Apparatus and method for combining electrical signals

Wave transmission lines and networks – Coupling networks – Wave filters including long line elements

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C333S206000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10974391

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are presented for combining electrical signals. The apparatus includes a phase-shift distributed element with an input to accept a first signal and an output to supply the first signal with a phase-shift; and a filter with a first signal port connected to the phase-shift element output, a second signal port to accept a second signal, and a third signal port to supply combined and filtered first and second signals. The phase-shift element has a signal path with a predetermined length and the phase-shift element output supplies the first signal with a phase angle shift responsive to the length of the signal path. In one example, the phase-shift element is formed from monoblock and coaxial elements, either singly or in combination, and is a tank circuit resonator in the filter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3239838 (1966-03-01), Kelleher
patent: 3413543 (1968-11-01), Schubring et al.
patent: 3569795 (1971-03-01), Gikow
patent: 3676803 (1972-07-01), Simmons
patent: 3678305 (1972-07-01), George
patent: 3680135 (1972-07-01), Boyer
patent: 3737814 (1973-06-01), Pond
patent: 3739299 (1973-06-01), Adler
patent: 3836874 (1974-09-01), Maeda et al.
patent: 3918012 (1975-11-01), Peuzin
patent: 4122400 (1978-10-01), Medendorp et al.
patent: 4236125 (1980-11-01), Bernard et al.
patent: 4475108 (1984-10-01), Moser
patent: 4484157 (1984-11-01), Helle et al.
patent: 4494081 (1985-01-01), Lea et al.
patent: 4525720 (1985-06-01), Corzine et al.
patent: 4626800 (1986-12-01), Murakami et al.
patent: 4733328 (1988-03-01), Blazej
patent: 4736169 (1988-04-01), Weaver et al.
patent: 4737797 (1988-04-01), Siwiak et al.
patent: 4746925 (1988-05-01), Toriyama
patent: 4792939 (1988-12-01), Hikita et al.
patent: 4799066 (1989-01-01), Deacon
patent: 4835499 (1989-05-01), Pickett
patent: 4835540 (1989-05-01), Haruyama et al.
patent: 4847626 (1989-07-01), Kahler et al.
patent: 4924195 (1990-05-01), Gonda
patent: 4975604 (1990-12-01), Barta
patent: 5166857 (1992-11-01), Avanic et al.
patent: 5173709 (1992-12-01), Lauro et al.
patent: 5212463 (1993-05-01), Babbitt et al.
patent: 5216392 (1993-06-01), Fraser et al.
patent: 5227748 (1993-07-01), Sroka
patent: 5231407 (1993-07-01), McGirr et al.
patent: 5293408 (1994-03-01), Takahashi et al.
patent: 5307033 (1994-04-01), Koscica et al.
patent: 5325099 (1994-06-01), Nemit et al.
patent: 5388021 (1995-02-01), Stahl
patent: 5406163 (1995-04-01), Carson et al.
patent: 5416803 (1995-05-01), Janer
patent: 5427988 (1995-06-01), Sengupta et al.
patent: 5450092 (1995-09-01), Das
patent: 5451915 (1995-09-01), Katzin et al.
patent: 5459123 (1995-10-01), Das
patent: 5472935 (1995-12-01), Yandrofski et al.
patent: 5479139 (1995-12-01), Koscica et al.
patent: 5495215 (1996-02-01), Newell et al.
patent: 5496795 (1996-03-01), Das
patent: 5496796 (1996-03-01), Das
patent: 5499002 (1996-03-01), Kinsman
patent: 5502422 (1996-03-01), Newell et al.
patent: 5525942 (1996-06-01), Horii et al.
patent: 5557286 (1996-09-01), Varadan et al.
patent: 5561307 (1996-10-01), Mihara et al.
patent: 5561407 (1996-10-01), Koscica et al.
patent: 5564086 (1996-10-01), Cygan et al.
patent: 5574410 (1996-11-01), Collins et al.
patent: 5577025 (1996-11-01), Skinner
patent: 5583524 (1996-12-01), Milroy
patent: 5589845 (1996-12-01), Yandrofski
patent: 5600279 (1997-02-01), Mori
patent: 5617104 (1997-04-01), Das
patent: 5640042 (1997-06-01), Koscica et al.
patent: 5649306 (1997-07-01), Vanatta et al.
patent: 5652599 (1997-07-01), Pitta et al.
patent: 5673188 (1997-09-01), Lusher et al.
patent: 5701595 (1997-12-01), Green, Jr.
patent: 5721194 (1998-02-01), Yandrofski et al.
patent: 5729239 (1998-03-01), Rao
patent: 5777524 (1998-07-01), Wojewoda et al.
patent: 5777839 (1998-07-01), Sameshina et al.
patent: 5778308 (1998-07-01), Sroka et al.
patent: 5830591 (1998-11-01), Sengupta et al.
patent: 5834975 (1998-11-01), Bartlett et al.
patent: 5864932 (1999-02-01), Evans et al.
patent: 5870670 (1999-02-01), Ripley
patent: 5880921 (1999-03-01), Tham et al.
patent: 5892486 (1999-04-01), Cook et al.
patent: 5908811 (1999-06-01), Das
patent: 5910994 (1999-06-01), Lane et al.
patent: 5945887 (1999-08-01), Makino et al.
patent: 5965494 (1999-10-01), Terashima et al.
patent: 5973567 (1999-10-01), Heal et al.
patent: 5973568 (1999-10-01), Shapiro et al.
patent: 5986515 (1999-11-01), Sakurai
patent: 5987314 (1999-11-01), Saito
patent: 5990766 (1999-11-01), Zhan et al.
patent: 6008659 (1999-12-01), Traynor
patent: 6018282 (2000-01-01), Tsuda
patent: 6020787 (2000-02-01), Kim et al.
patent: 6026311 (2000-02-01), Willemsen Cortes et al.
patent: 6028561 (2000-02-01), Takei
patent: 6049726 (2000-04-01), Gruenwald et al.
patent: 6052036 (2000-04-01), Enstrom et al.
patent: 6054908 (2000-04-01), Jackson
patent: 6094588 (2000-07-01), Adam
patent: 6097263 (2000-08-01), Mueller et al.
patent: 6101102 (2000-08-01), Brand et al.
patent: 6108191 (2000-08-01), Bruchhaus et al.
patent: 6160524 (2000-12-01), Wilber
patent: 6181777 (2001-01-01), Kiko
patent: 6198441 (2001-03-01), Okabe
patent: 6216020 (2001-04-01), Findikoglu
patent: 6242843 (2001-06-01), Pohjonen et al.
patent: 6272336 (2001-08-01), Appel et al.
patent: 6278383 (2001-08-01), Endo et al.
patent: 6281023 (2001-08-01), Eastep et al.
patent: 6281534 (2001-08-01), Arita et al.
patent: 6285337 (2001-09-01), West et al.
patent: 6292143 (2001-09-01), Romanofsky
patent: 6294964 (2001-09-01), Satoh
patent: 6308051 (2001-10-01), Atokawa
patent: 6327463 (2001-12-01), Welland
patent: 6329959 (2001-12-01), Varadan et al.
patent: 6333719 (2001-12-01), Varadan
patent: 6335710 (2002-01-01), Falk et al.
patent: 6344823 (2002-02-01), Deng
patent: 6359444 (2002-03-01), Grimes
patent: 6362784 (2002-03-01), Kane et al.
patent: 6362789 (2002-03-01), Trumbull et al.
patent: 6384785 (2002-05-01), Kamogawa et al.
patent: 6404304 (2002-06-01), Kwon et al.
patent: 6456236 (2002-09-01), Hauck et al.
patent: 6462628 (2002-10-01), Kondo et al.
patent: 6489860 (2002-12-01), Ohashi
patent: 6503786 (2003-01-01), Klodzinski
patent: 6518850 (2003-02-01), Falk et al.
patent: 6518920 (2003-02-01), Proctor, Jr. et al.
patent: 6522220 (2003-02-01), Yamada et al.
patent: 6525630 (2003-02-01), Zhu et al.
patent: 6525691 (2003-02-01), Varadan et al.
patent: 6531936 (2003-03-01), Chiu et al.
patent: 6559737 (2003-05-01), Nagra et al.
patent: 6571110 (2003-05-01), Patton et al.
patent: 6600456 (2003-07-01), Gothard et al.
patent: 6653977 (2003-11-01), Okabe et al.
patent: 6667723 (2003-12-01), Forrester
patent: 6686817 (2004-02-01), Zhu et al.
patent: 6721293 (2004-04-01), Komulainen et al.
patent: 6727535 (2004-04-01), Sengupta et al.
patent: 6819203 (2004-11-01), Taniguchi
patent: 6842086 (2005-01-01), Zennamo, Jr.
patent: 2001/0026243 (2001-10-01), Koitsalu et al.
patent: 2001/0043159 (2001-11-01), Masuda et al.
patent: 2002/0049064 (2002-04-01), Banno
patent: 2002/0093400 (2002-07-01), Zhu et al.
patent: 2002/0149526 (2002-10-01), Tran et al.
patent: 2002/0149535 (2002-10-01), Toncich
patent: 2002/0175878 (2002-11-01), Toncich
patent: 2003/0062971 (2003-04-01), Tonich
patent: 2003/0134665 (2003-07-01), Kato et al.
patent: 2004/0087280 (2004-05-01), Watanabe et al.
patent: 2004/0162047 (2004-08-01), Kasahara et al.
patent: 2004/0196121 (2004-10-01), Toncich
patent: 2004/0212457 (2004-10-01), Eden et al.
patent: 2004/0263411 (2004-12-01), Fabrega-Sanchez et al.
patent: 2005/0007291 (2005-01-01), Fabrega-Sanchez et al.
patent: 40 36 866 (1991-07-01), None
patent: 100 24 483 (2001-11-01), None
patent: 101 37 753 (2003-02-01), None
patent: 0 125 586 (1984-11-01), None
patent: 0 346 089 (1989-12-01), None
patent: 0 473 373 (1992-03-01), None
patent: 0 531 125 (1993-03-01), None
patent: 0 631 399 (1994-12-01), None
patent: 0 637 131 (1995-02-01), None
patent: 0 680 108 (1995-11-01), None
patent: 0 795 922 (1997-09-01), None
patent: 0 854 567 (1998-07-01), None
patent: 0 872 953 (1998-10-01), None
patent: 0 881 700 (1998-12-01), None
patent: 0 892 459 (1999-01-01), None
patent: 0 909 024 (1999-04-01), None
patent: 1 043 741 (2000-10-01), None
patent: 1 058 333 (2000-12-01), None
patent: 1 248 317 (2002-1

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Apparatus and method for combining electrical signals does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus and method for combining electrical signals, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and method for combining electrical signals will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3802380

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.