773220
    Abstract: Disclosed are a radio frequency (RF) front end module and a multi-band communication module using the RF front end module. The RF front end module may use a plurality of bandpass filters and at least one diplexer being connected to at least one of front ends or rear ends of two bandpass filters of the plurality of bandpass filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Kim, Jun Chul Kim, Dong Su Kim, In Sang Song, Duck Hwan Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jea Shik Shin
  • Patent number: 8774067
    Abstract: There are first and second antennas proximally disposed and configured to resonate within respective first and second frequency bands, which may overlap. An impedance stabilization circuitry is coupled to ground. There is a selective coupler (for example, diplexer, directional coupler, switch) interfacing the second antenna selectively with the impedance stabilization circuitry and with radio circuitry. The selective coupler comprises a first port coupled to the second antenna, a second port coupled to the impedance stabilization circuitry, and a third port configured to couple with radio circuitry that is configured to operate in the second frequency band. The selective coupler provides a predetermined impedance to signals within the first frequency band and a low insertion loss to signals within the second frequency band, thus providing a stable impedance for the first antenna's view of the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo O. Rousu, Marko E. Leinonen, Juha P. Valtanen
  • Patent number: 8773107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus configured to detect electromagnetic field events are disclosed. One apparatus includes an antenna and a circuit electrically connected to the antenna. The circuit includes electronics communicatively connected to the antenna via a direct current isolation circuit and an equalizer compensating for the differentiating frequency response of the antenna. The circuit also includes a logarithmic amplifier electrically connected to the equalizer and configured to generate a range of signals based on signals received at the antenna. The circuit further includes a peak detector receiving signals from the equalizer and configured to capture a peak value of the signals. The electromagnetic field event is detected at least in part based on the peak signal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Emprimus, LLC
    Inventors: David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Frederick R. Faxvog, Terrence R. Noe
  • Patent number: 8768267
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of band pass filters to pass signals in separated frequency bands to or from an antenna. A matching network provides characteristic impedances. The system is designed such that the configuration of the matching network and BPFs provides high impedance to the band pass filters for those routing paths other than the band pass path as these routing paths do not transmit or receive the signals at this particular pass band. The system is further designed such that the configuration of the matching network and BPFs provides minimal insertion loss for the band pass path of for transmission and receipt of signals at this particular pass band, where each routing path has a corresponding pass band. The matching network is for coupling to an amplifier, when frequency separation is needed at the output of the amplifier to the BPFs. In one embodiment an impedance network tunes the impedance by using varying length transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Hollinworth Fund, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Woo Yong Lee, Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour, Cheng Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 8766744
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a duplexer including a multilayer substrate with multiple stacked layers and a back surface with a rectangular shape is disclosed. An antenna terminal, a transmission terminal, a reception terminal, a ground terminal, and a conductor are provided in various positions on the multilayer substrate for improved performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Iwaki, Motoaki Hara, Tokihiro Nishihara
  • Patent number: 8760241
    Abstract: According to some embodiments described herein, a system of providing filter isolation may include a first filter configured to pass a first frequency range and a second filter configured to pass a second frequency range. The system may also include a signal splitter/combiner communicatively coupled to the first filter at a first port of the signal splitter/combiner and communicatively coupled to the second filter at a second port of the signal splitter/combiner. The signal splitter/combiner may be configured to receive a first signal filtered by the first filter at the first port of the signal splitter/combiner. The signal splitter/combiner may also be configured to direct the first signal from the first port to a third port of the signal splitter/combiner and away from the second port such that the signal splitter/combiner directs the first signal away from the second filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher K. Ashworth, James W. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140167877
    Abstract: In a filter module capable of handling multiple bands, cross wiring with an RF-IC is to be solved. The filter module includes: an antenna terminal; first and second transmission filters; first and second reception filters; a first switch circuit connected to the antenna terminal, and selectively connected to the first and second transmission filters; a second switch circuit connected to the antenna terminal, and selectively connected to the first and second reception filters; a first matching circuit connected between the first switch circuit and the first transmission filter or between the second switch circuit and the first reception filter; and a second matching circuit connected between the first switch circuit and the second transmission filter or between the second switch circuit and the second reception filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehito Shimizu, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Takahiro Sato, Tetsuya Tsurunari
  • Patent number: 8736398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a diplexed transmit (TX) filter and RF switch for suppressing third order intermodulation (IM3) products. Included are first and second duplexers each having a receive (RX) port, a TX port, and an RX/TX port. Also included are first and second power splitter/combiners each having first, second, and third terminals. Further included are first, second, and third phase shift networks. The first power splitter/combiner's first terminal is coupled to the first duplexer's TX port and a first switch segment is coupled between the first duplexer's RX/TX port and the first terminal of the second coupler. The first phase shift network is coupled to the second duplexer's TX port and a second switch segment in series with the second phase shift network is coupled between the second duplexer's RX/TX port and second coupler's second terminal. The third phase shift network is coupled to the second duplexer's RX terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Caron, Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 8736399
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first filter, a second filter, a third filter, and a fourth filter. The first filter may comprise a low pass filter having a first bandwidth and configured to present a first output signal in response to an input signal received at an input port of the apparatus. The second filter may comprise a high pass filter having a second bandwidth and configured to present a second output signal in response to the input signal received at the input port of the apparatus. The third filter may comprise a low pass filter having a third bandwidth and configured to present a third output signal in response to the second output signal. The fourth filter may comprise a high pass filter having a fourth bandwidth and configured to present a fourth output signal in response to the second output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Piotr M. Solski, Stephen P. Jones, David A. Hayes
  • Patent number: 8729980
    Abstract: A CRLH resonator-based band-pass filter includes at least two CRLH resonators. The resonators are connected by capacitive coupling. The resonators includes a microstrip line having input and output ports. The microstrip line includes a first interdigital line serial-connected to the input port, a second interdigital line serial-connected to the output port, a connection line connecting the first and second interdigital lines, and an inductor line parallel-connected to the connection line and provided with a grounded end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong-Ho Kim, Jae-Ick Choi, Sungtek Kahng, Geonho Jang
  • Patent number: 8723620
    Abstract: An antenna sharer with both low loss and sharp attenuation characteristic in a wide band is achieved. Antennal sharer 1 of the present invention includes first filter 3 for passing a signal in the first frequency band, and second filter 4 for passing a signal in the second frequency band higher than the first frequency band. First filter 3 includes a ladder filter that includes first series resonator 6 and second series resonator 7 with an antiresonant frequency point higher than antiresonant frequency of first series resonator. Electromechanical coupling coefficient of first series resonator 6 is smaller than electromechanical coupling coefficient of second series resonator 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Nishimura, Toru Jibu, Tetsuya Tsurunari
  • Patent number: 8723619
    Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering a radio transmit signal and radio receive signal, comprising a first duplex filter and a second duplex filter, a signal divider for splitting a transmit input signal into a first transmitter signal portion and a second transmitter signal portion, the first transmitter signal portion being passed to the a transmit port of the first duplex-filter, and a second signal portion being passed to the second transmitter port of the second duplex filter. The filter arrangement further comprising a signal combiner/divider for combining a first filtered transmit portion signal and a second filtered transmit portion signal into a single filtered transmit signal. The filter arrangement further comprising a signal combiner for combining a first filtered receive signal portion and a second filtered receive signal portion into a single filtered receive signal, which is provided at a third output of the signal combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventor: Holger Weiβ
  • Publication number: 20140118083
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel electronically tunable active duplexer for wireless transceiver applications. It relates to an active duplexer with full-duplex operation, permitting simultaneous transmission and reception of signals at same or different frequencies. Instead of incorporating fixed or mechanically adjustable capacitors, and even instead of incorporating varactor diodes, it incorporates one or more capacitance tuning circuit in phase shifting networks enabling one to electronically tune, with ease and precision, the frequency at which isolation is desired, over a band in both transmit and receive modes of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: PRASAD NARASIMHA SHASTRY, SURESHBABU SUNDARAM, BALAMURUGAN SUNDARAM
  • Patent number: 8674786
    Abstract: A large scale integrated (LSI) circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a transmitting circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, and a receiving circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The first and second terminals are coupled to an external portion of the large scale integrated circuit. The external portion includes a first branching circuit, a second branching circuit coupled to the first branching circuit, and first and second antennas coupled to the second branching circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Sasaki, Takuji Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20140055209
    Abstract: A front-end circuit includes a diplexer and an impedance conversion circuit. The diplexer includes a feeding side common port through which a high-frequency signal in a high band and a high-frequency signal in a low band are input and output, a first port through which a high-frequency signal in a high band is input and output, and a second port through which a high-frequency signal in a low band is input and output, and demultiplexes or multiplexes the high-frequency signal in a low band and the high-frequency signal in a high band. The impedance conversion circuit is connected between the second port of the diplexer and an antenna port. The first port of the diplexer is directly connected to the antenna port through a transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi ISHIZUKA, Noboru KATO, Noriyuki UEKI
  • Publication number: 20140009245
    Abstract: A transceiver front-end of a communication device comprises a frequency blocking arrangement, which may be either a transmit frequency blocking arrangement or a receive frequency blocking arrangement. The frequency blocking arrangement has a blocking frequency interval associated with one of a transmit frequency and receive frequency, and a non-blocking frequency interval associated with the other of the transmit frequency and receive frequency. The frequency blocking arrangement is configured to block passage of signals in the blocking frequency interval between said signal transmission and reception node and either said receiver node or said transmitter node. The frequency blocking arrangement comprises a network of passive components comprising at least one transformer and a filter arrangement adapted to have a higher impedance value in the blocking frequency interval than in the non-blocking frequency interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Imad ud Din, Stefan Andersson, Daniel Eckerbert, Henrik Sjöland, Tobias Tired, Johan Wernehag
  • Patent number: 8559620
    Abstract: There is provided a communications circuit for reducing crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Goo Won, Youn Suk Kim, Ki Joong Kim, Jae Hyouck Choi, Young Jean Song
  • Patent number: 8558641
    Abstract: In a high-frequency module, a duplexer element and a matching element are mounted on a surface of a multilayer substrate. On a layer close to the surface, an individual-terminal-side wiring electrode connected to an individual terminal of the duplexer element is provided. On two layers below the layer close to the surface, first and second ground electrodes are respectively provided. On a layer below the layers on which the first and second ground electrodes are provided, a common-terminal-side wiring electrode connected to the common terminal of the duplexer element and one end of the matching element is provided. On a layer close to a bottom surface of the multilayer substrate, a third ground electrode connected to the other end of the matching element is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Murase, Takanori Uejima
  • Patent number: 8552816
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) front end (FE) that is adapted for multiband simultaneous transmission and reception is provided. The UE FE includes a first multi-filter device having a transmit (TX) band-pass filter adapted to pass a first TX signal band associated with a first radio access technology type, and a receive (RX) band-pass filter adapted to pass a second RX signal band associated with a second radio access technology type. The UE FE also includes a second multi-filter device having a TX band-pass filter adapted to pass a second TX signal band associated with the second radio access technology type and an RX band-pass filter adapted to pass the first RX signal band associated with the first radio access technology type. The first radio access technology type and the second radio access technology type are preferably long term evolution (LTE) and code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000), respectively, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Publication number: 20130258911
    Abstract: An integrated duplexer based on electrical balance is described. The duplexer module includes a hybrid transformer. The hybrid transformer includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil is coupled between an output of a power amplifier and an antenna. The secondary coil is coupled between an input of a low noise amplifier and ground. The duplexer also includes a balancing impedance that is coupled between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Ojas M. Choksi
  • Publication number: 20130257561
    Abstract: In one embodiment, front end circuitry for an electronic appliance, the front end circuitry comprising: a first port configured to conduct signals from a signal source, the signals comprising a first signal and a second signal; a first filter coupled to the first port, the first filter configured to filter the first signal according to a first frequency band and output the filtered first signal for further processing; a second filter coupled to the first port and arranged in parallel with the first filter, the second filter configured to absorb the second signal according to a second frequency band that is a stopband for the first filter; and an impedance load coupled between an output of the second filter and ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ignacio (Jose) Gorostegui
  • Patent number: 8536957
    Abstract: Provided is a high-frequency circuit module that has high mounting density. In a high-frequency circuit module 100, an RFIC 160 that performs transmission and reception processes for high-frequency signals, a power amplifier IC 155 that amplifies a transmission signal from the RFIC, and a duplexer 110 that separates a transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC 155 to an antenna and a reception signal that is inputted from the antenna to the RFIC 160 are formed on the top surface thereof. The duplexer 110 is disposed between the RFIC 160 and the power amplifier IC 155.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8531252
    Abstract: A small antenna duplexer that includes antenna terminal, first filter electrically connected to this antenna terminal and passing a first frequency band, second filter electrically connected to antenna terminal and passing a second frequency band, and third filter electrically connected to antenna terminal and passing a third frequency band. First filter and third filter are used for one band, and second filter and third filter are used for another band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Tetsuya Tsurunari, Joji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8525616
    Abstract: An antenna feed network includes a septum polarizer including a waveguide defining a cavity, wherein a septum is disposed in the cavity to divide the cavity to form a first port and as second port, a diplexer in signal communication with at least one of the first port and the second port of the septum polarizer to route a signal based upon a frequency, and a wave coupler/splitter in signal communication with the diplexer to send and receive signals therebetween, the wave coupler/splitter including a first signal path and a second signal path, wherein the wave coupler/splitter controls a phase shift of a signal transmitted through at least one of the first signal path and the second signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert K. Shaw, Jonathan P. MacGahan, Sulinder S. Dhanjal, Erik Lier, Bernard F. Lindinger, James W. Matthews, Kanti N. Patel
  • Patent number: 8487714
    Abstract: A duplexer module prevents a transmission signal and a reception signal in the same band from interfering with each other. The duplexer module includes a transmission line, a reception line, and an antenna common line. In addition, the duplexer module includes a plurality of mounting electrodes arranged along the four sides of an outer edge of a mounting surface of a multilayer substrate. The fourth mounting electrode defining a monitoring port is disposed on a side different from a side on which each of the first mounting electrode defining a transmission port, the second mounting electrode defining a reception port, and the third mounting electrode defining an antenna port is disposed. The fourth mounting electrode defining the monitoring port is a mounting electrode used to output a signal of the monitoring line through which a portion of electrical power is transmitted from the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Furutani, Daisuke Yoshida, Yuji Takematsu
  • Patent number: 8432237
    Abstract: An output circuit with integrated impedance matching, power combining, and filtering and suitable for use with power amplifiers and other circuits is described. In an exemplary design, an apparatus may include first and second circuits (e.g., power amplifiers) and an output circuit. The first circuit may provide a first single-ended signal and may have a first output impedance. The second circuit may provide a second single-ended signal and may have a second output impedance. The output circuit may include (i) first and second matching circuits that perform output impedance matching and filtering for the first and second circuits, (ii) a combiner (e.g., a summing node) that combines the first and second single-ended signals to obtain a combined single-ended signal, (iii) a third matching circuit that performs impedance matching and filtering for the combined single-ended signal, and (iv) switches to route the single-ended signals to different outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Guy Klemens, Nathan M Pletcher, Babak Nejati, Norman L Frederick, Thomas A Myers
  • Patent number: 8421554
    Abstract: A filtering device comprises an analogue quadrature splitter together with a first filtering element and a second filtering element. The filtering device is adapted to transform filtering characteristics of the first filtering element and filtering characteristics of the second filtering element into an effective filtering characteristic present in an output signal at an output terminal of the analogue quadrature splitter. The first filtering element and the second filtering element comprise filtering elements of high accuracy, with a steep roll-off but poor power handling capabilities. Using a high power quadrature splitter it is possible to transform the filtering characteristics of the first filtering element and/or the second filtering characteristic of the second filtering element into the effective filtering characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ubidyne, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Kenington
  • Patent number: 8416034
    Abstract: A signal splitting apparatus comprises a micro-strip line, a first inductor and a second inductor. A first end and a second end of the micro-strip line are grounded via a first capacitor and a second capacitor, respectively. The first end and the second end of the micro-strip line are electrically coupled to a receiving part of a transceiver and a transmitting part of the transceiver, respectively. One end of the first inductor is coupled to the first end of the micro-strip, and the other end of the first inductor is electrically coupled to an antenna module and grounded via a third capacitor. One end of the second inductor is coupled to the second end of the micro-strip, and the other end of the second inductor is electrically coupled to the antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shen Yi Liao, Shao Chin Lo
  • Patent number: 8405471
    Abstract: In the present invention, a novel multi-port microwave circuit, also known as a multiple bi-directional circulator, is designed based upon the basis of the EBG characteristic of the meta-materials. Firstly, the concept of the traditional single-layered mushroom structure is extended with the suspending microstrip line to the multi-layered structure. In this way, the multi-layered structure can reveal multi-band EBG characteristic and achieve miniaturization. Moreover, we use three sets of proposed dual-band EBG circuit to be series-connected in a ring-type structure. By using proper impedance matching, the design of the multiple bi-directional circulator is accomplished. It combines the capabilities of the diplexer, the duplexer and the circulator. The triplex bi-directional circulator can integrate three kinds of communication systems with each other, which operates at frequencies comprising GSM 1800 MHz, WiFi 2.45 GHz, and WiMAX 3.5 GHz, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Rong-Yuan Chang, Fu-Chiarng Cheng
  • Patent number: 8390396
    Abstract: A duplexer module that prevents degradation of isolation between signal lines includes transmission filters, reception filters, phase adjusting circuits, and a multilayer substrate. The transmission filters and the reception filters are constituted as separate discrete components. The multilayer substrate includes filter mount terminals to which the transmission filters are mounted, and filter mount terminals to which the reception filters are mounted. The filter mount terminals are arranged along an upper side of the multilayer substrate, and the filter mount terminals are arranged along a lower side of the multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Furutani
  • Patent number: 8378760
    Abstract: A duplexer includes an unbalanced transmitting filter; a balanced receiving filter; a transmitting port connected to the transmitting filter; and a first receiving port and a second receiving port connected to the receiving filter. The duplexer also includes an electromagnetic coupling portion connected between the transmitting port and the first receiving port and between the transmitting port and the second receiving port. The electromagnetic coupling portion adjusts the phase between electric power that flows from the transmitting port to the first receiving port and electric power that flows from the transmitting port to the second receiving port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Iwaki, Jun Tsutsumi, Tokihiro Nishihara, Masanori Ueda
  • Patent number: 8374566
    Abstract: A wideband RF tracking filter having a set of parallel tuned resonator amplifier stages with a de-Q resistor for each subband is disclosed. The resonant amplifier contains programmable tuned LC tank impedance and an array of parallel voltage to current converters (V2I) for each subband. The de-Q resistor together with the array of V2I converters provides a flat gain over each subband and each of the other subbands covering different frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Weinan Gao, Ray Rosik
  • Patent number: 8373520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for coupling individual high-frequency amplifiers (M1, M2, . . . Mn) operating at a frequency f, including n high-frequency inputs E1, E2, . . . Ei, . . . Ep, . . . En, n being an integer greater than 1, i and p being two integers between 1 and n, p being different from i, and a power high-frequency output (S) to supply a load (R) with a power which is the sum of the powers supplied by all the individual amplifiers connected via their power outputs to said high-frequency inputs. The coupling device includes n inductors L1, L2, Li, . . . Lp, . . . Ln connected by one of their ends to a respective high-frequency input, their other ends being connected together to one end (B) of an output capacitor (Cs) the other end of which is connected to the high-frequency output (S) in order to form as many series resonant LC circuits, resonating at the operating frequency f, between the inputs E1, E2, . . . Ei, . . . Ep, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventor: Bernard Darges
  • Patent number: 8368485
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a RF combiner/splitter having a first port separated from a second port and a third port by a generally tapering microstrip section. The second and third ports are separated by a generally rectangular bridge bar having a width selected to match the impedance of devices to be connected to the second and third ports and a length selected to provide a separation between the second and third ports of approximately quarter wavelength at a center point of an operational frequency of the devices. In a first embodiment, a horizontal RF choke joint is positioned between the first port and the tapering section. In a second embodiment, one choke joint is positioned between the second port and the bridge bar and a second choke joint is positioned between the third port and the bridge bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dockon AG
    Inventor: Forrest James Brown
  • Patent number: 8354894
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) signal combiner/splitter may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having first and second opposing major surfaces, and openings therethrough. The RF signal combiner/splitter may further include a ferromagnetic body. The ferromagnetic body may include a first portion spaced from the first major surface of the PCB, a second portion spaced from the second major surface of the PCB, and interconnecting portions coupling the first and second portions and extending through respective openings in the PCB. The PCB may include conductive traces cooperating with the ferromagnetic body to define circuitry for combining/splitting RF signals. For example, the PCB may further comprise additional conductive traces cooperating with the ferromagnetic body to define impedance matching circuitry coupled to the circuitry for combining/splitting RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew Mui
  • Patent number: 8350642
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system that includes a front-end interface device having a first front-end interface port, a second front-end interface port and a third front-end interface port. The front-end interface device is configured to split a first signal directed into the first front-end interface port into a second signal provided at the second front-end interface port and a third signal provided at the third front-end interface port. An N-way high-band device includes a first high-band device port coupled to the second front-end interface port and N second high band ports. An N-way low-band device includes a first low-band device port coupled to the third front-end interface port and N-second low band ports. N back-end interface devices are coupled to the N-way high-band device and the N-way low-band device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Anaren, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans Jensen
  • Patent number: 8350641
    Abstract: A splitter device includes a first splitter comprising an input leg coupled to a provider content input port, a first output leg, and a second output leg. The provider content input port is configured to receive a downstream-propagating provider bandwidth. The splitter device further includes a first conductive path coupled to the first output leg of the first splitter, and a second conductive path coupled to the second output leg of the first splitter. The splitter device further includes a second splitter having an input leg coupled to a first home network bandwidth, a first output leg coupled to the first conductive path, and a second output leg. The splitter device further includes a third splitter having an input leg coupled to a second home network bandwidth, a first output leg coupled to the second conductive path, and a second output leg. The splitter device further includes a bridge circuit operatively coupled between the first conductive path and the second conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Erdogan Alkan, Raymond Palinkas
  • Patent number: 8350644
    Abstract: A band pass filter combiner carrying a broadband signal with a central frequency comprises a power divider, a high pass band filter, a low pass band filter, and a power combiner. The distance from the signal input port of the power divider to each of signal input ports of the high pass band filter and the low pass band filter is equal to a quarter of the wavelength at the central frequency. The distance from each of signal output ports of the high pass band filter and the low pass band filter to the signal output port of the power combiner is also equal to a quarter of the wavelength at the central frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Microelectronics Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Che Yao Fan, Hong Ru Suchen
  • Patent number: 8350640
    Abstract: A transceiver module for a satellite antenna comprises a base and a cover. The base includes a transducer extending between a first end plate and a second end plate in a first direction, a first filter portion including a number or first grooves extending in the first direction and arranged along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a waveguide to guide signals toward a third end plate. The cover serves as a second filter portion for the transceiver module and includes a number of second grooves arranged along the second direction. The base includes the transducer, the first filter portion and the waveguide as an integral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Azure Shine International Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Chao Shen
  • Patent number: 8344824
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an asymmetric power divider. The asymmetric power divider includes a power dividing unit, a first matching network, and a second matching network. The power dividing unit supplies different amounts of power to a carrier amplifier and a peaking amplifier, which are connected in parallel. The first matching network is connected between the power dividing unit and the carrier amplifier so as to perform impedance matching between the power dividing unit and the carrier amplifier. The second matching network is connected between the power dividing unit and the peaking amplifier so as to perform impedance matching between the power dividing unit and the peaking amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yu Sin Kim, Song Cheol Hong, Sang Hyun Baek, Youn Suk Kim
  • Patent number: 8339216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a duplexer for separating a transmit signal and a receive signal. The duplexer comprises a transmit filter, a receive filter and an analogue quadrature splitter, a first filtering element and a second filtering element. By choosing the first filtering element and the second filtering element substantially identical, it is possible to transform filtering characteristics of the first and second filtering element such that stop bands are substantially transformed into an effective pass band, and vice versa. The analogue quadrature splitter is adapted to increase an attenuation of the transmit signals outside the transmit band, such as in the receive band. Therefore out-of-band emissions by the transmitter will be substantially reduced. The present disclosure further provides a method for separating a transmit signal and a receive signal, and computer program products for the manufacture for carrying out the method of separating transmit signals and receive signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Ubidyne, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Kenington
  • Publication number: 20120319918
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for matching the antenna of a radio device. In one embodiment, a capacitive sensor is arranged in the antenna structure and configured to detect the electric changes in the surroundings of the antenna. The mismatch caused by a change is rectified by means of the signal proportional to the sensor capacitance. This capacitance and the frequency range currently in use are input variables of a control unit. The antenna impedance is adjusted by means of a reactive matching circuit, the component values of which can be selected from a relatively wide array of alternatives by way of change-over switches, which are located in the transverse branches of the matching circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Prasadh Ramachandran, Zlatoljub Milosavljevic, Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Petteri Annamaa, Ville Majava, Arto Hujanen, Matti Somersalo
  • Patent number: 8324984
    Abstract: A tunable duplexer using voltage-controlled varactors is presented. The center frequency, the pass band, and the stop band are each tunable to meet system requirements. A calibration circuit driving digital to analog converters produces the necessary voltages used in the resonant circuits. The tunable duplexer can be fabricated on a single silicon chip. On-chip transformers can be used to reduce the voltage level of signals in the filters to improve the linearity of the duplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: RF Magic, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Timothy Gavin, Peter Jivan Shah
  • Patent number: 8283995
    Abstract: A balanced-output triplexer includes: a first filter provided between an input terminal and a pair of first balanced output terminals; a second filter provided between the input terminal and a pair of second balanced output terminals; and a third filter provided between the input terminal and a pair of third balanced output terminals. All of the first to third filters are provided within a layered substrate. All of the balanced output terminals are disposed to be adjacent to one of the sides of the top surface of the layered substrate and one of the sides of the bottom surface of the layered substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Atsunori Okada, Tatsuya Fukunaga, Hideya Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8283996
    Abstract: A duplexer module prevents a transmission signal and a reception signal in the same band from interfering with each other. The duplexer module includes a transmission line, a reception line, and an antenna common line. In addition, the duplexer module includes a plurality of mounting electrodes arranged along the four sides of an outer edge of a mounting surface of a multilayer substrate. The fourth mounting electrode defining a monitoring port is disposed on a side different from a side on which each of the first mounting electrode defining a transmission port, the second mounting electrode defining a reception port, and the third mounting electrode defining an antenna port is disposed. The fourth mounting electrode defining the monitoring port is a mounting electrode used to output a signal of the monitoring line through which a portion of electrical power is transmitted from the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Furutani, Daisuke Yoshida, Yuji Takematsu
  • Patent number: 8274342
    Abstract: A duplexer includes a transmission filter connected between a common terminal and a transmission terminal, a reception filter connected between the common terminal and a reception; and a capacitor connected in parallel with the transmission filter and the reception filter between the transmission terminal and the reception terminal and has a capacitance so that a phase difference between a signal passing from the transmission terminal to the reception terminal through the transmission filter and the reception filter and a signal passing from the transmission terminal to the reception terminal through the capacitor, or connected in parallel with the reception filter between the common terminal and the reception terminal and has a capacitance so that a phase difference between a signal passing from the common terminal to the reception terminal through the reception filter and a signal from the common terminal to the reception terminal through the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Tsutsumi, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Shogo Inoue
  • Patent number: 8264297
    Abstract: A balun signal splitter for use in transceiver systems, such as wireless communications systems, including a wide-band balun with a secondary winding for signal splitting between two operating bands (e.g., high-band and low-band) or modes. An example of a balun signal splitter configured for dual-band or dual-mode operation or includes a balun having a primary winding and a secondary winding, the secondary winding having a first port and a second port, a first network coupled to the first port and configured to present a short circuit impedance at the first port at out-of-band frequencies or during out-of-mode operation, and a second network coupled to the second port and configured to present a short circuit impedance at the second port at out-of-band frequencies or during out-of-mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip H Thompson