Frequency Domain Filters Utilizing Only Lumped Parameters Patents (Class 333/167)
  • Patent number: 8432706
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and an electronic product are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the printed circuit board includes a first board, which has an electronic component mounted thereon, and a second board, which is positioned on an upper side of the first board and covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the first board and in which an EBG structure is inserted into the second board such that a noise radiating upwards from the first board is shielded. Thus, the printed circuit board can readily absorb various frequencies, be easily applied without any antenna effect and be cost-effective in manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Chang-Sup Ryu
  • Patent number: 8410867
    Abstract: A filter for filtering of electromagnetic interference, with a base element, with at least one electrical filter component and with at least two input terminal contacts and at least two output terminal contacts for connection of an electric line, the input terminal contacts being connected to the output terminal contacts by conductor paths located on the base element. In the filter, a simple configuration and flexible use are ensured by each conductor path having at least two longitudinal contacts, via which a filter component can be electrically connected to a conductor path such that the electrical connection of the conductor path leads between the two longitudinal contacts by the filter component, and each conductor path has at least one cross contact so that two conductor paths are electrically connected to one another by way of a filter component when the filter component is electrically connected to the cross contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Arno Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20130049884
    Abstract: Low-frequency digital data input signals in an integrated circuit are controlled between first and second stages in a signal input path of the integrated circuit by a capacitance in the signal input path between the first and second stages. The capacitance is sized to attenuate high-frequency noise in the signal input path. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit may be an input buffer circuit in which the capacitance is a capacitor between the signal input path and a reference potential, a voltage source, or both. In another embodiment, the integrated circuit may be an oscillator circuit in which the capacitance is provided between corresponding elements of a differential pair of transistors in the first stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick Lavery, Pravin P. Patel
  • Patent number: 8358183
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intermediate frequency filter having a variable pass band, which is capable of varying a pass band to minimize loss at a plurality of intermediate frequencies? The intermediate frequency (IF) includes a band pass filter unit arranged between a frequency conversion IC and a demodulation unit and configured to filter an IF signal output from the frequency conversion IC and output a resulting signal. A band varying unit is connected to the band pass filter unit and is configured to vary a pass band of the band pass filter unit. A switching unit connects or disconnects the band varying unit to or from the band pass filter unit. A control unit detects the IF signal and controls the switching unit in response to the IF signal so that the band varying unit is connected to or disconnected from the band pass filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyo Sang Lee, Eun Young Shin
  • Patent number: 8339218
    Abstract: By having stages of a single-to-balanced band pass filter, except for a stage which receives a single-terminal signal, to not be coupled to ground, noises cannot have an available path to enter the single-to-balanced band pass filter so that common-mode signals may be reduced in magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 8319572
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure includes: first conductive plates, placed on a first planar surface; second conductive plates, placed on a second planar surface; a first conductive trace, electrically connecting any two adjacent first conductive plates with each other on the first planar surface, in which the two adjacent first conductive plates are in a first direction; a second conductive trace, electrically connecting any two adjacent second conductive plates with each other on the second planar surface, in which the two adjacent second conductive plates are in the first direction; a first stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions lined up in a direction different from the first direction on the first planar surface with each other; and a second stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions lined up in a direction different from the first direction on the second planar surface with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Kang-Wook Bong
  • Publication number: 20120262250
    Abstract: A shielded three-terminal flat-through EMI/energy dissipating filter includes an active electrode plate through which a circuit current passes between a first terminal and a second terminal, a first shield plate on a first side of the active electrode plate, and a second shield plate on a second side of the active electrode plate opposite the first shield plate. The first and second shield plates are conductively coupled to a grounded third terminal. In preferred embodiments, the active electrode plate and the shield plates are at least partially disposed with a hybrid flat-through substrate that may include a flex cable section, a rigid cable section, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: GREATBATCH LTD.
    Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Christine A. Frysz, Warren A. Dabney, Robert Shawn Johnson
  • Patent number: 8289099
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure includes: first conductive plates, placed on a first planar surface, in which the first conductive plates are lined up in a first direction; second conductive plates, placed on a second planar surface and arranged at an area corresponding to an area in which the first conductive plates are disposed, in which the second conductive plates are lined up in the first direction; a first stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions with each other and in which the two adjacent conductive portions are lined up in a direction that is different from the first direction on the first planar surface; and a second stitching via, electrically connecting any two adjacent conductive portions with each other and in which the two adjacent conductive portions are lined up in a direction that is different from the first direction on the second planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Ja-Bu Koo, Dae-Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20120256704
    Abstract: An RF filter for an active medical device (AMD), for handling RF power induced in an associated lead from an external RF field at a selected MRI frequency or range frequencies includes a capacitor having a capacitance of between 100 and 10,000 picofarads, and a temperature stable dielectric having a dielectric constant of 200 or less and a temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC) within the range of plus 400 to minus 7112 parts per million per degree centigrade. The capacitor's dielectric loss tangent in ohms is less than five percent of the capacitor's equivalent series resistance (ESR) at the selected MRI RF frequency or range of frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: GREATBATCH LTD.
    Inventors: Robert Shawn Johnson, Dominick J. Frustaci, Warren S. Dabney, Robert A. Stevenson, Keith W. Seitz, Christine A. Frysz, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, John E. Roberts, William Thiebolt, Christopher M. Williams, Jason Woods, Buehl E. Truex
  • Patent number: 8279023
    Abstract: There is provided a filter circuit that includes: a flying capacitor which maintains polarity when switching from an input terminal to an output terminal, and the polarity of which is reversed when switching from the output terminal to the input terminal; a first capacitor that is provided in parallel to the flying capacitor, at the input terminal of the flying capacitor; and a second capacitor that is provided in parallel to the flying capacitor, at the output terminal of the flying capacitor. The flying capacitor includes a variable capacity element such that capacity becomes smaller when switching from the input terminal to the output terminal and capacity becomes larger when switching from the output terminal to the input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Sachio Iida, Atsushi Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20120161900
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a shielding member, an electric circuit, and a filter capacitor. The electric circuit has an output line and is arranged inside the shielding member. The filter capacitor is arranged outside the shielding member to be connected to the output line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei Sakoda, Yasuhiro Koike, Hiroaki Asano, Kiminori Ozaki, Sergey Moiseev
  • Patent number: 8203400
    Abstract: A broadband filter filtering noise over a first conductive wire, a second conductive wire, and a third conductive wire includes a differential-mode filtering circuit connected to both the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire and a common-mode filtering circuit connected to both the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire. The differential-mode filtering circuit includes two inductors and two capacitors for filtering differential-mode noise of different frequencies. The common-mode filtering circuit includes two inductors and six capacitors filtering common-mode noise of different frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: He-Ping Chen, Kuo-Wei Hung, Hong-Hao Kang
  • Publication number: 20120135867
    Abstract: An I/O system and device for use with superconducting device provides multi-stage filtering using superconducting electrical pathways, while providing good thermal conductivity to maintain low temperature of the various components and allowing the easy mounting and dismounting of a device sample from a refrigerated environment. Filtering may include a lumped element filter assembly including multiple plates each carrying a number of lumped element filters. Filtering may include a metal powder filter assembly including multiple metal power filters formed in passages of a substantially non-magnetic portions. A device sample holder assembly secures a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor, and provides signals, ground and good thermal conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Andrew Berkley, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Mark Johnson, Paul Bunyk, Jaspaul Chung, Jacob Craig Petroff, Florin Ciota
  • Publication number: 20120127049
    Abstract: A frequency stabilization device includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a feeding circuit connected to the first and second radiating elements, and a frequency stabilization circuit disposed between the feeding circuit and the first radiating element. The frequency stabilization circuit includes a primary-side series circuit connected to the feeding circuit and a secondary-side series circuit coupled to the primary-side series circuit via an electric field or a magnetic field. A first inductance element and a second inductance element are connected in series to each other, and a third inductance element and a fourth inductance element are connected in series to each other. The first and third inductance elements are coupled to each other, and the second and fourth inductance elements are coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noboru KATO
  • Patent number: 8179209
    Abstract: A serial resonance circuit is prepared. The serial resonance circuit is configured of a pair of resonance circuit is configured of a pair of resonance elements serially connected to each other at a midpoint therebetween and exhibiting resonance frequencies equal to each other. To both ends of the serial resonance circuit, phase shift circuits that shift phases so that the phases are reverse to each other are connected. A resonance output obtained from the serial resonance circuit when AC power is supplied between the midpoint and an input side of the phase shift circuit is obtained as an external output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: Koichi Hirama
  • Patent number: 8115571
    Abstract: A Passive harmonic filter (F) has an input node (B) for connection to a power supply (1), an output node (C) for connection to a load (15, 17) and an intermediate node (A). A first branch (3, 4) located between the input node (B) and the intermediate node (A) has at least one first inductance (4). A second branch (11, 13) located between the intermediate node (A) and the output node (C) has at least one second inductance (11). A third branch (5, 7, 9) is connected to the intermediate node (A) and has at least one capacitor (9). The first, second and third branch thus build a low-pass T-filter. A damping branch (22, 24) is provided having at least one first resistor (22), where the damping branch is arranged in parallel to the first branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Schaffner EMV AG
    Inventors: Andrzej Pietkiewicz, Fabian Beck
  • Patent number: 8102219
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a dielectric layer, a plurality of conductive plates, placed on a planar surface which is different from that of the dielectric layer, vias, of which each is connected to each of the conductive plates, respectively, and penetrates through the dielectric layer from one end part that is connected to the conductive plates, and a conductive trace, which connects the other end parts of the vias with each other such that all of the conductive plates are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja-Bu Koo, Mi-Ja Han, Han Kim
  • Patent number: 8081052
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board having the same are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a plurality of conductive layers, placed between two conductive layers; and a stitching via, configured to make an electrical connection between any two conductive layers of the conductive layers. Here, the stitching via can include a first via, one end part of the first via configured to any one of the two conductive plates; a second via, one end part of the second via configured to the other of the two conductive plates; and a connection pattern, placed on a planar surface that is different from the conductive plates, between the two conductive layers and configured to make an electrical connection between the other end part of the first via and the other end part of the second via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Ja-Bu Koo, Dae-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8076998
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap structure that blocks a noise of a certain frequency band can include 4 or more conductive plates, a first stitching via, which electrically connects any two of the conductive plates with each other by having a part of the first stitching via pass through a planar surface that is different from a planar surface of the conductive plates, a second stitching via, which electrically connects another two of the conductive plates with each other by having a part of the second stitching via pass through a planar surface that is different from a planar surface of the conductive plates, and a stitching via chain, which electrically connects the first stitching via and the second stitching via with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-Wook Bong, Han Kim, Dae-Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20110298562
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of transistors, a plurality of input matching circuits, a plurality of output matching circuits, a plurality of resistors, and low-frequency oscillation suppressing circuits. The transistors are arranged on a substrate in parallel. The input matching circuits and output matching circuits are arranged on insulating substrates and connected to the transistors. The oscillation suppressing circuits are a circuit configured by a filter circuit having a desired transmission band and a resistor, and are connected to gate terminals of transistors located on both sides of the transistors, respectively. Each of resistors is formed to include a position closest to the transistor between the input matching circuits and between the output matching circuits. Furthermore, each of resistors has a length at which the oscillation suppressing circuit can suppress oscillation at the lowest frequency in the transmission band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kazutoshi MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8072297
    Abstract: A controllable filter arrangement with a voltage controlled device that subjects a signal to a predetermined impedance as part of the filtering process when the voltage controlled device is in an active state. In an inactive state, the voltage controlled device may subject the signal to an impedance that prevents all frequencies of the signal from passing. This configuration may advantageously increase frequency selectivity and reduce insertion loss, size, cost, and tuning complexity when compared with conventional filter designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stanley S. Toncich, Amol Rajkotia
  • Publication number: 20110285215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a module including a planar coil, and a module including a planar coil, reduce manufacturing cost and also are able to handle a large current. The method for manufacturing the module including the planar coil includes the steps of providing a second resin layer including a magnetic filler on a first resin layer with a built-in chip-type electronic component; providing a planar coil on the second resin layer; and providing a third resin layer including a non-magnetic property so as to coat the planar coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minoru HATASE
  • Patent number: 8058950
    Abstract: A highly selective frequency filter is created from lossy components such as found in standard integrated circuit technologies, including particularly CMOS technologies, without the use of active loss cancellation circuitry. The filter configuration is based on using inductively coupled planar inductors for introducing a mutual inductance factor that advantageously alters the frequency response of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Senderowicz
  • Patent number: 8058949
    Abstract: In varying embodiments, the present inventive concepts relate to a notch filter for quadrature and differential signaling. No inductor is used in this notch filter, thus the integrated circuits silicon die area is small. In addition, the linearity of the notch filter is excellent because of the linearity of the resistors and capacitors in integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventor: Jenwei Ko
  • Patent number: 8035461
    Abstract: A filter according to a present invention embodiment reduces the effects of microphonic behavior in a communications network. The filter passes a network signal, while filtering out unwanted voiceband leakage (e.g., emissions of plaintext voice signals) due to microphonic behavior of the network equipment. The filter employs inductive units each including at least two inductive elements connected in series and arranged to cancel current within the inductive elements induced by vibrations and/or sound pressure (or acoustic) waves in the surrounding environment, thereby reducing extraneous signals produced within the filter (e.g., signals produced from microphonic behavior that may be in the form of perceivable voice or audio, noise, etc.). The filter reduces the extraneous signals in active and passive modes, and prevents compromise of secure or sensitive information (e.g., in the form of perceivable voice or audio) due to microphonic behavior of filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Bradley A Barrett
  • Patent number: 8032093
    Abstract: Embodiments of circuits, devices, and methods for a power detection arrangement are disclosed. The power detection arrangement may have a coupler coupled with, and in between, a switch and an output to couple a signal to a detector. The power detection arrangement may include a harmonic suppressor coupled with, and in between, the coupler and the detector to reduce an amount of harmonic signals transmitted back to the coupler. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Triquint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell G. Epperson, Gary Lewis, James P. Conlon, Steven A. Brown
  • Patent number: 8022575
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and controller for damping multimode electromagnetic oscillations in electric power systems which interconnect a plurality of generators and consumers. The controller for damping such oscillations includes a phasor measurement unit (PMU) and a power oscillation damper (POD) controller. Each oscillating mode signal is damped and then superposed to derive a control signal. A feedback controller is used to feedback the control signal to a power flow control device in the power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Petr Korba, Mats Larsson
  • Patent number: 8013684
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit having a number of circuit units on a single semiconductor chip, particularly in a system-on-chip integrated circuit including an integrated transceiver, interference between the circuit units is suppressed using on-chip resonant elements. Each resonant element has at least one on-chip capacitor and at least one on-chip conductive line constituting an inductance. The capacitance-inductance combinations are arranged to be resonant at one or more frequencies at which radio frequency energy is generated by the circuit units. The capacitive part of each series resonant combination is formed as a plurality of capacitor elements forming in an array to minimise self-inductance. Also disclosed is a filtering arrangement in which each circuit unit is individually supplied from the tap of a series resistive-capacitance combination to provide low-pass filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Matteo Conta, Andrea Baschirotto
  • Patent number: 8013689
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) inductor structure is provided with transverse electrical interfaces. The inductor structure is formed on at least one IC circuit layer and has a first axis planar to a circuit layer surface, bisecting the inductor into opposite first and second sides. An input interface is formed on the circuit layer and connected to the inductor first side, parallel to a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis. An output interface is formed on the circuit layer and connected to the inductor second side, parallel to the second axis. In one aspect, the inductor has a center tap electrical interface parallel to the axis. In another aspect, the inductor includes a three-dimensional (3D) loop formed over a plurality of the circuit layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
    Inventors: Siqi Fan, Hongming An
  • Patent number: 8008992
    Abstract: A transformer is provided with four capacitors and four inductors. The first capacitor is electrically connected between a first port and ground in series. The first inductor is electrically connected to the first port in series. The second capacitor is electrically connected between the first inductor and ground in series. The second inductor is electrically connected between the first inductor and the second capacitor in series. The third capacitor is electrically connected between a second port and ground in series. The third inductor is electrically connected to the second port in series. The fourth capacitor is electrically connected between a third port and ground in series. The fourth inductor is electrically connected between the third inductor and the third port in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Han Chen, Pao-Nan Lee, Ying-Chieh Shyu
  • Patent number: 8004369
    Abstract: An electromagnetic-wave suppression structure in a multilayer PCB or package structure is supplied with a power to be used therein by a power distribution network including a power plane and a ground plane. The multilayer PCB and package includes: an electromagnetic-wave suppression structure including an electromagnetic band-gap; and the electromagnetic-wave suppression structure is formed at a specific portion(s) of the power plane and/or the ground plane to suppress noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jong Hwa Kwon, Dong-Uk Sim, Sang Il Kwak, Je Hoon Yun, Chang-Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 7999634
    Abstract: A layered low-pass filter includes: a layered substrate; an input terminal, an output terminal and a grounding terminal each disposed on a periphery of the layered substrate; first and second inductors connected in series and provided between the input terminal and the output terminal; first to fifth capacitors formed within the layered substrate; a grounding conductor layer provided within the layered substrate; and a conducting portion formed within the layered substrate. The conducting portion includes a conductor layer connected to the grounding terminal, and a conducting path formed of a plurality of through holes. The conducting portion connects the grounding conductor layer to the grounding terminal via a path longer than the shortest distance between the grounding conductor layer and the grounding terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Sakisaka, Yukitoshi Kagaya
  • Publication number: 20110187477
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for filtering an input signal, by splitting the input signal into a plurality of signals. A plurality of first and second filters are arranged to filter one of the plurality of signals. The filtered plurality of signals are combined into a filtered output signal. Each one of the plurality of signals can be filtered by one of the plurality of first filter and one of the plurality of second filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Astrium Limited
    Inventor: Mark Anthony KUNES
  • Patent number: 7973619
    Abstract: An electro-magnetic bandgap structure is disclosed. The electro-magnetic bandgap structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of conductive plates bridge-connected with one another on a same plane, whereas the each of the conductive plates includes an internal patch; a first ring patch be electrically separated from the internal patch and surrounding the internal patch; and a second ring patch surrounding the first ring patch and electrically connected with the first ring patch through a portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Woo Cho, Dek-Gin Yang, Bong-Wan Koo, Hyung-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20110157839
    Abstract: A filtering module includes a circuit board, a connector, a core and a plurality of coils. The connector and the core are disposed on the circuit board. The coils wind around the core and are electrically connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Chung-Won Shu, Chih-Heng Chiu, Din-Ji Tzou, Chung-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 7944320
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board that intercepts to transfer a signal having a predetermined frequency band are disclosed. In particularly, the electromagnetic bandgap structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer; a metal plate, placed between the first metal layer and a second metal layer; a multi-via, penetrating the first metal layer, passing through the same planar surface as an outer metal layer and turning toward the first metal layer to connect the metal plate and the first metal layer; and a dielectric layer, stacked in between the first metal layer and the metal plate, between the metal plate and the second metal layer and between the first metal layer and the outer metal layer. With the present invention, a bandgap frequency can be decreased without increasing the size of the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Ja Han, Han Kim, Ja-Bo Koo
  • Publication number: 20110102104
    Abstract: A system includes a filter and a tuner formed on an integrated circuit. The filter receives an input signal comprising a first number of channels and communicates an intermediate output signal comprising a second number of channels less than the first number of channels. The tuner is coupled to the filter and receives the intermediate output signal and communicates an output signal comprising a third number of channels less than the second number of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Microtune (Texas), L.P.
    Inventor: Nathan R. Belk
  • Publication number: 20110050135
    Abstract: An output filter includes a polyphase common-mode filter having a polyphase common-mode choke connected to an output of a power converter at one end, a first polyphase capacitor connected to the other end of the polyphase common-mode choke at one end, and a neutral-point detecting transformer connected to the other end of the first polyphase capacitor at one end; a capacitor/resistor series-connected body connected to a frame ground of the power converter at one end and connected to the other end of the neutral-point detecting transformer at the other end; and a polyphase normal-mode filter having a polyphase normal-mode choke connected to the other end of the polyphase common-mode choke at one end, and a second polyphase capacitor connected to the other end of the polyphase normal-mode choke at one end and having the other ends connected together and further connected to the one end of the capacitor/resistor series-connected body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIGUCHI, Kenji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110050362
    Abstract: Parameters of a radio frequency filter can be changed by changing structure of each component of the filter. Material of each component, diameters of each of magnetic cylinders, density of each of conductive coils, thickness of a dielectric layer, and thickness of an insulation tube can be changed. When any component needs to be replaced, each cover is rotated, with connection partitions move to two slots of an insulation portion, to detach the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHEN-CHUN LI, SHOU-KUO HSU, YUNG-CHIEH CHEN, HSIEN-CHUAN LIANG
  • Publication number: 20110022123
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for reducing, and possibly eliminating, adverse effects caused by signals induced on an inductive antenna of an implanted medical device by varying magnetic fields from a source of interference, such as the gradient magnetic fields applied during an MRI procedure. For example, the implantable medical device includes an inductive antenna that receives signals via inductive coupling, a filter circuit that attenuates signals induced on the inductive antenna by varying magnetic fields generated from a source of interference and substantially passes signals induced on the inductive antenna by varying magnetic fields generated by an expected source and a telemetry module that processes the signals from the filter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stancer, Steven J. Fraasch, Anthony C. French, Kent E. Samuelson, Farren L. Forcier
  • Publication number: 20110013429
    Abstract: Embodiments of DC source assemblies of power inverter systems of the type suitable for deployment in a vehicle having an electrically grounded chassis are provided. An embodiment of a DC source assembly comprises a housing, a DC source disposed within the housing, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The DC source also comprises a first capacitor having a first electrode electrically coupled to the housing, and a second electrode electrically coupled to the first terminal. The DC source assembly further comprises a second capacitor having a first electrode electrically coupled to the housing, and a second electrode electrically coupled to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: JEREMY B. CAMPBELL, Steve Newson
  • Patent number: 7848122
    Abstract: A terminator reduces reflections on power lines connecting an inverter to an AC motor by providing a differential-mode reflection damping element and at least one common-mode reflection damping element, the latter including a series capacitance to substantially reduce power dissipation in the resistance of the damping elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rangarajan M. Tallam, Gary L. Skibinski
  • Publication number: 20100283554
    Abstract: A circuit configuration is disclosed for eliminating EMC interference, and a device includes such a circuit configuration, where a damping member is connected to at least one supply line leading to the consumer or consumers. In at least one embodiment optimal elimination of EMC interference of the electrical consumer or consumers is ensured, and overloading the power supply grid is avoided. To this end, in at least one embodiment the damping member is connected in series with a current-limiting element and can be connected to the consumer in parallel. It is thus possible to compensate for the effect of the current-limiting element and short-circuit said element for the operating state by way of a switch, whereby the element does not cause any loss of power outside of the power circuits and nevertheless has a current-limiting, that is, grid-friendly, effect during the power-up and charging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Oppermann, Bernhard Streich
  • Patent number: 7825750
    Abstract: Disclosed relates to an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter. Capacitance and resistance or inductance of an EMI filter, which includes a resistor and a capacitor or an inductor and a capacitor, can be controlled, such that a cutoff frequency can be freely controlled without manufacturing a separate EMI filter according to a characteristic of a desired cutoff frequency. Further, an intelligent EMI filter that can be applied to a surge protection device, which includes an ESD protection function as well as the EMI filter, is provided, such that a process can be simplified and costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Petari Incorporation
    Inventors: Kye Nam Lee, Young Jin Park, Jin Hyung Kim, Hyun Kyu Yang, Yoo Ran Kim
  • Publication number: 20100251776
    Abstract: A circuit for operating a household appliance, wherein the circuit includes a switched-mode power supply for converting the power supply of a public power supply network into direct supply voltage. The circuit also includes a controller that is connected to the switched-mode power supply for being supplied with the direct supply voltage and for controlling processes of the household appliance. An EMC filter is provided to protect the public supply network from interference signals from the household appliance. The EMC filter includes a condenser that is connected between a phase conductor pole and a neutral conductor pole of the public power supply network; a bleeder resistor that is connected in parallel with the condenser; and a switch that can be activated by the controller to connect the condenser and the bleeder resistor to the neutral conductor pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bischoff, Lothar Knopp, Thomas Ludenia, Guido Sattler
  • Publication number: 20100248675
    Abstract: Provided is a discrete filter capable of increasing degree of freedom of design including a DC gain. A sampling mixer (100) includes: a control signal generation unit (104) which generates a control signal including an SO signal; a Ch (6) which successively integrates reception signals sampled by an LO signal frequency as discrete signals; a plurality of Cr (7, 8) which successively integrate discrete signals at a timing based on the control signal; Cb (15) which alternately integrates the discrete signals successively integrated by the respective Cr (7, 8); and a gain control capacitance unit (110) which has gain control capacitors (44, 45, 46) connected in parallel to the respective Cr (7, 8) and integrating the discrete signal and a reset switch (47) for resetting the discrete signal of the gain control capacitors (44, 45, 46) integrated in the past, upon connection between one end of Cr (7) and Cb (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Hosokawa, Noriaki Saito, Yoshito Shimizu, Katsuaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20100214036
    Abstract: A system operating in a process control environment includes a field device to perform a process control function in the process control environment, a remote device disposed away from the field device to perform an auxiliary function associated with the process control function of the field device, a first wired communication link communicatively coupled to the field device and to the remote device to support data communication between the field device and the remote device, and a common-mode noise reduction circuit coupled to the field device and to the wired communication link to reduce common-mode noise generated in the first wired communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: Stephen G. Seberger
  • Publication number: 20100194497
    Abstract: The present patent application is the product of a thorough study of the management of electrons, which, by nature, have a double personality: the corpuscular aspect, and the undulatory aspect, and which are known as radiant electrons because they escape from electric wires and cause operational disruptions. These radiant and inoperative electrons disrupt the active electron activity that manages the original signal. The optimal measurement is the sound revealing the intermodulational distortions in real time, whereby the temporal distortions of the electric activities can be calibrated. This diagnostic enables definition and calibration of the time and amplitudinal values of these electrical forces, which have electron voids. This alternation of electron voids disrupts the linearity of movement and creates vibration. In electroacoustics, it adds sound pulses, thereby adversely affecting proper sound reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Claude Annie Perrichon, Francois Giry, Pierre Piccaluga, Laurent Couderc
  • Patent number: 7755448
    Abstract: Matching network circuits and a method are shown for suppressing a harmonic frequency in a matching network. The circuits and method involve impedance matching first and second differential input nodes to a single ended output node using a first reactive impedance selected to pass a resonant frequency. They also involve suppressing a harmonic frequency of a common mode signal presented at the first and second differential input nodes by providing a series resonance from the first and second differential input nodes to a radio frequency ground potential, where the series resonance is selected to pass the harmonic frequency to the radio frequency ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Attila Zolomy, Peter Onody, Tibor Toro
  • Patent number: RE44094
    Abstract: An impedance blocking filter circuit is provided for use in telecommunication systems for interconnecting between incoming telephone lines and customer's terminal equipment so as to unconditionally block impedances above 20 KHz due to the customer's terminal equipment from an ADSL network unit and/or home networking interface unit. The filter circuit includes first, second, and third inductors connected in series between a first input terminal and a first common point. A first resistor has its one end connected also to the first common point and its other end connected to a first output terminal. Fourth, fifth and sixth inductors are connected in series between a second input terminal and a second common point. A second resistor has its one end also connected to the second common point and its other end connected to a second output terminal. A capacitor has its ends connected across the first and second common points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Pulse Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick J. Kiko