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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:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2010
Applicants:

Hans-olof Vickes, Särö, SE;

Joakim Nilsson, Mölndal, SE;

Inventors:

Hans-Olof Vickes, Särö, SE;

Joakim Nilsson, Mölndal, SE;

Assignee:

SAAB AB, Linköping, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/32 (2006.01); H03H 11/36 (2006.01); H03F 3/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/362 (2013.01); H03F 3/604 (2013.01); H03F 3/607 (2013.01);
Abstract

An active circulator for a microwave system. The microwave system includes at least one front-end arrangement. Each front-end arrangement includes a power amplifier function arranged to deliver an amplified output signal via a circulator function to an antenna in a transmit mode. A low noise amplifier function is arranged to amplify an input signal from the antenna via the circulator function in a receive mode. The circulator function is arranged to direct a signal flow between the transmit and receive modes. Each front-end arrangement includes one active circulator. The active circulator includes the power amplifier function, the low noise amplifier function and the circulator function of directing a signal flow. The functions integrated into one module. Also, a method to manufacture the active circulator.


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