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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:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Mazzochette, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lamina Ceramics, Westampton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/00 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, coupled transmission lines are fabricated in forms that are tolerant of manufacturing variation or can be readily tuned. In accordance with a first embodiment, the transmission line is formed with alternating overlapping edges for enhanced manufacturing tolerance. In a second embodiment, the line is provided one or more overlapping adjustment regions to permit tuning. A third embodiment has both alternating overlapping edges and one or more tuning regions.