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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:
Aug. 05, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2011
Applicants:

Timothy Bernhardt, Meriden, CT (US);

Jari Taskila, Meriden, CT (US);

Yunchi Zhang, Wallingford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Timothy Bernhardt, Meriden, CT (US);

Jari Taskila, Meriden, CT (US);

Yunchi Zhang, Wallingford, CT (US);

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/203 (2006.01); H03H 7/01 (2006.01); H01P 7/06 (2006.01); H03H 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/20345 (2013.01); H01P 1/203 (2013.01); H03H 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a support assembly for a planar filter. The assembly includes a u-shaped housing with angled surfaces at the inner corners of the u-shape, a first dielectric plate having a first angled surface in contact with one of the angled surfaces of the housing, a second dielectric plate having a second angled surface in contact with the other angled surface of the housing, at least one compressible ring, and a cover. The planar filter is supported between the first dielectric plate and the second dielectric plate. The cover compresses the compressible ring to apply downward force on the first and second dielectric plates. The downward force is translated to an inward force by the angled surfaces of the housing. The angled surfaces of the housing apply an inward force on the first dielectric plate and the second dielectric plate.


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