Telecommunications – Transmitter – Including tuning
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-17
2003-12-02
Tran, Pablon (Department: 2685)
Telecommunications
Transmitter
Including tuning
C455S091000, C455S129000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06658239
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to transmitters and, in particular, to an integrated transmitter with automatic antenna tuning.
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Elder Joseph S.
Islam Mohammed D.
Yestrebsky Joseph T.
Bever Hoffman & Harms LLP
Kubodera John M.
Micrel Incorporated
Parsons James E.
Tran Pablon
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