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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:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Ken Hersey, Clarksville, MD (US);
Khosro Shamsaifar, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Louise C. Sengupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Inventors:
Ken Hersey, Clarksville, MD (US);
Khosro Shamsaifar, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Louise C. Sengupta, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Paratek Microwave, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a radio frequency switch capable of using tunable dielectric capacitors as the switching element for a plurality of cross connected ports. Further, the RF switching may be accomplished by creating an RF short at a tee within said apparatus by the combination of transmission lines and the impedance provided by the tunable dielectric capacitor.