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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Rfaxis, Inc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Oleksandr Gorbachov, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
RFAXIS, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/18 (2013.01); H01P 5/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A directional coupler with increased directivity and reduced overall footprint area is disclosed. There is an input port, an output port, a coupled port, and a ballasting port. A primary chain of serially connected inductors is connected to the input port and the output port, while a secondary chain of serially connected inductors is connected to the coupled port and the ballasting port. A first compensation capacitor is connected to the input port and the coupled port, and a second compensation capacitor is connected to the input port and the ballasting port.