Including Directly Coupled Resonant Sections Patents (Class 333/212)
  • Patent number: 8248187
    Abstract: A filter includes: a container; at least one barrier, an input device and an output device. The at least one barrier divide the space of the container into at least two resonant cavities. Each resonant cavity has a harmonic oscillator disposed therein. The harmonic oscillators includes a supporter and a carbon nanotube structure disposed on a surface of the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hua Chen, Zheng-He Feng, Ping-Yang Chuang
  • Patent number: 8242377
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board into which an electromagnetic bandgap structure for blocking a noise is inserted. The electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a first conductor and a second conductor arranged on different planar surfaces, a third conductor arranged on a same planar surface that is different from a planar surface where the second conductor is arranged, and a first stitching via unit configured to connect the first conductor to the third connector through the planar surface where the second conductor is arranged and being electrically separated from the second conductor. The first conductor can include a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, and a second stitching unit configured to electrically connect the first plate to the second plate through a planar surface that is different from a planar surface where the first plate and the second plate are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo-Jic Jung, Han Kim, Mi-Ja Han, Kang-Wook Bong, Dae-Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20120188029
    Abstract: A filter includes: a container; at least one barrier, an input device and an output device. The at least one barrier divide the space of the container into at least two resonant cavities. Each resonant cavity has a harmonic oscillator disposed therein. The harmonic oscillators includes a supporter and a carbon nanotube structure disposed on a surface of the supporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Wen-Hua Chen, Zheng-He Feng, Ping-Yang Chuang
  • Patent number: 8198961
    Abstract: A microwave filter based on the combination of dual-mode and single-mode cavities. The single-mode cavity symmetrically extends from the dual-mode cavity with respect to the symmetric reference plane to form the so called extended doublet network. The microwave filter in extended-doublet configuration exhibit high frequency selectivity since it has a pair of finite frequency transmission zeros on the upper and lower stopband. The design concept can also be applied to build higher order filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching-Ku Liao
  • Patent number: 8183468
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board including it as well as a method of manufacturing thereof that can solve a mixed signal problem between an analog circuit and a digital circuit are disclosed. The electromagnetic bandgap structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: a first metal layer; a first dielectric layer, stacked on the first metal layer; a metal plate, stacked on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer, stacked on the metal plate and the first dielectric layer; a second metal layer, stacked on the second dielectric layer; and a via, directed from the metal plate to the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The via can be connected to the first metal layer and is not connected the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Dae-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 8130063
    Abstract: A waveguide bandpass filter for use in microwave and millimeter-wave satellite communications equipment is presented. The filter is based on a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) having several cascaded oversized SIW cavities. The filter is implemented in a printed circuit board (PCB) or a ceramic substrate using arrays of standard metalized via holes to define the perimeters of the SIW cavities. Transmission lines of a microstrip line, a stripline or coplanar waveguide are used as input and output feeds. The transmission lines have coupling slots for improved stopband performance. The filter can be easily integrated with planar circuits for microwave and millimeter wave applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by The Secretary of State for Industry, Through the Communications Research Centre Canada
    Inventors: Xiao-Ping Chen, Ke Wu, Dan Drolet
  • Publication number: 20120049983
    Abstract: A 7 pole resonator filter including a dual mode resonator and a triple mode resonator may include a first dual mode resonator including independent adjusting portions adjusting each frequency according to two resonant modes, and having at least one conductive surface, a triple mode resonator including independent adjusting portions adjusting each frequency according to three resonant modes separate from the two resonant modes, and having at least one conductive surface, a first connecting portion electrically connecting the first dual mode and the triple mode resonators, a second dual mode resonator including independent adjusting portions adjusting each frequency according to two resonant modes separate from the two resonant modes and the three resonant modes, and having at least one conductive surface, and a second connecting portion electrically connecting the triple mode resonator and the second dual mode resonator. The three dual mode resonators have similar shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Man Seok Uhm, Chang Soo Kwak, So Hyeun Yun, Jang Sup Choi, In Bok Yom
  • Publication number: 20120049984
    Abstract: A filter includes: a container; at least one barrier, an input device and an output device. The at least one barrier divide the space of the container into at least two resonant cavities. Each resonant cavity has a harmonic oscillator disposed therein. The harmonic oscillators includes a supporter and a carbon nanotube structure disposed on a surface of the supporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: WEN-HUA CHEN, ZHENG-HE FENG, PING-YANG CHUANG
  • Patent number: 8072299
    Abstract: A filter includes: a container; at least one barrier, an input device and an output device. The at least one barrier divide the container into at least two resonant cavities. Each resonant cavity has a harmonic oscillators disposed therein. At least one of the harmonic oscillators comprises a supporter and a carbon nanotube structure disposed on a surface of the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hua Chen, Zheng-He Feng, Ping-Yang Chuang
  • Publication number: 20110241795
    Abstract: A bandpass filter of the present invention includes: rectangular waveguides which are divided into two in a center of a broad plane; and a metal plate which has a substantially ladder shape, and is disposed between the rectangular waveguides in parallel with a narrow plane of the rectangular waveguides, and has a pair of beams and plurality of fins that connect the pair of beams. At least one other waveguide is formed by dividing a waveguide path within the rectangular waveguides vertically with respect to a direction which is parallel with the broad plane. At least three resonators is formed within the rectangular waveguides by the metal plate, and each of the other waveguides couples resonators together which crosses at least one of the plurality of resonators so as to form a pole outside a pass band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Takafumi Kai
  • Patent number: 8022792
    Abstract: Waveguide filters utilizing the TM modes in an evanescent waveguide are provided. The Q of such filters surpasses any evanescent, dual and triple mode filters in propagating or evanescent waveguides. The waveguide filter in accordance with the present invention features a small size, as well as ease and simplicity in its manufacture when compared with conventional filters. Filters of exceptionally high Q and very low loss, when compared to conventional filters, can be obtained by employing TM modes in an evanescent waveguide. The TM mode evanescent filter has a higher Q than either the evanescent TE mode standard filter of a single mode propagating waveguide (TM or TE) or even the dual or triple mode filters in evanescent or propagating waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: John Howard
  • Publication number: 20110193657
    Abstract: The invention relates to a resonance filter (1) made of silicon for use in the micrometer and millimeter wave length range. Accordingly, a resonance filter having low loss and a high Q-factor is provided, comprising two layers. A first layer thereof carries only resonance cavities and a second layer carries only coupling cavities. Furthermore, a method for the production of the filter according to the invention is provided. This enables the cost-effective production of the resonance filter by means of KOH or TMAH etching technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: William Gautier, Bernhardt Schönlinner
  • Patent number: 7994879
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for transitioning a millimeter wave between dielectric waveguide and transmission line using a millimeter wave transition structure formed by the dielectric waveguide, the transmission line, and a slot to transition a signal with lower losses. The apparatus includes: transmission lines disposed respectively at input and output terminals on an uppermost dielectric substrate in a signal transition direction and adapted to transition a signal; a dielectric waveguide formed by a via array disposed between top and bottom ground surfaces of a lowermost dielectric substrate in the signal transition direction as a signal transition path; and slots disposed at a signal transition path of an upper ground surface of each dielectric substrate to connect the transmission lines to the dielectric waveguide so as to transition a signal from the transmission line of the input terminal to the transmission line of the output terminal through the dielectric waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute
    Inventors: Bong-Su Kim, Woo-Jin Byun, Kwang-Seon Kim, Myung-Sun Song
  • Patent number: 7973615
    Abstract: The present invention provides an RF module capable of converting electromagnetic waves in the TE mode to balanced electromagnetic waves in the TEM mode without adjustment and outputting the balanced electromagnetic waves while easily realizing miniaturization. The RF module includes: a waveguide in which a half-wavelength TE mode resonator is formed; an E plane coupling window formed in a wall portion orthogonal to an H plane out of wall portions constructing the TE mode resonator in the waveguide; an output line provided at the edge on the side of the wall portion parallel with the H plane on the E plane coupling window, and magnetically coupled to electromagnetic waves in the TE mode resonator; and another output line provided at the edge on the side of the wall portion parallel with the H plane in the E plane coupling window, and magnetically coupled to the electromagnetic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Fukunaga, Masaaki Ikeda, Kiyoshi Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 7956708
    Abstract: A waveguide-type dielectric filter suitable for wideband filter applications made of a metallized dielectric material is provided. The filter includes two or more mutually coupled resonators disposed in a longitudinal manner. The coupling between adjacent resonators is provided and adjusted by slots or through holes. The dielectric block is covered with metal ground coating with the exception of an uncoated area at the input and output that creates two contact pads on one surface of the dielectric block that are electrically isolated from the metal ground coating. Metallized blind holes are formed on the opposing surface of the dielectric block with respect to the contact pads. These blind holes effectively move the ground plane closer to the contact pad, which, in turn increases the coupling between the input and output resonators and external circuitry, which is essential for building wide bandwidth band pass filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Dielectric Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allen Bates, Mesut Gokten
  • Publication number: 20110121919
    Abstract: A filter device having a frame made of plated steel sheet generates a smaller insertion loss and is excellent in productivity. Resonant elements are shaped into a cylindrical form by bending the steel sheet, whose both sides are plated, before they are placed in a filter housing. A gap formed on a lateral face of each resonant element is brazed with solder, and an outer plated face of each resonant element is brazed with solder to an inner plated face of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Minoru Tachibana, Hideki Nanba
  • Publication number: 20110121918
    Abstract: A filter device having a frame made of plated steel sheet generates a smaller insertion loss and is excellent in productivity. Resonant elements are shaped into a cylindrical form by bending the steel sheet, whose both sides are plated, before they are placed in a filter housing. A gap formed on a lateral face of each resonant element is brazed with solder, and an outer plated face of each resonant element is brazed with solder to an inner plated face of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Minoru Tachibana, Hideki Nanba
  • Patent number: 7877855
    Abstract: A method for forming a vertical coupling structure for non-adjacent resonators is provided to have a first and a second resonators, a dielectric material layer, a first and a second high-frequency transmission lines and at least one via pole. The first and the second resonators respectively have a first and a second opposite metal surfaces. The dielectric material layer is disposed between the opposite second metal surfaces of the first and the second resonators. The first and the second transmission lines are respectively arranged at sides of the first metal surfaces of the first resonator and the second resonator. The first high-frequency transmission line is vertically connected to the second high-frequency transmission line by the via pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chuang, Ruey-Beei Wu, Tze-Min Shen
  • Publication number: 20110012697
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure EBG includes a rigid substrate, a first conductive plane provided on the rigid substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the first conductive plane, and a plurality of conductor patches arrayed in a two-dimensional regular pattern on the dielectric layer. The electromagnetic bandgap structure also includes an interlayer insulation film provided on top of the conductor patches, and a second conductive plane provided on the interlayer insulation film. The conductor patches and the second conductive plane are interconnected by a plurality of conductors provided in extending through the bulk of the interlayer insulation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Koichi Takemura, Noriaki Ando, Tsuneo Tsukagoshi
  • Patent number: 7786828
    Abstract: In a bandstop filter having an input port (2; 3), an output port (3; 2) and a waveguide (1, 1?) connecting the two ports, at least one resonator body (4, 5; 4? 5) is located in the waveguide (1, 1?), which resonator body has resonance frequency above the limit frequency of the waveguide (1; 1?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Uwe Rosenberg, Smain Amari, Michael Knipp
  • Patent number: 7777593
    Abstract: An improved high frequency filter displays the following features: the high frequency filter displays transmission behavior with a coupling impedance resonance having at least one blocking point at a frequency, the blocking point at the frequency being adjustable by presetting and/or preselecting a defined capacitive and inductive coupling between two coaxial resonators, one immediately following the other on a signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventor: Wilhelm Weitzenberger
  • Patent number: 7755456
    Abstract: A triple-mode filter is disclosed, the triple-mode filter including a cavity for confining electromagnetic waves and a metallic block acting as a resonator within that cavity. The metallic block does not contact the conductive walls of the cavity, but is instead suspended by a support element. Triple-mode resonators may be combined to produce bandpass filters having three or more poles. In other configurations, triple-mode cavity metallic resonators may be coupled to triple-mode cavity ceramic resonators or to combline resonators to achieve various filtering functions and performances suitable for different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Radio Frequency Systems, Inc
    Inventor: Hamid Reza Salehi
  • Publication number: 20100156568
    Abstract: A microwave filter based on the combination of dual-mode and single-mode cavities. The single-mode cavity symmetrically extends from the dual-mode cavity with respect to the symmetric reference plane to form the so called extended doublet network. The microwave filter in extended-doublet configuration exhibit high frequency selectivity since it has a pair of finite frequency transmission zeros on the upper and lower stopband. The design concept can also be applied to build higher order filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: GEMTEK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ching-Ku Liao
  • Publication number: 20100117768
    Abstract: A vertical coupling structure for non-adjacent resonators is provided. The vertical coupling structure has a first resonator and a second resonator. At least one side of the first resonator is formed as a first bent extension structure, and the first bent extension structure includes a slot. The second resonator is not adjacent to the first resonator, and the side of the second resonator opposite to the first bent extension structure of the first resonator further includes a slot, such that the two sides are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chuang, Ruey-Beei Wu, Tze-Min Shen
  • Publication number: 20100102902
    Abstract: Disclose is a method for manufacturing an RF device. The method comprises the steps of (a) forming a metal sheet where interior structure of the RF device is formed; (b) attaching a plastic material housing to the formed metal sheet; and (c) performing silver plating on the RF device on which the plastic material housing is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Myoung Joon Jung
  • Patent number: 7675391
    Abstract: A vertical coupling structure for non-adjacent resonators is provided to have a first and a second resonators, a dielectric material layer, a first and a second high-frequency transmission lines and at least one via pole. The first and the second resonators respectively have a first and a second opposite metal surfaces. The dielectric material layer is disposed between the opposite second metal surfaces of the first and the second resonators. The first and the second transmission lines are respectively arranged at sides of the first metal surfaces of the first resonator and the second resonator. The first high-frequency transmission line is vertically connected to the second high-frequency transmission line by the via pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chuang, Ruey-Beei Wu, Tze-Min Shen
  • Patent number: 7663452
    Abstract: A ridge-waveguide filter with a signal input port at a first end and a signal output port at a second end contains a cascade assembly of metal-bounded ridge-waveguide sections with interspersed metal-bounded evanescent-mode coupling regions, and also contains low-loss ridge-waveguide port coupling networks to impedance-match the ends of the assembly to respective signal-port reference impedances. A frequency multiplexer with a composite-signal port and a plurality of channeled-signal ports is composed of a plurality of ridge-waveguide filters that are series-connected through a ridge-waveguide manifold containing a multiplicity of three-way waveguide junctions and quasi-lumped waveguide elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secertary of the Navy
    Inventor: Christen Rauscher
  • Patent number: 7659799
    Abstract: Provided is a dielectric waveguide filter. The filter includes: a multi-layered structure of dielectric substrates having first and second ground planes at its top and bottom; first, second, and third waveguide resonators disposed at multiple layers within the multi-layered structure; converters for signal transition between input/output ports and the first and third waveguide resonators; first vias for forming the first, second, and third waveguide resonators; and second vias disposed at a boundary surface of the first waveguide resonator and the third waveguide resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong Suk Jun, Kyoung Ik Cho, Hong Yeol Lee, Dong Young Kim, Sang Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100007446
    Abstract: A filter device having a frame made of plated steel sheet generates a smaller insertion loss and is excellent in productivity. Resonant elements are shaped into a cylindrical form by bending the steel sheet, whose both sides are plated, before they are placed in a filter housing. A gap formed on a lateral face of the resonant element is brazed with solder, and an outer plated face of the resonant element is brazed with solder to an inner plated face of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Minoru Tachibana, Hideki Nanba
  • Publication number: 20090243762
    Abstract: A waveguide bandpass filter for use in microwave and millimeter-wave satellite communications equipment is presented. The filter is based on a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) having several cascaded oversized SIW cavities. The filter is implemented in a printed circuit board (PCB) or a ceramic substrate using arrays of standard metalized via holes to define the perimeters of the SIW cavities. Transmission lines of a microstrip line, a stripline or coplanar waveguide are used as input and output feeds. The transmission lines have coupling slots for improved stopband performance. The filter can be easily integrated with planar circuits for microwave and millimeter wave applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Xiao-Ping CHEN, Ke Wu, Dan Drolet
  • Patent number: 7573357
    Abstract: A coupling conductor for a YIG filter or YIG oscillator, which may be produced from a metallic foil by eroding, laser cutting and/or etching of a metallic foil. The coupling conductor includes at least one curved section, which at least partially surrounds a YIG element and at least one conductor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Hohenester, Claus Tremmel
  • Patent number: 7557678
    Abstract: A base element for a YIG band-pass filter or a YIG oscillator is formed from a non-magnetic material and comprises filter chambers, which are formed in the base element, wherein the filter chambers are connected to one another by channels, and YIG elements are disposed in the filter chambers and electromagnetically coupled by coupling loops disposed in the filter chambers. Slots into which contact lugs connected to the coupling loops extend, are formed in the base element. Recesses intersect the slots and and are used to accommodate a solder mass. The contact lugs are fixed in the recesses by the solder mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Hohenester, Claus Tremmel
  • Publication number: 20090039984
    Abstract: An electromagnetic bandgap structure and a printed circuit board having the electromagnetic bandgap that intercepts the transfer of a signal ranging a frequency band are disclosed. The electromagnetic bandgap structure includes a metal layer; a dielectric layer, stacked on the metal layer; at least two metal plates, stacked on the same planar surface of the dielectric layer; and a stitching via, connecting the adjacent metal plates. The stitching via passes through the dielectric layer, and a part of the stitching via is placed on the same planar surface of the metal layer. With the present invention, the electromagnetic bandgap can decrease the noise of a particular frequency by having a compact size and a low bandgap frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Kim, Je-Gwang Yoo, Chang-Sup Ryu
  • Publication number: 20090015352
    Abstract: A filter assembly (300) with a plurality of cavities serving as said waveguide resonators is presented. The cavities are arranged at least on two levels (x1, y1; x2, y2) of said filter assembly (300). Two or three molded filter parts (301, 302, 303) define the cavities, when the filter parts (301, 302, 303) are assembled. A first opening in a wall between a first and a second of cavity is provided. Said opening serves as capacitive junction between said first cavity and said second cavity. A second opening is provided in another wall between a third cavity and a fourth cavity, said opening serving as inductive junction. The filter parts (301, 302, 303) are at least partially covered by a metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: HUBER+SUHNER AG
    Inventors: Uhland Goebel, Marlin Wagner
  • Publication number: 20090002104
    Abstract: A vertical coupling structure for non-adjacent resonators is provided to have a first and a second resonators, a dielectric material layer, a first and a second high-frequency transmission lines and at least one via pole. The first and the second resonators respectively have a first and a second opposite metal surfaces. The dielectric material layer is disposed between the opposite second metal surfaces of the first and the second resonators. The first and the second transmission lines are respectively arranged at sides of the first metal surfaces of the first resonator and the second resonator. The first high-frequency transmission line is vertically connected to the second high-frequency transmission line by the via pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicants: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chuang, Ruey-Beei Wu, Tze-Min Shen
  • Publication number: 20080297284
    Abstract: A dual-mode filter capable of providing a high degree of design freedom and/or tunability is disclosed. The dual-mode filter includes a ring resonator; an input feeder and an output feeder disposed substantially orthogonal with respect to each other and with respect to the ring resonator so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the ring resonator; and a dual-mode generating line disposed inside the ring resonator in a manner so that the dual-mode generating line does not overlap with a line extending from the input feeder or a line extending from the output feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masatoshi ISHII, Kazunori YAMANAKA, John D. BANIECKI, Akihiko AKASEGAWA, Teru NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20080246561
    Abstract: A multiband filtering apparatus (40) for use in a communications system, said apparatus including a housing (21); a plurality of cavities (22.1, 22.2) disposed within said housing wherein each cavity includes a resonant structure, the resonant structure having at least one ceramic element (23.1, 23.2); at least one input port (27) coupled to a first resonator of said plurality of resonators; at least one output port (28) coupled to a second resonator of said plurality of resonators; and a closure member (25) adapted to engage said housing (21) and cap said cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Christine Blair, Mostafa Mohamed Taher AbuShaaban
  • Patent number: 7411475
    Abstract: A superconductor filter comprises a plurality of resonance elements arranged between input-output lines formed on a substrate. Metal conductor sections serving to inhibit the spatial coupling between the adjacent resonance elements are arranged between prescribed resonance elements, and a prescribed resonance element is coupled with another resonance element by a coupling transmission line. It follows that each resonance element is coupled with another resonance element by the direct coupling via the coupling transmission line or by the spatial coupling via the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fuke, Yoshiaki Terashima, Fumihiko Aiga, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tatsunori Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7355496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a FINLINE type microwave band-pass filter comprising a waveguide provided with an insulating substrate placed in an E plane of the guide and comprising on at least one of the surfaces, conductive inserts electrically connected to the internal surfaces of the guide which support the substrate and which determine by their dimensions and their positioning on the substrate a Chebyshev type filter response curve. The filter includes at least one cavity in perpendicular short circuit to the substrate, the positioning and the dimensions of the cavity determining a transmission zero on the filter response curve for attenuating the frequencies situated around this zero. Such a filter is used in particular in transmission terminals operating in the Ka band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Charline Guguen, François Baron, Jean-Yves Le Naour
  • Publication number: 20080048797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a high frequency component with a substrate constructed of a plurality of dielectric layers and, between them, electrode layers having conducting track structures, in which substrate at least one capacitive element and at least one inductive element is formed, whereby at least one arrangement of opposed conducting track 5 structures is provided, these realizing simultaneously a capacitive and an inductive element, whereby the common-mode impedance and the push-pull impedance between the opposing conducting track structures are adjusted to differ by a factor of at least 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Marion Kornelia Matters-Kammerer, Rainer Kiewitt, Klaus Reimann
  • Patent number: 7317365
    Abstract: A bandpass filter comprises a number of resonators which are arranged between an input and an output of the filter and which are interconnected to form at least two main signal paths that lead from the input to the output. The at least two main signal paths have overlapping passbands and are connected to the input and/or output via different resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Marconi Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Rosenberg, Smain Amari
  • Patent number: 7304554
    Abstract: A filter including a body on which a waveguide groove, whose one surface is open, is formed in a U-shape and a plurarity of inductive resonant windows are provided along a longitudinal direction of the waveguide groove at a predetermined interval in the waveguide groove; and a cover being provided on a top surface of the body so as to cover the surface being open, wherein the plurality of inductive resonant windows are provided in such a manner that a cavity, which is enclosed by two of the plurality of inductive resonant windows being adjacent, the body and cover, resonates at a predetermined frequency and passes a electromagnetic wave in a predetermined frequency band and wherein one end of the U-shaped waveguide groove is an input terminal and other end is an output terminal, and the input terminal and output terminal are formed on a same surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: New Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Obata
  • Patent number: 7305223
    Abstract: A radio frequency (“RF”) circuit configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention is fabricated on a substrate using integrated passive device (“IPD”) process technology. The RF circuit includes at least one RF signal line section and an integrated RF coupler located proximate to the RF signal line section. The integrated RF coupler, its output and grounding contact pads, and its matching network are fabricated on the same substrate using the same IPD process technology. The integrated RF coupler provides efficient and reproducible RF coupling without increasing the die footprint of the RF circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Lianjun Liu, Jonathan K. Abrokwah, Marcus R. Ray
  • Patent number: 7292123
    Abstract: The invention relates to RF bandpass filters with pseudo-elliptic response. In a filter comprising a dielectric substrate placed in E position in a rectangular waveguide and comprising inserts on one of the surfaces of the substrate are placed conductors linked electrically to the walls of the guide, and on the other surface of the substrate opposite these conducting inserts are placed electrically floating inserts that make it possible to determine zeros in the transmission curve of the filter. This yields a filter exhibiting a response curve of pseudo-elliptic type which improves the rejection of spurious frequencies without increasing the dimensions of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Dominique Lo Hine Tong, Philippe Chambelin, Charline Guguen
  • Patent number: 7215225
    Abstract: A superconductor filter comprises a plurality of resonance elements arranged between input-output lines formed on a substrate. Metal conductor sections serving to inhibit the spatial coupling between the adjacent resonance elements are arranged between prescribed resonance elements, and a prescribed resonance element is coupled with another resonance element by a coupling transmission line. It follows that each resonance element is coupled with another resonance element by the direct coupling via the coupling transmission line or by the spatial coupling via the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fuke, Yoshiaki Terashima, Fumihiko Aiga, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Kayano, Tatsunori Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7196598
    Abstract: The present invention provides a filter exhibiting excellent filter characteristics and having less number of stages. A dielectric substrate (1) has one surface connected to a top conductor (2) and an opposite surface connected to a bottom conductor (3). A pair of rows of via-holes connecting together the top conductor (2) and the bottom conductor (3) are formed along the signal transfer direction. A slit (6) is formed in a portion of the top conductor (2) overlying the central resonator among a plurality of resonators. The slit (6) extends in a direction perpendicular to the signal transfer direction. Slits (7, 8) are formed in each of portions of the top conductor (2) overlying resonators disposed at both ends. A coplanar waveguide (9) mounted on the top conductor (2) is connected to the slit (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Maruhashi, Masaharu Ito, Keiichi Ohata
  • Patent number: 7126444
    Abstract: A multi-layer band-pass filter comprises an unbalanced input, two balanced outputs, and a band-pass filter section provided between the unbalanced input and the two balanced outputs. The band-pass filter section incorporates a plurality of resonators each of which is made up of a TEM line. The band-pass filter further comprises a multi-layer substrate used for integrating the resonators. The band-pass filter section incorporates, as the resonators, an input resonator, and a half-wave resonator for balanced output that is made up of a half-wave resonator having open-circuited ends. The unbalanced input is connected to the input resonator through a capacitor. Each of the balanced outputs is connected to the half-wave resonator through a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Fukunaga, Hideya Matsubara, Shinichiroh Toda
  • Patent number: 7113060
    Abstract: A dielectric waveguide tube band-pass filter assuming lower characteristic change upon mounting, and having smaller dimensions and lower loss. Conductor layers (2a, 2c) are formed on the top and bottom surfaces of a dielectric substrate (1), wherein the top conductor layer 2a and the bottom conductor layer 2c are connected together through via-holes (3a). The via-holes (3a) are formed in at least two rows along the signal transfer direction. In the dielectric waveguide tube configured by the top and bottom conductor layers (2a, 2c) and the via-holes (3a), via-holes (3b) are arranged in the signal transfer direction at spacing equal to or below ½ of the in-tube wavelength to thereby configure resonators. The dielectric band-pass filter is configured by coupling adjacent resonators together through the via-holes (3b) configuring inductive windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Ito, Kenichi Maruhashi, Keiichi Ohata
  • Patent number: 7084719
    Abstract: A direct coupled resonator filter having a plurality of resonant cavities (15) such that they are separated by inner walls (18) and a coupling structure (16) couples two adjoining resonant cavities (15) since the coupling structure is located in a slot (20) defined in the inner wall (18). Thus, a portion of an edge of the slot (20) comes into electrical contact with the coupling structure (16). In general, this portion of the edge of the slot (20) corresponds to a horizontal edge surface of the inner wall (18). It should be noted that the coupling structure (16) is perpendicular to a vertical plane defined by the slot (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Isidro Hidalgo Carpintero, Manuel Jesus Padilla Cruz, Rafael Tapia Guijarro
  • Patent number: RE40890
    Abstract: A bandpass filter makes use of at least one waveguide cavity that is thermally compensated to minimize drift of a resonant frequency of the cavity with thermal expansion of cavity components. The compensation relies on deformation of the shape of at least one cavity surface in response to thermally-induced dimensional changes of the cavity. A control rod is used to limit the movement of a point on the deformed surface, while the rest of the surface moves with the thermal expansion. The control rod is made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is significantly different than that of other filter components. The rod may also be arranged to span more thermally expandable material than defines the filter such that, as the filter expands, the point of deflection is moved toward the interior of the filter beyond its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek J. Small, John A. Lunn