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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:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alexander MacMullen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Technology Service Corporation, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/302 ;
Abstract
An improved process and apparatus for measuring performance characteristics of microwave power components. The invention involves the use of a rotating phase reference technique to improve measurement. The process and apparatus result in fast, accurate, reproducible determination of the desired properties. In addition, the apparatus of the present invention is lightweight, compact, and portable.