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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2013.01); H01P 5/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
A directional coupler includes a main line, a secondary line, and a variable terminator. The variable terminator includes a variable inductor. The variable inductor includes a plurality of inductors coupled in series with each other between an end portion of the secondary line and the ground and switches configured to bypass at least one inductor of the plurality of inductors.