| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 333127000 | Using TEM lines | 21 |
| 20110037534 | Ortho-Mode Transducer With TEM Probe for Coaxial Waveguide - An ortho-mode transducer may include an annular common waveguide defined by an outside surface of an inner conductor and an inside surface of an outer conductor, the outside surface and the inside surface concentric about a waveguide axis. A first port may couple a first TE | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120062335 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES - An apparatus comprising a first power combiner/divider network and a second power combiner/divider network. The first power combiner/divider network splits a first electromagnetic signal into split signals that are connectable to signal processor(s). The second power combiner/divider network combines processed signals into a second electromagnetic signal. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional coaxial microstructure. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120274415 | WIDE BANDWIDTH INTEGRATED 2X4 RF DIVIDER - An improved implementation of a 2×4 divider formed from a bridge junction is described. The bridge junction uses parallel and series connections of coaxial lines to eliminate impedance transformers that are normally required in a 2×4 power divider. In a preferred embodiment, the bridge junction is comprised of UT-085 coax transmission lines, 20 gauge twin lead wire and SB-805-61 ferrite beads with ½ turn windings to provide a wide bandwidth, compact, high power and rugged arrangement. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130069739 | POWER COMBINER/DIVIDER - A combiner/divider may comprise a circuit ground and five transmission lines. The first transmission line may include a first conductor having a first end forming a first unbalanced-signal port relative to the circuit ground, and a second conductor having a first end connected to the circuit ground. The second and third transmission lines may be connected in parallel and each may include a conductor connecting a second end of the first conductor to a first balanced-signal port. The fourth and fifth transmission lines may be connected in parallel and each may include a conductor connecting a second end of the second conductor to a second balanced-signal port. A ferrite sleeve may surround the second and third transmission lines and/or the fourth and fifth transmission lines. The second, third, fourth and fifth transmission lines may be coaxial transmission lines with connected outer conductors. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130335162 | INNER CONNECTING ELEMENT OF A CAVITY POWER DIVIDER, CAVITY POWER DIVIDER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an inner connecting element of a cavity power divider, the cavity power divider and a manufacturing method thereof Two ends of the inner connecting element of the cavity power divider are respectively an input end and an output end, and the inner connecting element of the cavity power divider is in a sheet form. The cavity power divider comprises a cavity and at least three connectors. The cavity is provided with one connector at an input end thereof and with at least two connectors at an output end thereof The connecting element is included in the cavity, with the input end and the output end of the connecting element being connected respectively with the connectors at the input end and the output end of the cavity. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140167880 | PASSIVE COAXIAL POWER SPLITTER/COMBINER - A passive coaxial signal power splitter apparatus includes an input port, an input coaxial waveguide section coupled to the input port, a guided wave structure coupled to the input coaxial waveguide section, a plurality of antenna elements arranged in the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to each of the antenna elements. A passive coaxial signal power combiner includes a plurality of input ports, a guided wave structure coupled to the plurality of input ports, a plurality of antenna elements in the guided wave structure, wherein each antenna element is coupled to one or more of the input ports, a coaxial waveguide section coupled to the guided wave structure, and an output port coupled to the coaxial waveguide section. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140191821 | NONDIRECTIONAL RF POWER DIVIDER - An improved nondirectional radiofrequency power divider is characterized by the following features:—having an outer conductor ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140333390 | LCL High Power Combiner - A combiner includes N coaxial cables each configured to connect to a respective output of N radio frequency power amplifiers, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N coaxial cables is configured to receive an amplified radio frequency signal from a respective one of the N radio frequency power amplifiers. A board includes capacitances and is configured to connect to each of the N coaxial cables and combine the radio frequency signals. The N coaxial cables and the capacitances provide N inductance and capacitance combinations. A connector is configured to connect an output of the board to a load. | 11-13-2014 |
| 333128000 | Stripline | 13 |
| 20080218294 | Three-way splitter including a printed element - According to one exemplary embodiment, a three-way splitter includes a printed element and a resistive network comprising discrete resistors. A first printed branch, second printed branch, and third printed branch distribute a received communication signal to respective outputs having substantially the same phase, frequency, and impedance. Each printed branch includes a number of substantially ninety-degree angles. In one embodiment, the printed branches are quarter wavelength transmission lines in a frequency range of 1.5 GHz. In one embodiment, the three-way splitter consumes less than one square inch of surface area on a printed circuit board, and can be used in a satellite receiving system, for example. In this embodiment, the three-way splitter is utilized for frequencies in the range of approximately 900 MHz to 2.2 GHz. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090009261 | Printed circuit board having impedance-matched strip transmission line - A printed circuit board (PCB) including an impedance-matched strip transmission line includes a strip transmission line including a main line and at least one pair of branch lines branching off from the main line. An upper ground layer is disposed over the strip transmission line and has upper opening parts corresponding in position to the branch lines. A lower ground layer is disposed under the strip transmission line and has lower opening parts corresponding in position to the branch lines. The upper and lower opening parts are symmetric about the branch lines of the strip transmission line. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090243753 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS VIA POWER SPLITTERS EMBEDDED IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE - 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. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090295500 | RADIO FREQUENCY POWER SPLITTER/COMBINER, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A radio frequency power splitter/combiner employs a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB). A first power splitter/combiner section is formed on a first layer of the multilayer PCB and has signal propagation traces coupling a first major port to a first pair of minor ports. A second power splitter/combiner section is formed on a second layer of the multilayer PCB and has signal propagation traces coupling a second major port to a second pair of minor ports. At least one signal ground is formed on one or more layers of the multilayer PCB intermediate the first layer and the second layer. The at least one signal ground isolates the first power splitter/combiner section from the second power splitter/combiner section. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100225417 | N-Way Divider/Combiner, With N Different From A Power Of Two, Obtained In Planar, Monolithic, And Single-Face Technology For Distribution Networks For Avionic Radars With Electronic Beam-Scanning Antenna - A planar N-way power divider/combiner, wherein N is an integer different from a power of two, comprising a first port, which is to be coupled to a first transmission line having a first characteristic impedance, N second ports, which are to be coupled each to a corresponding electrical load, and N division/combination branches, each coupled between the first port and a corresponding second port and each having a first stage, a second stage, and an intermediate node between the two stages. All the electrical loads have one and the same given load impedance. For each pair of planarly adjacent division/combination branches, a corresponding first uncoupling resistor is coupled between corresponding intermediate nodes and a corresponding second uncoupling resistor is coupled between the corresponding second ports. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100321131 | High Isolation Power Divider - A high isolation power divider is disclosed, which includes a substrate, a first split arm, a second split arm, a signal input unit, a connection unit, a ground layer, a slit. The signal input unit is coupled to the first split arm and the second split arm for receiving an input signal and dividing the input signal to the first split arm and second split arm. The connection unit is coupled to the first split arm and the second split arm, wherein the connection unit, the first split arm, and the second split arm are deposited on a first plane of the substrate, and surround a first area. The ground layer is deposited on the second plane of the substrate for providing grounding. The slit is formed in the ground layer, wherein at least a part of the slit is formed within a second area corresponding to the first area. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110032049 | POWER DIVIDER - In cases where a power divider is constructed by using a multilayer substrate, a power divider is obtained which is smaller in size and has a good reflection property. The power divider according to the present invention is provided with a multilayer dielectric substrate ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110102101 | Improvements in and Relating to Radio Frequency Combiners/Splitters - Disclosed is a radio-frequency divider comprising: an input port; and two output ports, separated by a bridge bar, wherein the divider is arranged in microstrip form and the microstrip structure takes the form of a generally tapering section connecting the input port to the bridge bar such that the input port is positioned at the relatively thinner end of the tapering section and the bridge bar is positioned at the relatively wider end of the tapering section. Also disclosed is a corresponding method. The divider is able to operate equally as a combiner. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110187476 | Radio Frequency Combiners/Splitters - Embodiments are directed to a RF combiner/splitter having a first port separated from a second port and a third port by a generally tapering microstrip section. The second and third ports are separated by a generally rectangular bridge bar having a width selected to match the impedance of devices to be connected to the second and third ports and a length selected to provide a separation between the second and third ports of approximately quarter wavelength at a center point of an operational frequency of the devices. In a first embodiment, a horizontal RF choke joint is positioned between the first port and the tapering section. In a second embodiment, one choke joint is positioned between the second port and the bridge bar and a second choke joint is positioned between the third port and the bridge bar. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110204993 | TRANSMISSION LINE, IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMER, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MOUNTED DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE MODULE - A transmission line having a plurality of branch lines that respectively include a first end part and a second end part and have a same line length, in which at least part of the plurality of branch lines includes bent shapes, the first end parts of the plurality of branch lines are connected to a common terminal, and the second end parts of the plurality of branch lines are connected to a common terminal. The plurality of branch lines may include two micro strip lines that are formed on substrates having the same dielectric constant and have bent shapes in symmetry with each other with respect to a straight line. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120098617 | Wilkinson Coupler Integrated into a Printed Circuit and Microwave Device Comprising Such a Coupler - A Wilkinson coupler mounted on a printed circuit comprises a first access port connected to a second access port and to a third access port by way of two metallic transmission lines of the same length and a load resistor mounted in short-circuit arrangement between the second and third access ports, characterized in that the load resistor is constituted of three adjacent independent resistors linked together. The coupler applies notably to the field of satellite antennas and more particularly to antenna beamforming arrays. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130241671 | Splitter - A splitter includes an input terminal, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a first transmitting unit including a first microstrip coupled between the input terminal and a first node, a second microstrip coupled between the input terminal and a second node, and a first resistor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a second transmitting unit including a third microstrip coupled between the first node and the first output terminal, a fourth microstrip coupled between the second node and the second output terminal, and a second resistor coupled between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, wherein lengths of the first microstrip and the second microstrip are related to a first frequency, and lengths of the third microstrip and the fourth microstrip are related to a second frequency. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140035698 | Microstrip-Fed Crossed Dipole Antenna Having Remote Electrical Tilt - A panel antenna includes a microstrip-fed radiator array, each radiator being a crossed dipole, with the monopoles of the dipole being loops that are electrically closed and hybrid coupled to the adjacent loops within the radiator. The loops are spaced away from a ground plane. Each four loops and four support straps and a base can be cast as a single piece, for example, since the shorted ends of the support straps are a quarter wavelength away from the loops. The feed system uses asymmetric microstrip power dividers to provide branch feed to the dipoles. Coupling between the feed and the loops uses the support straps and terminates in a stub at the characteristic impedance. Each feed terminates so as to provide roughly a half wavelength of delay for the second monopole, making a differentially-driven dipole. The internal feed permits remote adjustment of phase. | 02-06-2014 |
