Including Long Line Element Patents (Class 333/136)
  • Publication number: 20100253351
    Abstract: A microwave antenna feed has a radio frequency trap and a number of microwave transmission lines. The radio frequency trap has co-planar ground and signal layers mounted on one surface of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: David William Huish, John Hunt
  • Publication number: 20100225424
    Abstract: Transmission lines for electronic devices such as microstrip and stripline transmission lines may be provided that include patterned conductive lines and a conductive paint in the patterned conductive lines. The transmission lines may include one or more planar ground conductors. The ground conductors may include conductive lines arranged in a crosshatch pattern with spaces between the conductive lines. The ground conductors may also include conductive paint in spaces within the crosshatched pattern. The ground conductors may form one or more ground planes for the transmission lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Kyle H. Yeates
  • Patent number: 7777595
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes an electrically conductive input member, an electrically conductive output member, and filter elements. Each filter element includes a connection disposed in an open or closed configuration, and a band filter, which may be a band-pass filter or a band-stop filter. A generic filter assembly is first manufactured having all connections in their open or closed configurations. A channel-selective filter assembly is then further manufactured by structural modification of one or more of the connections. Each connection of the channel-selective filter assembly is in its open or closed configuration independently of each other connection of each other filter element. Each frequency channel in a cable television (CATV) network, for example, is restricted or permitted by the channel-selective filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmet Burak Olcen, Erdogan Alkan
  • Publication number: 20100194496
    Abstract: An acoustic wave resonance device includes: piezoelectric substrate (1), first acoustic wave resonator (100) provided on an upper surface of piezoelectric substrate (1) and including first interdigital transducer electrode (110), and second acoustic wave resonator (200) provided on piezoelectric substrate (1) and including second interdigital transducer electrode (210). First acoustic wave resonator (100) and second acoustic wave resonator (200) are connected to each other. An overlap width of a plurality of first comb-shaped electrodes (112) forming first acoustic wave resonator (100) is larger than an overlap width of a plurality of second comb-shaped electrodes (212) forming second acoustic wave resonator (200). With such a configuration, frequencies in which a transverse mode spurious response is generated can be distributed and loss can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Rei Goto, Yosuke Hamaoka, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Tetsuya Tsurunari, Joji Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20100171563
    Abstract: Techniques, apparatus and systems for a multiple pole multiple throw (MPMT) RF switch device based on composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: RAYSPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandre Dupuy, Vladimir Penev, Vaneet Pathak, Ajay Gummalla
  • Publication number: 20100156557
    Abstract: A phase shifter includes a substrate, an input part, a plurality of first transmission lines, a plurality of second transmission lines, a coupling part, a controller, and a plurality of output parts. When a signal is fed in a first transmission line, the fed signal is distributed to a corresponding second transmission line via the first transmission line, and an area of the second transmission line shielded by the coupling part is changed by rotating the coupling part through the controller, so as to shift a phase of the signal transmitted by the second transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SMARTANT TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dau-Chyrh CHANG, Bing-Hao Zeng, Ji-Chyun Liu, Yunk-Chia Chou, Kang-Kuei Liu
  • Publication number: 20100148890
    Abstract: An acoustic wave element includes: resonators 2 each including an electrode to excite acoustic waves; a power supply wiring portion 3 that is disposed so as to connect the resonators 2 electrically; a piezoelectric substrate 4 on which the resonators 2 and the power supply wiring portion 3 are formed; a second medium 5 that is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 4 so as to cover the resonators 2; and a third medium 6 that is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 4 so as to cover at least the second medium 5 and the power supply wiring portion 3. A side surface 34 of the power supply wiring portion 3 that is in contact with a surface of the piezoelectric substrate 4 forms an obtuse first angle ? with respect to the surface 4a of the piezoelectric substrate 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazunori Inoue, Takashi Matsuda, Michio Miura, Suguru Warashina
  • Publication number: 20100134359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for changing the radiation pattern shape of an antenna array 83; 88 during electrical tilting. The antenna array 83; 88 has multiple antenna elements 84, and the system comprises a phase-shifting device 10; 20; 40; 85 provided with a primary port 11 configured to receive a transmit signal, and multiple secondary ports 121-124; 12 configured to provide phase shifted output signals to each antenna element 84. The system further comprises a phase-taper device 20; 40; 85; 87 that changes phase taper over the antenna elements, and thus the beam shape, with tilt angle ?. The invention is adapted for use in down-link as well as up-link within a wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Lars Manholm, Mate H Andersson, Martin Johanasson, Sven Oscar Petersson
  • Patent number: 7728694
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for making a hybrid material stripline device. The method includes providing an inner layer of material, the inner layer including a dielectric material and at least one conductive sheet. At least one stripline device is formed in the inner layer by processing the at least one conductive sheet. The at least one stripline device is characterized by a surface area footprint. A first exterior layer and a second exterior layer are provided. At least one of the first exterior layer and/or the second exterior layer includes at least one ceramic portion. The at least one ceramic portion has a ceramic surface area greater than or substantially equal to the surface area footprint of the at least one stripline device. At least one of the first exterior layer and/or the second exterior layer further includes a softboard dielectric material. The inner layer of material is sandwiched between the first exterior layer and the second exterior layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Anaren, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Jensen, Michael J. Lugert, Adam J. Gadway
  • Patent number: 7719385
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and divider for dividing power between and supplying the parts of the power to respective radiation elements of an array antenna, and an antenna device using the divider. The division method includes the steps of dividing power, applied to a feeding unit, into two parts at a first stage of division, and supplying a first of the two parts to at least one central radiation element, and dividing a second of the two parts and supplying sub-parts of the second part to respective peripheral radiation elements, thereby supplying relatively high power to the central radiation element and relatively low power to the peripheral radiation elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sunwoo Communication Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong-In Choi, Young-Jai Kim, Dae-Sung Kim, Yu-Rin Kim
  • Publication number: 20100073105
    Abstract: A phase shifter including a substrate, a plurality of first transmission lines, a plurality of second transmission lines, and a coupling portion is described. After the phase shifter feeds a signal into the first transmission lines, the first transmission lines assign the signal to the second transmission lines. Moreover, the coupling portion moves to change an area of the second transmission lines shielded by the coupling portion, so as to change the phase of the signal transferred by each of the second transmission lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Dau-Chyrh CHANG, Bing-Hao Zeng, Ji-Chyun Liu
  • Patent number: 7671702
    Abstract: A power combiner comprising an LC lattice structure is shown, together with a method for generating a planar wave front. The LC structure can comprise constant or voltage dependent capacitors. Either the delay or the characteristic impedance of the two-dimensional transmission line formed by the LC lattice structure are kept constant. A planar wave propagating along one direction of the transmission line gradually experiences higher impedances at the edges, creating a lower resistance path for the current in the middle. This funnels more power to the center as the wave propagates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ehsan Afshari, Harish Bhat, Seyed Ali Hajimiri
  • Patent number: 7669323
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node may include installing a non-conductive force exerting means through a port of a closed node housing of a network node. The method may include extending the force exerting means from outside the node housing to within the interior of the network node and adjusting the force exerting means without accessing the interior of the node housing to exert a force on the conductor of a stinger installed within the interior of the network node to contact and forcibly bring the conductor of the stinger into electrical contact with an interface means installed within the interior of the network node to establish an electrical interface and seize the conductor of the stinger within the interior of the network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Pfister, Dennis McLain, Lai Hoang
  • Publication number: 20100039187
    Abstract: An unequal three-way divider divides an input signal into three in-phase signals whose power ratio is different between a center and both ends. The unequal three-way divider includes an input terminal, and three output terminals for outputting a three-divided signal respectively, and three transmission lines branched from the input terminal are provided between the input terminal and the three output terminals. The transmission line connected to the center output terminal has a first transmission line which is connected in series and a second transmission line whose electrical length is ¼ wave length. Two transmission lines connected to the output terminals at both ends have a third transmission line which is connected in series and a fourth transmission line whose electrical length is ¼ wave length respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yurugi, Wataru Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7663449
    Abstract: A divider may include a stem or first port, and two or more branch ports connected or coupled directly or indirectly to the first port. As mentioned, a divider may include multiple sections. In some examples, a divider may include at least an inductively uncoupled section and an inductively coupled section. An uncoupled section may be characterized by a plurality of associated transmission lines that are substantially inductively uncoupled. On the other hand, a coupled section may include a plurality of associated transmission lines that are substantially inductively coupled. A divider section may include a resistor connected between ends of associated first and second transmission lines in a coupled or uncoupled section. In some examples, one or more uncoupled sections are connected in series to the first port and one or more coupled sections are connected in series between the uncoupled sections and the second and third ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Werlatone, Inc
    Inventor: Allen F. Podell
  • Publication number: 20090273413
    Abstract: A power divider integrated circuit is provided. The power divider integrated circuit includes a substrate and a power divider circuit formed on one side of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Wen Hui Zhang, Jeffrey H. Bienstock
  • Patent number: 7605672
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a balun that includes a first coupler structure having a first port of a balanced port pair and an unbalanced port. A second coupler structure includes a second port of the balanced port pair. The second coupler port structure being connected to the first coupler structure such that the second port of the balanced port pair is DC isolated from the first port of the balanced port pair without decoupling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Anaren, Inc.
    Inventor: Niels H. Kirkeby
  • Publication number: 20090243753
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing signals via power splitters embedded in an integrated circuit package may include generating via a power splitter, one or more RF signals proportional to one or more received RF signals. The power splitter may be integrated in a multi-layer package. The generated RF signals may be processed via an integrated circuit, which may be electrically coupled to the multi-layer package. The power splitters may include quarter wavelength transmission lines. The transmission lines may include a microstrip structure or a coplanar structure. The power splitters may be bonded to one or more capacitors in the integrated circuit. The capacitors may include CMOS devices in the integrated circuit. The power splitters may include lumped devices which may include surface mount devices coupled to the multi-layer package or devices within the integrated circuit, which may be flip-chip bonded to the multi-layer package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
  • Publication number: 20090160575
    Abstract: Techniques, apparatus and systems that use composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures to combine and divide electromagnetic signals at multiple frequencies. The metamaterial properties permit significant size reduction over a conventional N-way radial power combiner or divider. Dual-band serial power combiners and dividers and single-band and dual-band radial power combiners and dividers are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Alexandre Dupuy, Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour
  • Patent number: 7532089
    Abstract: A power amplifier (power amplifier) having multiple solid state sub-amplifiers connected in parallel between the power amplifier input and the power amplifier output are described. The signal input to the power amplifier is provided to an RF splitter connected between the power amplifier input connector and the input of each of the sub-amplifiers. The RF splitter splits the input power from the signal input and provides the power to the sub-amplifier inputs through input electrical paths. The input electrical paths from the power amplifier input to the sub-amplifiers are substantially physically identical. Each of the sub-amplifiers drive an input of an RF combiner connected between the outputs of the sub-amplifiers and the output of the power amplifier. The RF combiner combines the output power from each of the sub-amplifiers through output electrical paths, and provides the combined power to the power amplifier output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Keragis Corporation
    Inventor: Robert M. Rector
  • Patent number: 7525396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hot standby of radio frequency (RF) power amplifier are disclosed, an auxiliary RF power amplifier is added and SPDT microwave switches are adopted at the input and output sides of primary RF power amplifiers to control whether to make the auxiliary RF power amplifier function. When a primary RF power amplifier fails, the auxiliary power amplifier can immediately take over the functions of the failed primary RF power amplifier without cutting off the power or stopping the operation of the whole system. SPDT microwave switches with multiple transmission lines and switch devices connected based on certain topologies are disclosed. The SPDT microwave switches have the functions of signal switching and power dividing and combining, simple circuit topology, excellent impedance matching characteristics or no reflected signals at ports, therefore the switches are highly practical and can be adopted in RF power amplifier hot standby systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pinghua He, Wenxin Yuan
  • Patent number: 7518468
    Abstract: A power distribution and combination circuit for distributing a signal input from a first port to a second and third ports and combining signals input from the second and the third port so as to be outputted to the first port. A transmission line of the power distribution and combination circuit has a first end connected to a power (the first port) and a second end connected to the second and third ports for distributing and combining the input signals. A second transmission line has a first end connected directly to the second end of the transmission line and a second end connected to the third port so as to be unified with the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kohji Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 7482894
    Abstract: A radial power divider-combiner is disclosed. Such a radial divider-combiner may include a plurality of waveguides, each of which extends between a central monopole antenna and a respective peripheral monopole antenna. Such a waveguide may have a central portion with a height-to-width ratio of two, and a peripheral portion having an aspect ratio of one. To improve impedance-matching, a transformer portion may be disposed between the central portion and the peripheral portion. Such a transformer portion may have any number of sections, from one to infinity, with each section having a respective height between that of the central portion and that of the peripheral portion. In the extreme case, where the number of “sections” is infinite, the height of the transformer portion may vary linearly from that of the central portion and that of the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: You-Sun Wu, Mark Francis Smith, James Norman Remer
  • Patent number: 7456704
    Abstract: A power combiner comprising an LC lattice structure is shown, together with a method for generating a planar wave front. The LC structure can comprise constant or voltage dependent capacitors. Either the delay or the characteristic impedance of the two-dimensional transmission line formed by the LC lattice structure are kept constant. A planar wave propagating along one direction of the transmission line gradually experiences higher impedances at the edges, creating a lower resistance path for the current in the middle. This funnels more power to the center as the wave propagates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ehsan Afshari, Harish Bhat, Seyed Ali Hajimi{grave over (r)}i
  • Patent number: 7446627
    Abstract: High frequency power amplification modules comprise a dielectric substrate supporting a stepped impedance transition coupled to the input of a power amplifier and a symmetrically disposed stepped impedance transition connected to the output of the power amplifier. The power amplification modules are oriented in an electromagnetic energy field so that input electromagnetic energy is coupled to the input of the power amplifier by the input side stepped impedance transition, amplified by the amplifier, and emitted from the module by the output side stepped impedance transition. A plurality of the power amplification modules may be organized into an array to provide a power combiner. The power amplification modules in the array may be linked by isolation impedances that decouple the modules in the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce Hacker, Moonil Kim
  • Publication number: 20080186107
    Abstract: An antenna for communicating with mobile devices in a land-based cellular communication system via an antenna beam having a width, azimuth angle and downtilt angle. The antenna includes: a two dimensional array of radiating elements (31-34); and a feed network (35-39) from a feed line to the radiating elements. The feed network includes: downtilt phase shifting means (35,36) for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the downtilt angle of the antenna beam; azimuth phase shifting (38,39) means for varying the phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the azimuth angle of the antenna beam; and beam width adjustment means (37) for varying the power or phase of signals supplied to or received from the radiating elements so as to vary the width of the antenna beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Thomas Gray, Arthur George Roberts, Peter Bruce Graham
  • Patent number: 7400215
    Abstract: A power combining array and method of increasing performance in a power combining array includes a waveguide enclosure having a plurality of slotline modules disposed therein. The slotline modules include input and output antennas that have varying physical characteristics to overcome differences in field intensity across the slotline module configuration and to account for phase changes. The varying physical characteristics include differences in longitudinal position, thickness, dielectric constant, and circuit element configurations. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Wavestream Corporation
    Inventors: Blythe Chadwick Deckman, James Jordan Rosenberg, Chun-Tung Cheung, Michael Peter DeLisio, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7385462
    Abstract: A radial power combiner/divider capable of a higher order (for example, N=24) of power combining/dividing and a 15% bandwidth (31 to 36 GHz). The radial power combiner/divider generally comprises an axially-oriented mode transducer coupled to a radial base. The mode transducer transduces circular TE01 waveguide into rectangular TE10 waveguide, and the unique radial base combines/divides a plurality of peripheral rectangular waveguide ports into a single circular TE01 waveguide end of the transducer. The radial base incorporates full-height waveguides that are stepped down to reduced-height waveguides to form a stepped-impedance configuration, thereby reducing the height of the waveguides inside the base and increasing the order N of combining/dividing. The reduced-height waveguides in the base converge radially to a matching post at the bottom center of the radial base which matches the reduced height rectangular waveguides into the circular waveguide that feeds the mode transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Larry W. Epp, Daniel J. Hoppe, Daniel Kelley, Abdur R. Khan
  • Patent number: 7317366
    Abstract: A VHF signal remitter is usable with a satellite system having a coaxial cable connected between the satellite dish and the satellite signal receiver to feed the VHF signal detected by the outer shield of the cable to the antenna input terminal of the receiver. A first coaxial cable is adapted for connection between the output end of the satellite cable and the satellite input terminal of the receiver. A second coaxial cable adapted at one end for connection to the receiver antenna input terminal has an exposed center conductor spliced to the outer shield of the first cable. A coil spring girds the splice and a clamp rigidly secures the first and second cables in juxtaposition with each other proximate the splice. Heat shrunk extruded plastic covers the coil spring and the clamp to protect the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: David H. Duer
  • Patent number: 7312673
    Abstract: A radial power divider-combiner is disclosed. The divider-combiner includes a divider and a combiner. An input signal is provided to a transmission antenna that radiates the input signal inside the divider. Within the divider, the input signal is divided into a plurality of individual signals. The individual signals are received by receiving antennas and provided to respective amplifiers. The amplifiers amplify the respective individual signals by a desired amplification factor. The amplified individual signals are provided to a plurality of transmitting antennas within the combiner. Inside the combiner, the amplified individual signals are combined to form an output signal that is received by a receiving antenna in the combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: You-Sun Wu, Mark Francis Smith, James Norman Remer
  • Patent number: 7292121
    Abstract: Two or more reflective isolator elements are joined at their outputs to produce an RF combining structure. An RF circulator element is used for each input RF signal as a reflective isolator element to provide a different phase delay according to the direction of propagation of the RF wave. The output of the reflective isolator elements thus exhibits a high output impedance, when looking into the RF output port, preventing back propagation of signals from one input port to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Trevor A. Page
  • Patent number: 7271680
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for high data rate parallel plate mode signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, Tao Liang, Howard Heck, Bryce Horine, Gary Brist
  • Patent number: 7253701
    Abstract: Multiple sensor signals are used to modulate an equal number of frequency-spaced carrier signals in a directional parametric upconverting amplifier. Basically, the carrier signals are separated in a cascaded or parallel configuration of narrow frequency passbands, which also modulate the carrier signals with low-frequency sensor signals. The modulated carrier signals are multiplexed and output over a single signal path, thereby reducing power dissipation. Preferably implemented in superconducting circuitry, the multiplexed amplifier facilitates multiplexing of as many as hundreds of sensor signals and achieves both amplification and upconverting with minimal dissipation of power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. Smith, Barry R. Allen
  • Patent number: 7239215
    Abstract: A multicell amplifier comprises a first divider unit, which receives the input signal of the amplifier, divides it into 2N subsignals, amplifies them and recombines the amplified signals in two N-way combiners to form two local output signals; two further divider units which take the local output signals and divide them into 4N subsignals, amplify them and recombine the amplified signals to form three local output signals; and two combiner units which take the three local output signals and divide them into 4N subsignals, amplify them and recombine the amplified signals to provide the output signal of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Marconi Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Gill Hardial, Stefan Koch
  • Patent number: 7227430
    Abstract: A bondwire transition arrangement for interconnecting a signal port on one IC of a multichip module with a signal port on another, adjacent, IC of the same module employs a distributed signal-transition process in which the signal on one port appears as subsignals at tapping points along a series transmission-line segment arrangement between that port and ground on the same IC and the subsignals are recombined along a second series transmission-line segment arrangement connected between the other port and ground on the other IC. Spatially corresponding tapping points are interconnected via bondwires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Marconi Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Hardial Singh Gill, Stefan Koch, Rolf Lohrmann
  • Patent number: 7215220
    Abstract: A broadband power combining device includes an input port, an input waveguide section, a center waveguide section formed by stacked wedge-shaped trays, an output waveguide section, and an output port. Each tray is formed of a wedge-shaped metal carrier, an input antipodal finline structure, one or more active elements, an output antipodal finline structure, and attendant biasing circuitry. The wedge-shaped metal carriers have a predetermined wedge angle and predetermined cavities. The inside and outside surfaces of the metal carriers and surfaces of the cavity all have cylindrical curvatures. When the trays are assembled together, a cylinder is formed defining a coaxial waveguide opening inside. The antipodal finline structures form input and output arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Cap Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Pengcheng Jia
  • Patent number: 7116966
    Abstract: First and second transmission paths P1 and P2 are disposed between a first port #1 connected to an antenna ANT and a second port #2 connected to a transceiving circuit 10. The first transmission path P1 includes receiving filters Rx1, Rx2, and Rx2?, an amplification circuit LNA, and 90° hybrid circuits 12 and 14. The second transmission path P2 includes a transmitting filter Tx1. A received signal amplified by the amplification circuit LNA is transmitted to the port #2 via the 90° hybrid circuits 12 and 14, but is not transmitted to the second transmission path P2. A transmission signal is transmitted from the port #2 to the second transmission path P2. This prevents oscillation of the received signal due to positive feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hattori, Hiroyuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 7113056
    Abstract: A radial power divider-combiner is disclosed. The divider-combiner includes a divider and a combiner. An input signal is provided to a transmission antenna that radiates the input signal inside the divider. Within the divider, the input signal is divided into a plurality of individual signals. The individual signals are received by receiving antennas and provided to respective amplifiers. The amplifiers amplify the respective individual signals by a desired amplification factor. The amplified individual signals are provided to a plurality of transmitting antennas within the combiner. Inside the combiner, the amplified individual signals are combined to form an output signal that is received by a receiving antenna in the combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: You-Sun Wu, Mark Francis Smith, James Norman Remer
  • Patent number: 7084716
    Abstract: An ultrafast sampler includes a series of Schottky diodes configured with a coplanar waveguide to form a nonlinear transmission line (NLTL) that compresses a local oscillator input to form a series of strobe pulses. Strobe pulses of opposite polarity are capacitively coupled to sampling diodes to obtain samples of a signal applied to a signal input. The samples are directed along an intermediate frequency waveguide to, for example, a signal processor such as an oscilloscope, for storage and analysis. The intermediate frequency waveguide is configured so that conductors of the intermediate frequency waveguide receive signal samples of a common polarity and strobe samples of opposite polarities so that portions of strobe pulses delivered to a signal processor are distinguished from signal samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Picosecond Pulse Labs
    Inventors: Agoston Agoston, John Ebner, Steven Pepper, Robert Norton
  • Patent number: 7086078
    Abstract: The present invention describes a directional CATV component, preferably a signal tap, having a housing frame where coaxial signal cable connections are made allowing for tap circuitry to be placed on either side of the housing frame. The invention allows for the rapid exchange of tap circuitry between front and rear positions providing for the reversal of signal frequency direction. The signal tap comprises a housing frame, a back cover with a support clamp and a signal tap cover containing a plurality of female F-connectors. Loss circuitry is mounted on a PC board that is attached to the tap cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Gresko, Raymond W. Alker
  • Patent number: 7075385
    Abstract: An impedance converter device comprises an electrically conductive external conductor with one or more connection locations for electrical lines, an electrically conductive internal conductor with one or more connection locations for electrical lines, and also a dielectric arranged between external conductor and internal conductor. The external conductor comprises a base area bounded by one or more side walls thereby forming an external conductor housing with an internal space and an opening opposite the base area. The internal conductor is arranged in the internal space. The internal conductor and the external conductor are insulated from one another by the dielectric. The internal conductor comprises at least one cutoff bar-type section with a cutoff bar bottom and at least one wall which extends from the bottom in the direction of the opening of the external conductor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Thomas Haunberger, Wolfgang Heibler, Stephan Dandlberger
  • Patent number: 7062236
    Abstract: A polar loop transmitter includes separate phase and envelope paths providing a linearising scheme for an efficient non-linear power amplifier. Loop filters are included in each of the phase and envelope paths to enable the path characteristics to be matched to one another. A polar loop transmitter and other types of envelope elimination and restoration transmitters control the output envelope of the power amplifier by connecting the output of the envelope detector, or in an envelope feedback transmitter, the envelope error signal, to the bias control input of the power amplifier. The transmitter can further include compensation means for compensating for non-linearities in the envelope control means and a loss of feedback control detector to ensure that the feedback signal remains within acceptable limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Midtgaard, Oluf Bagger
  • Patent number: 7030715
    Abstract: There is provided a high-frequency GaAs power FET element with high performance, capable of suppressing an abnormal oscillation. Thin film resistors are provided so as to be connected electrically between incoming distributed constant lines connected electrically to FET chips, and thin film resistors are provided so as to be connected electrically between outgoing distributed constant lines electrically connected to FET chips. An unnecessary roundabout power is consumed by the thin film transistors in the incoming distributed constant lines and the outgoing distributed constant lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Maeda, Shigeru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 7023295
    Abstract: A photonic band gap coplanar waveguide transmission line and a method for fabricating a power divider using the same capable of increasing a characteristic impedance, increasing a signal line width of the transmission line and providing high power, includes: a ground conductive layer formed on a substrate; linear grooves formed on the ground conductive layer; a signal line formed between linear grooves; rectangular grooves formed close to the signal line, and formed on the ground conductive layer; and slots formed at the rectangular grooves respectively, and connecting the rectangular groove and the linear groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Joon Ko, Jae-Yeong Park
  • Patent number: 7015772
    Abstract: A tunable amplitude unbalance stripline combiner for RF signals in which the amplitude unbalance can be adjusted in order to minimize the amplitude unbalance. The combiner has an upper printed circuit board mounted over a lower printed circuit board. The lower printed circuit board has a pair of printed circuit lines that are connected between an output port and a pair of input ports. The upper printed circuit board has a metallized area covering the top surface. Several non-metallized cavities are located in the metallized area above the circuit lines. The number of cavities can be adjusted to change the amplitude unbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Scientific Components Corporation
    Inventor: Daxiong Ji
  • Patent number: 6982613
    Abstract: A radial power divider-combiner is disclosed. The divider-combiner includes a divider and a combiner. An input signal is provided to a transmission antenna that radiates the input signal inside the divider. Within the divider, the input signal is divided into a plurality of individual signals. The individual signals are received by receiving antennas and provided to respective amplifiers. The amplifiers amplify the respective individual signals by a desired amplification factor. The amplified individual signals are provided to a plurality of transmitting antennas within the combiner. Inside the combiner, the amplified individual signals are combined to form an output signal that is received by a receiving antenna in the combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: You-Sun Wu, Mark Francis Smith, James Norman Remer
  • Patent number: 6980057
    Abstract: In a power amplifier of the present invention, distributed constant lines 105a and 105b have a total line length corresponding to a ½ wavelength of a fundamental wave so as to invert the phase of a fundamental wave component of a first signal amplified by a first amplification element 102a. A series resonant circuit 106 is connected a tone end between the distributed constant lines 105a and 105b, which invert the phase of a second-order harmonic component, so as to be in parallel connection with the distributed constant lines 105a and 105b. Further, the series resonant circuit 106 is connected at the other end to an output side of the second amplification element 102b. The series resonant circuit 106 resonates with a second-order harmonic frequency, thereby canceling out the second-order harmonic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Morimoto, Hisashi Adachi
  • Patent number: 6967544
    Abstract: A power splitter has a small size with good electrical performance. The power splitter includes a substrate with several dielectric layers. A capacitor is formed between two of the dielectric layers. A pair of inductors are formed by circuit lines located on the dielectric layers. Several terminals are located on outer surfaces of the substrate. Conductive vias extend between the layers in order to provide an electrical connection between the capacitor, the inductors and the terminals. The substrate is formed from layers of low temperature co-fired ceramic. The circuit lines have a curving or sinuous shape on the dielectric layers. The inductors are electromagnetically coupled. The power splitter has a compact overall size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Scientific Components
    Inventor: Daxiong Ji
  • Patent number: 6922116
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods which apply design criteria to beam forming network parameters to arrive at a passive beam forming network design. Preferably a beam forming network approach is implemented in two primary stages. Operation of the aforementioned first primary stage may provide a branching configuration which determines how the weights of a desired radiation pattern weight set are allocated in the beam forming network. Preferably, branching nodes are configured to substantially equally distribute power splitting/combining the branches of a node. The aforementioned second primary stage operates to determine the actual physical layout of the various components. Preferably, each branching node is analyzed to determine an optimal physical layout configuration with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Scot D. Gordon, Mitch S. Kaplan
  • Patent number: 6876280
    Abstract: A high-frequency switch comprises: a substrate; a main line electrode provided between two terminals; a stub line electrode with one end thereof connected to the side edge of the main line electrode and the other end thereof grounded; and a ground electrode provided adjacent to the stub line electrode in the width direction thereof; wherein the substrate has a semiconductor activation layer which extends to below the stub line electrode and the ground electrode between at least one side edge of the stub line electrode and the ground electrode; and wherein a gate electrode which extends in the longitudinal direction of the stub line electrode is provided on the semiconductor activation layer between the stub line electrode and the ground electrode, thereby forming an FET structure, thus providing a high-frequency switch and electronic device therewith, capable of using high frequencies, having reduced insertion loss, and high signal cut-off capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Nakano