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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:

Roger L. Clark, Windham, NH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/18 ; H01P 7/00 ; H01P 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 5/18 ; H01P 7/00 ; H01P 7/08 ;
Abstract

A transmission line configured as a looped-stub resonator is disclosed, which can be used as a frequency selective element for an oscillator, such as a VCO of a phase locked loop. The transmission line is a fraction of an electrical wavelength, and can be embedded to provide an inner resonant layer of an overall layered structure. The transmission line is formed into a loop or multiple loops and may be terminated with a capacitor, short circuit, or open circuit. In the embedded case, dielectric insulating material can be used to surround the transmission line on top and bottom surfaces as layers. In addition, electrically conducting material layers can be used to surround the dielectric insulating material.


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