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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Thales, Meudon, FR;
Inventors:
Aymeric Cailleux, Laval, FR;
Laure Hogommat-Chabrot, Laval, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Meudon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/22 (2006.01); H01P 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/222 (2013.01); H01P 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rat-race balun includes a transmission line loop and 4 input-output ports P, P, P, Pconnected to the transmission line loop, the balun being designed to receive a first signal on the port P, and to divide the first signal into a second signal that is delivered to the port Pand a third signal that is delivered to the port P, the second signal and the third signal being in phase opposition with one another, the balun wherein the balun is kidney-shaped and the ports P, Peach comprise at least a first section connected to the transmission line, the first section of the port Pbeing parallel to the first section of the port P.