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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Hornak, Portola Valley, CA (US);
William J McFarland, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F / ; H03F / ; H03D / ; H03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3302 / ; 3301 / ; 330165 ; 330166 ; 330167 ;
Abstract
A circuit for combining first and second signals having the same frequency. The signals have a relative phase shift, 2a(t). The circuit generates a signal that is proportional to the sum or difference of signals. The circuit appears to be a resistive load; however, the circuit can be constructed from purely reactive circuit elements, and hence, does not dissipate energy. In one embodiment, the circuit is constructed from a transformer and two LC circuits in which the capacitance is varied in response to a(t). The circuit may be used to construct a high efficiency RF amplification stage.