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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:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolph Menna, Harleysville, PA (US);
Philip Miguelez, Warminster, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 1/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 1/132 ;
Abstract
The RF transformer of the present invention couples a transmission line between a magnetic transformer and a balun. The location and function of the transmission line improves frequency response across a wide operational bandwidth by permitting the circuit to be tuned, thereby providing a greater degree of impedance matching.