Utilizing Long Line Element Patents (Class 333/134)
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Patent number: 10447241Abstract: A wave separator includes an n number (n being a natural number of 3 or larger) of band pass filters having an n number or larger of mutually different pass bands, and a common terminal. For a first of the band pass filters that is one of a band pass filter having a center frequency of a pass band at a lowest side and a band pass filter having a center frequency of a pass band at a highest side and that has a larger or equal difference in a center frequency of a pass band from an adjacent band pass filter as compared with the other band pass filter satisfies a predetermined configuration for a second band pass filter having a pass band adjacent to the first band pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Soichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10447227Abstract: A radio-frequency transceiver circuit, comprising: a first port and a second port, configured to receive, together, a pair of differential signals; a radio-frequency matching circuit communicatively coupled to the first port and the second port, and configured to process the pair of differential signals to obtain a radio-frequency signal and configured to increase transmission power for the radio-frequency signal, wherein the radio-frequency matching circuit includes at least one capacitor, at least one distributed inductor; a band pass filter circuit, communicatively coupled to the radio-frequency matching circuit and configured to filter the radio-frequency signal, wherein the band pass filter circuit includes at least one capacitor and at least one distributed inductor; and a third port, communicatively coupled to the band pass filter circuit and configured to output the filtered radio-frequency signal, wherein both of the at least one distributed inductors have a length of microstrip line.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Beken CorporationInventors: Guogen Le, Qunshan Xu
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Patent number: 10431890Abstract: In one example an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a low frequency radiator, a high frequency radiator, a high frequency waveguide that carries high frequency bands to the high frequency radiator, a low frequency coaxial waveguide coupled to the high frequency waveguide in a coaxial structure, wherein the low frequency coaxial waveguide carries low frequency bands to the low frequency radiator and a low frequency combiner in communication with the low frequency coaxial waveguide, wherein the low frequency combiner comprises a circular low frequency waveguide and air dielectric transmission lines formed by air channels formed above and below a plurality of printed circuits in a metal housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Inventor: Scott John Cook
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Patent number: 10418963Abstract: A multilayer filter includes an element body formed by stacking a plurality of insulator layers, and an input terminal, a first output terminal, and a ground terminal arranged on outer surfaces of the element body, a first LC resonance circuit provided in a line connecting the input terminal to the first output terminal and including a first inductor and a first capacitor, and an open inductor having one end connected to the ground terminal and the other end open are provided in the element body, and the open inductor is arranged to face the first output terminal or the first inductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Kitami
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Patent number: 10374317Abstract: An exponentially tapered slot antenna assembly includes a plurality of antenna panels arranged together in a general box-like configuration. At each corner of the box-like configuration, a capacitive load panel is in operative electrical communication with orthogonal pairs of antenna panels. Each antenna panel defines an inner and outer surface and has an electromagnetic interference shielding material positioned thereon. The shielding material positioned may be positioned near a first or upper edge of each antenna panel of the assembly. It has been empirically determined that this configuration enables an operational bandwidth that is greater than 5:1 and a voltage standing wave ratio that is less than 3:1 over the 5:1 bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Christopher K. Cheung, Dean W. Howarth, Michael J. O'Brien
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Patent number: 10333191Abstract: A ceramic monoblock RF filter for the transmission of an RF signal comprising a block of dielectric material including opposed top and bottom surfaces, opposed longitudinal side surfaces, and opposed transverse side surfaces. A plurality of spaced apart through-hole resonators extend through the block and terminate in openings in the top and bottom surfaces of the block. A second plurality of grounded RF signal blocking through-holes extend through the block and terminate in respective openings in the top and bottom surfaces of the block. The grounded through-holes are located and positioned in a relationship off-set and on opposite sides of the first plurality of through-hole resonators for blocking the coupling of the RF signal between RF signal input/outputs and selected ones of the first plurality of resonators and also between non-adjacent ones of the first plurality of resonators.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: CTS CorporationInventor: Alexandre Rogozine
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Patent number: 10312563Abstract: The present application is directed to a filter and methods of making the same. The filter includes a block of dielectric material with a top surface including a patterned region, a bottom surface, and side surfaces. The filter also includes a through-hole extending through the block from the top surface to the bottom surface. The through-hole is partially surrounded by the patterned region. The filter also includes a wall extending from the top surface, the wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a roof. The bottom surface, side surfaces, outer surface, and roof have a first coating of silver and glass frit. The patterned region, through-hole and inner surface have a second coating of silver and glass frit. The glass frit in the first coating is at least 0.5% greater than the glass frit in the second coating. The application is also directed to a system including a printed circuit board and a filter.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: LGS Innovations LLCInventors: Alan Scott Brannon, Jeffrey Jan Nummerdor, Jr., Scott W. Burgess
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Patent number: 10290916Abstract: A microwave frequency magnetic field manipulation system 10 comprises a re-entrant microwave cavity 12 having a substantially continuous and closed internal surface 14 with at least two opposite sides 16 and 18. Two or more posts, P1, P2, . . . Pn (hereinafter referred to in general as “posts P”) are provided in the cavity 12. The posts P are in physical and more particularly electrical contact with one of the sides 16. Respective gaps G are or can be formed between free ends of the posts P and the side 18. The system 10 also has a signal source 20 coupled to the cavity 12 for supplying microwaves. The source 20 supplies microwave signals at frequencies that facilitate the generation of magnetic fields in opposite directions about at least two mutually adjacent posts P. Accordingly the magnetic field is reinforced in a common region 22 between the mutually adjacent posts P.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: The University of Western AustraliaInventors: Michael Edmund Tobar, Maxim Goryachev
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Patent number: 10270147Abstract: A dielectric waveguide includes a dielectric of a rectangular parallelepiped in shape, an input/output electrode formed on a first face of the dielectric, and a conductor film formed on an outer face of the dielectric. The input/output electrode extends from a first end which is a vertex or a neighborhood of the vertex of a first face (bottom face) of the dielectric inward on the bottom face; and environs along both sides and the first end of the input/output electrode include a conductor-unformed section in which there is no conductor film.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yukikazu Yatabe
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Patent number: 10270148Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a microstrip multiplexer, including a feeder, multiple microstrip filters, and a signal processing network. The multiple microstrip filters are separately connected to the signal processing network, and the signal processing network is connected to the feeder. Output signals of the microstrip filters of the multiple microstrip filters are combined by using the signal processing network and then output by using the feeder and/or a signal input from the feeder is split by using the signal processing network and then output to the microstrip filters. In the embodiments of the present invention, a wideband multiplexer that combines multiple wide subband signals for using can be implemented, and each subband has good frequency band response.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Cai
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Patent number: 10227054Abstract: A radar system with frequency scanning beam steering is described for in-vehicle occupant detection and classification for seat-belt reminder functionality (SBR) and airbag suppression. The system includes an antenna system for which the main lobe direction (azimuth angle ö) is changing mostly linearly over frequency, a RF electronic transceiver electronic with at least one transmit channel and one or multiple receive channels with two outputs (I/Q) per channel. The data acquisition and signal processing/interpretation are made by a microcontroller system.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.AInventor: Andreas Diewald
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Patent number: 10218205Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of wireless power transmission/reception are described. In one wireless power transmission/reception device, a planar resonator capable of generating magnetic fields has one or more ferrite members mounted thereon such that the magnetic fields generated by the planar resonator have an overall direction substantially tilted or parallel to its opening/face, i.e., to the plane of the planar resonator. In a wireless power reception device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields and an induced current when being resonated by external magnetic fields; in a wireless power transmission device, the planar resonator generates magnetic fields when being supplied with power.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jae-Hyun Park, Young-Ho Ryu, Kyu-Sub Kwak, Sang-Wook Kwon, Do-Won Kim, Dong-Zo Kim, Keum-Su Song, Chi-Hyung Ahn
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Patent number: 10109903Abstract: Flipped radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters and components for compact package assemblies are provided. An example RF filter is constructed by depositing a conductive trace, such as a redistribution layer, onto a flat surface of a substrate, to form an RF filter element. The substrate is vertically mounted on a motherboard, thereby saving dedicated area. Multiple layers of substrate are laminated into a stack and mounted so that the RF filter elements of each layer are in vertical planes with respect to a horizontal motherboard, providing dramatic reduction in size. Deposited conductive traces of an example flipped RF filter stack provide various stub configurations of an RF filter and emulate various distributed filter elements and their configuration geometries. The deposited conductive traces also form other electronic components to be used in conjunction with the RF filter elements. A wirebond or bond via array (BVATM) version provides flipped RF and microwave filters.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Invensas CorporationInventors: Shaowu Huang, Belgacem Haba
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Patent number: 10096884Abstract: A resonator, a filter, a duplexer, and a multiplexer are disclosed. In an embodiment a resonator includes a resonant cavity casing having a resonant cavity and an open end, a cover covering the open end and being connected to the resonant cavity casing and a resonance tube located inside the resonant cavity. The resonator further includes a tuning rod disposed inside the resonance tube and a dielectric material located in the resonant cavity, wherein the dielectric material is located in a capacitance area formed between a top of the resonance tube and the cover, wherein the tuning rod is rotatable relative to the dielectric material, and wherein surfaces of the tuning rod and the dielectric material face each other and comprise non-circular structures so that an overlapping of the surfaces is changeable to adjust a frequency when the tuning rod is rotated relative to the dielectric material.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhen Shen, Dan Liang, Xiaoyi Deng
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Patent number: 10063209Abstract: A noise filter inserted between the power source side and the load side of a main circuit for which noise is reduced to attenuate noise of the main circuit using a filter circuit including the coil and the capacitor. In the noise filter, the board ground pattern is separated into a plurality of board ground patterns, the separated board ground patterns are connected to a common ground member present outside the board, the separated board ground patterns are formed as solid patterns, and adjacent board ground patterns of the separated board ground patterns are disposed so as to have a spacing equal to or less than a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Mao Kawamura
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Patent number: 10056922Abstract: A method of operating a radio frequency (RF) module includes filtering, by a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) band-pass filter, an RF signal propagating between an antenna and an interface structure. The antenna is disposed at a first side of a substrate. The interface structure is disposed at a second side of the substrate opposite the first side The SIW band-pass filter is disposed within the substrate between the antenna and the interface structure. The method of operating the RF module further includes transferring, by the interface structure, the RF signal between the SIW band-pass filter and an RF front end circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Ivan Tsvelykh, Samo Vehovc
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Patent number: 10033075Abstract: [Problem] To provide a cross coupled band-pass filter that reduces a loss of a signal due to a dielectric loss and enables a resonance frequency to be easily changed. [Solution] A cross coupled band-pass filter of the present invention includes an input waveguide, an output waveguide, and three or more stages of resonators that connect the waveguides together, in which the three or more stages of resonators is formed using a filter element, one or multiple pairs of resonators of the three or more stages of resonators adjoin via a shared tube wall and include an opening in the shared tube wall, an antenna that connects the one or multiple pairs of resonators together in the opening, and one or more stages of unconnected resonators between the one or multiple pairs of resonators in a waveguide path of electromagnetic waves.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Norihisa Shiroyama, Sumio Ueda, Kiyotake Sasaki
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Patent number: 9998096Abstract: A wave separator includes an n number (n being a natural number of 3 or larger) of band pass filters having an n number or larger of mutually different pass bands, and a common terminal. For a first of the band pass filters that is one of a band pass filter having a center frequency of a pass band at a lowest side and a band pass filter having a center frequency of a pass band at a highest side and that has a larger or equal difference in a center frequency of a pass band from an adjacent band pass filter as compared with the other band pass filter satisfies a predetermined configuration for a second band pass filter having a pass band adjacent to the first band pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Soichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 9979070Abstract: A resonator, a filter, a duplexer, a multiplexer, and a communications device that use the resonator, where the resonator includes a resonant cavity body that has a resonant cavity and an open end, a cover that covers the open end and that is connected to the resonant cavity body, and a resonant tube that is located inside the resonant cavity, a medium material is padded in a capacitor area in the resonant cavity and whose dielectric constant is greater than 1, the resonant tube includes a resonant tube body and an elastic structure that is combined with the resonant tube body, and the elastic structure provides elastic pressure in an axial direction of the resonant tube where the resonator may reduce a conductor loss and improve a power capacity, and has relatively low costs.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Dan Liang, Ke Chen, Xiaoyi Deng
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Patent number: 9966666Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna device may include a conductive radiator pattern formed on one surface of a dielectric substrate, an artificial magnetic conductor layer including at least one unit cell formed on the other surface of the dielectric substrate, and a shorting pin connected to the unit cell. The artificial magnetic conductor layer may be configured to form an induction current of the same phase with regard to a signal current flowing through the conductive radiator pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-Jin Kim, Goudelev Alexander, Anton S. Lukyanov, Won-Bin Hong, Byung-Chul Kim, Young-Ju Lee
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Patent number: 9935672Abstract: A mm wave circuit includes a multiplexer plate having first and second faces, and an output port in the first face. The mm wave circuit also includes a receiver having a receiver input port, the receiver being arranged on the first face and electrically earthed thereto, and an electrically insulating layer covering at least a portion of the first face, the electrically insulating layer having a top face spaced apart from the first face. The electrically insulating layer includes a via extending from the top face to the output port, the via having a via mouth arranged in the top face. The mm wave circuit also includes a receiving antenna at least partly covering the via mouth, the receiving antenna being connected to the receiver input port by a receive line.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: FILTRONIC BROADBAND LIMITEDInventor: Andrew Tucker
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Patent number: 9859861Abstract: To provide a smaller-sized high frequency filter. In a high frequency filter according to an embodiment of the invention, two filter circuits each equipped with a first externally coupling capacitor having one end coupled to an input-output terminal, a wavelength shortening capacitor having one end coupled to other end of the externally coupling capacitor and having other end coupled to the ground potential, and a resonator having one end coupled to the other end of the externally coupling capacitor and the one end of the wavelength shortening capacitor, having other end coupled to the ground potential, and being formed of a distributed constant line. The two filter circuits are broadside-coupled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ryuji Murata
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Patent number: 9853341Abstract: A shell of an electronic device includes a base, two sidewalls, and a plurality of terminals. The base includes upper lateral and lower lateral surfaces opposite to each other. The two sidewalls are disposed at the upper lateral surface and are located separately at two opposite sides of the base. The two sidewalls are opposite to each other, with each sidewall having a surface that faces away from the base. The plurality of terminals is symmetrically arranged in order at the other opposite sides of the base and is embedded in the base. Each terminal includes an upper section and a lower section, with the upper section vertically extending upwards from the upper lateral surface, with the lower section horizontally extending outwards from the lower lateral surface, and with at least a portion of the lower section affixed flatly to the lower lateral surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Feei Cherng Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shu-Mei Yang
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Patent number: 9793878Abstract: A power dividing circuit includes a power dividing input terminal, a high pass filtering module and a low pass filtering module. The power dividing input terminal divides a signal into two divided signals. The high pass filtering module includes two high pass filtering units. The low pass filtering module includes two low pass filtering units. Each divided signal is filtered by one of the two high pass filtering units and one of the two low pass filtering units.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Chih Chueh
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Patent number: 9793590Abstract: The first member and the second member include, when a line that connects a first port and a second port is denoted by a reference line, a first groove that has a central point on the reference line and extends in a direction that intersects with the reference line; a second groove that connects one end of the first groove and the first port; a third groove that connects the other end of the first groove and the first port and has a shape that is line symmetrical to the second groove with respect to the reference line; a fourth groove that connects the other end (FN2) of the first groove and the second port; and a fifth groove that connects one end (FN1) of the first groove and the second port and has a shape that is line symmetrical to the fourth groove with respect to the reference line.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Takahiro Miyamoto, Norihisa Shiroyama, Kiyotake Sasaki, Sumio Ueda
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Patent number: 9768485Abstract: A duplexer includes a plurality of first resonators disposed along the transmission path of the transmitting signal; a plurality of second resonators disposed along the transmission path of the receiving signal; and a combining panel having an overlapped area between one of the plurality of first resonators which is disposed closest to an antenna and one of the plurality of second resonators which is disposed closest to the antenna, wherein each of said first resonators and said second resonators includes: a body comprised of dielectric material, and formed with a through hole penetrating unidirectionally, and a conducting layer formed on the cross-section of at least one side of the cross-sections of the both sides along the lengthwise direction of said body, and the surface of the wall of said through hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: INNERTRON, INC.Inventors: Hak Rae Cho, Soo Duk Seo, Jong Woo Ha, Moon Bong Ko
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Patent number: 9726952Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second sub-pixels charged with the same voltage during a first period. The voltage charged in the second sub-pixel is decreased after the first period. Since the voltage level of the first sub-pixel is different from the voltage level of the second sub-pixel after the first period, liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the first sub-pixel are aligned in a direction different from that of liquid crystal molecules disposed corresponding to the second sub-pixel. Thus, a side viewing angle of the liquid crystal display is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Soo Yoon, Joon-Chul Goh, Sang-Uk Lim, Chongchul Chai
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Patent number: 9722324Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus to manipulate the mutual coupling and the correlation between the antennas (502, 504) on the handset (202) without the need to change the physical distance between them or to change their orientation. The manipulation in the mutual coupling and in the correlation is achieved using a circuit that is connected between the antennas' terminals (506, 508) and the terminals (510, 512) of the RF front end/power amplifier (514). This circuit can be fixed or tunable. The coupling control takes place between two transmitting antennas (502, 504) or two receiving antennas (502, 504).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Shirook M. Ali, James Paul Warden
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Patent number: 9698751Abstract: RF multiplexer circuitry includes a first signal path coupled between a first intermediate node and a common node, a second signal path coupled between a second intermediate node and the common node, first resonator circuitry coupled between the first signal path and ground, and second resonator circuitry coupled between the second signal path and ground. The first resonator circuitry is configured to allow signals within a first frequency pass band to pass between the first intermediate node and the common node, while attenuating signals outside of the first frequency pass band. The first resonator circuitry includes a first LC resonator. The second resonator circuitry is configured to allow signals within a second frequency pass band to pass between the second intermediate node and the common node, while attenuating signals outside of the second frequency pass band.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Marcus Granger-Jones, Nadim Khlat, Baker Scott
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Patent number: 9667298Abstract: A multiplexer including a housing including an antenna connector coupled to an antenna and a plurality of input and output connectors configured to receive or output a signal transmitted or received via the antenna according to a predetermined frequency band; a plurality of band pass filter units included in the housing and configured to pass a signal of a predetermined frequency band between the antenna connector and the plurality of input and output connectors; and a coupling unit including a plurality of feeding units to couple the antenna connector and the plurality of band pass filter units with one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: INNERTRON, INC.Inventors: Soo Duk Seo, Hak Rae Cho, Moon Bong Ko
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Patent number: 9666924Abstract: A radiofrequency filter exhibiting at least one resonant mode comprises: at least one cavity at least partially closed using conductive walls, having a cylindrical outer surface defined by a directing curve described by a generatrix and having a point of symmetry, an axis passing through a point of symmetry and parallel to the generatrix being a longitudinal axis of the cavity. At least one dielectric element is arranged in the cavity and comprises: a first portion having a thickness according to the longitudinal axis and a section according to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis whose vertices are distributed according to a polygon, at least two vertices being short-circuited between them by the conductive walls of the cavity, via an electrical or radiofrequency contact between the vertices and walls, at least one pyramidal portion comprising an apex and a base coinciding with an extreme section of the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: THALESInventors: Damien Pacaud, Nicolas Jolly
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Patent number: 9660614Abstract: Switched filter banks realized in a stacked arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: NUVOTRONICS, INC.Inventor: J. Robert Reid
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Patent number: 9628045Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a second tunable RF filter, is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter is coupled to the second tunable RF filter. The RF communications circuitry operates in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode. During the first operating mode, the second tunable RF filter receives and filters an upstream RF signal to provide a filtered RF signal. Further, during the first operating mode, the first tunable RF filter augments a frequency response of the second tunable RF filter.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott, Nadim Khlat, Jayanti Jaganatha Rao
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Patent number: 9608688Abstract: A first RF diplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, a first RF filter, and a second RF filter, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF coupler has a first main port, a first in-phase port, a first quadrature-phase port, and a first isolation port, which is coupled to a primary RF antenna. The second hybrid RF coupler has a second main port, a second in-phase port, and a second quadrature-phase port. The first RF filter is coupled between the first in-phase port and the second in-phase port. The second RF filter is coupled between the first quadrature-phase port and the second quadrature-phase port.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventor: Nadim Khlat
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Patent number: 9583806Abstract: An multi-band pass filter is disclosed. The multi-band pass filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing comprised with an input terminal and an output terminal separated from each other; a high pass filter installed in one inside of the housing and electrically connected to the input terminal and configured to form a plurality of resonator patterns with the circuit patterns on the printed circuit board; and a dual band reject filter series-connected with the high pass filter and provided between the high pass filter and the output terminal by forming a plurality of cavities inside the housing and furnishing each of the cavities with a resonator.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Innertron Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hak Rae Cho, Su Duk Seo
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Patent number: 9583812Abstract: A signal transmission line includes a signal conductor and an array of resonators. The resonators can include split resonators. The array of resonators can partially overlap with the signal conductor of the signal transmission line. In some embodiments, the portion of the signal conductor overlapping with the split ring resonators is wider than the portion of the signal conductor outside the overlapping area. The signal transmission line can be tuned for a range of frequencies. For example, the signal transmission line can be tuned to have an absolute value of a s-parameter less than or equal to 1 dB for a range of frequencies. The signal transmission line can be less than or equal to 200 microns in thickness and may also be flexible.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: MULTI-FINELINE ELECTRONIX, INC.Inventor: Qiang Gao
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Patent number: 9413328Abstract: A diplexer includes a first bandpass filter provided between an input terminal and a first output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a first frequency band, and a second bandpass filter provided between the input terminal and a second output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a second frequency band. The first bandpass filter includes a plurality of first resonators. The second bandpass filter includes a second resonator and a series resonant circuit. The series resonant circuit is composed of a capacitor provided between the input terminal and the second resonator, and an inductance component of a line that connects the input terminal and the second resonator via the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Tsukamoto, Masanori Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 9391585Abstract: The invention relates to a multi port router device capable of carrying a number P, which is greater than or equal to three, of frequency channels, from a number M of input ports to a number N of output ports, at least one of the two numbers M and N being greater than or equal to two, characterized in that it includes at least two filters (12, 14, 16, 18), each filter comprising at least two coupled resonators, at least one resonator (Rs1, Rs2) being common to two different filters, and each input port and each output port being connected directly to at least one resonator.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignees: Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Inria Institut National De Recherche En Informatique Et En Automatique, ThalesInventors: Stéphane Bila, Lëtitia Estagerie, Damien Pacaud, Jérôme Puech, Fabien Seyfert, Serge Verdeyme, Hussein Ezzeddine, Pierre Mazet
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Patent number: 9385409Abstract: Provided is a multi-mode resonator in which four resonance modes are degenerated, a dielectric member is not necessarily required, and enhanced efficient use of space is obtained. A multi-mode resonator 1 is a multi-mode resonator in which four resonance modes are degenerated, this resonator including an exterior conductor 2 made of a metal material, and formed in the shape of a box, wherein both ends of a cylindrical circumferential wall section 2c are closed off by a first end section 2a and a second end section 2b; a columnar first central conductor disposed inside the exterior conductor 2, one end 3a being shorted to the first end section 2a of the exterior conductor 2 and another end 3b being left open; and a columnar second central conductor disposed inside the exterior conductor 2, one end 4a being shorted to the second end section 2b of the exterior conductor 2 and another end 4b being left open.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Inventor: Toshio Ishizaki
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Patent number: 9386689Abstract: A structure (10) includes at least three conductors (111, 131, 151) that are opposed to each other, a penetration via (101) that penetrates the conductors (111, 131, 151), openings (112, 152) that are formed so as to surround the penetration via (101), and conductor elements (121, 141) that are located in layers other than the layers in which the conductors (111, 131, 151) are located and that are connected to the penetration via (101). The conductor element (121) larger than the opening (112) is opposed to the opening (112) and the conductor element (141) larger than the opening (152) is opposed to the opening (152).Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Toyao, Naoki Kobayashi, Noriaki Ando
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Patent number: 9325048Abstract: A multiplexer with a common port feeding structure is disclosed. The multiplexer with a common port feeding structure of the present invention comprises: a housing comprising an antenna connector connected to an antenna for bidirectional transmitting and receiving and a plurality of input/output connectors bidirectionally inputting and outputting a specific frequency band of wireless signals which are input/output through the antenna; a plurality of band-pass filter units mounted inside the housing to transmit wireless signals at between the antenna connector and the input/output connector to pass a specific frequency band; and a coupling unit having a plurality of feeding members to couple the antenna connector and each of the plurality of band-pass filter units.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Innertron, Inc.Inventors: Soo-Duk Seo, Kwang-Myoung Heo
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Patent number: 9300046Abstract: A multi-layer, multi-turn structure for an inductor having a plurality of conductor layers separated by layers of insulator is described. The inductor further comprises a connector electrically connected between the conductor layers. The structure of the inductor may comprise a cavity therewithin. The structure of the inductor constructed such that electrical resistance is reduced therewithin, thus increasing the efficiency of the inductor. The inductor is particularly useful at operating within the radio frequency range and greater.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.Inventors: Vinit Singh, Jacob Babcock, Christine A. Frysz
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Patent number: 9281570Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna, and a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM). The antenna is fabricated on the substrate and is positioned in a region of the substrate that has a high permittivity. The PAMM produces an artificial magnetic conductor at a distance above a surface of the substrate to facilitate a radiation pattern for the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Alfred Grau Besoli, Chryssoula Kyriazidou
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Patent number: 9231289Abstract: A compact resonator is provided which includes a coupling that is connected to the resonator in between a resonator body and pedestal. The coupling may be keyed or otherwise fixed to prevent it from moving. Both deep drawn and solid resonator designs are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yin-Shing Chong, Stanley Michnowicz, Yunchi Zhang
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Patent number: 9190700Abstract: An improved microwave cavity filter used in cellular communication systems such as base stations is disclosed. The cavity filter has a conductive housing forming a cavity therein and a hollow conductive resonator configured in the cavity with a folded hat shaped upper portion. A tuning screw extends from the top cover of the housing into the top folded hat portion of the hollow resonator to fine tune the resonator. The resonator also may preferably include two different diameter sections providing a first high impedance section with smaller diameter and a second lower impedance section with a larger diameter configured at an upper end of the resonator. This configuration provides a significantly smaller cavity height for a given power handling capability. The resonator is preferably of constant thickness allowing low cost stamping or other forming techniques to be used in forming the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Purna C. Subedi
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Patent number: 9160302Abstract: A method and system for an acoustic wave band reject filter are disclosed. According to one aspect, an acoustic wave band reject filter includes a substrate and a plurality of acoustic wave band reject filter circuit blocks. The substrate includes bonding pads formed on the substrate. Each one of the plurality of acoustic wave band reject filter circuit blocks is fixed on a separate die. Each separate die has solder balls on a side of the die facing the substrate. The solder balls are positioned to electrically connect the bonding pads formed on the substrate to electrodes of the dies.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Chunyun Jian, Somsack Sychaleun
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Patent number: 9083311Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first apparatus port receiving a first signal having a first frequency; a second apparatus port outputting the first signal having the first frequency; a first passive device connected between the first and second apparatus ports; a second passive device connected between the first and second apparatus ports; a plurality of phase shifters each providing a corresponding phase shift, wherein at least one of the phase shifters provides its phase shift in a first signal path between the first and second apparatus ports through the first passive device, and wherein at least another phase shifter provides its phase shift in a second signal path between the first and second apparatus ports through the second passive device. The phase shifts are selected to cancel an upper or lower intermodulation product between the first signal and a second signal having a second frequency received at the second apparatus port.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Won Kyu Kim, David A. Feld, Paul Bradley
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Patent number: 9077063Abstract: A multi-mode filter for realizing wide-band is disclosed. The multi-mode filter includes a housing; a plurality of cavities formed in the housing; a plurality of resonators located in each of the cavities; at least one connector formed through a side wall of the housing; and at least one coupling element connected to the at least one connector in the cavities, the at least one coupling element coupling the at least one connector with at least one of the resonators respectively, wherein each of the at least one coupling element has “T” shape in view of front section and “L” shape in view of side section.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Ace Technologies CorporationInventors: Dong-Wan Chun, Jae-Won Jang, Ki-Soo Shin
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Publication number: 20150130563Abstract: Arrangement of resonators in an aperiodic configurations are described, which can be used for electromagnetic cloaking of objects. The overall assembly of resonators, as structures, do not all repeat periodically and at least some of the resonators are spaced such that their phase centers are separated by more than a wavelength. The arrangements can include resonators of several different sizes and/or geometries arranged so that each size or geometry corresponds to a moderate or high “Q” response that resonates within a specific frequency range, and that arrangement within that specific grouping of akin elements is periodic in the overall structure. The relative spacing and arrangement of groupings can be defined by self similarity and origin symmetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: Nathan Cohen
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Publication number: 20150130562Abstract: A multiplexer with a common port feeding structure is disclosed. The multiplexer with a common port feeding structure of the present invention comprises: a housing comprising an antenna connector connected to an antenna for bidirectional transmitting and receiving and a plurality of input/output connectors bidirectionally inputting and outputting a specific frequency band of wireless signals which are input/output through the antenna; a plurality of band-pass filter units mounted inside the housing to transmit wireless signals at between the antenna connector and the input/output connector to pass a specific frequency band; and a coupling unit having a plurality of feeding members to couple the antenna connector and each of the plurality of band-pass filter units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Innertron, Inc.Inventors: Soo-Duk Seo, Kwang-Myoung Heo