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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Sigmund Lenz, Aspach, DE;
Achim Strouhal, Murrhardt, DE;
Siegbert Martin, Oppenweiler, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Marconi Commucations GmbH, Backnang, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transition from a waveguide to a microstrip, including a substrate having a plurality of ground surfaces superimposed on one another, the microstrip extending on the substrate and a plurality of through-contacts providing electrical connectivity to the plurality of ground surfaces. Wherein the waveguide includes a waveguide wall with an opening therein, the substrate projecting through the opening into the waveguide such that at least a portion of the microstrip is disposed within the waveguide, at least one of the plurality of ground surfaces being in contact with the waveguide wall.