Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Hirshfeld, Andrew H. (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of individual circuit component or element
C324S678000, C324S750010, C333S109000, C333S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11096252
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to transmit an initial pulse to a directional coupler, where the initial pulse has an initial amplitude and a timed overshoot of a selected duration. Further activities may include stepping down the initial amplitude to an amplitude approximately equal to the initial amplitude times a mode reflection coefficient squared. A tuning stub may be coupled to a charge line to transmit the initial pulse, and decoupled from the charge line to refrain from receiving an echo pulse associated with the initial pulse.
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Maloney Timothy J.
Poon Steven S.
Hirshfeld Andrew H.
Natalini Jeff
Schwegman Lundberg Woessner & Kluth P.A.
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