Telecommunications – Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter – Modulation distortion or cross talk correction or elimination
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
Tran, Pablo N. (Department: 2685)
Telecommunications
Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter
Modulation distortion or cross talk correction or elimination
C455S326000, C455S341000, C330S296000, C327S359000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06856796
ABSTRACT:
Circuits and methods that improve linearity with use of cancellation of at least a portion, and preferably, substantially all of, at least one significant harmonic from the output of a primary circuit, e.g., the 3rdharmonic, using the output of a substantially functionally identical auxiliary circuit.
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Ding Yongwang
Harjani Ramesh
Mueting Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Tran Pablo N.
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