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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Space Systems/loral, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ali Shayegani, Los Altos, CA (US);
Will Caven, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Hoffmeister, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gerald Murdock, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Space Systems/Loral, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arrangement is disclosed for providing the functionality of a four port, four channel rotary switch. The arrangement includes a first four port rotary microwave switch, the first switch including a first rotor and a first set of four waveguide ports, and a second four port rotary microwave switch, communicatively coupled to the first switch, the second switch including a second rotor and a second set of four waveguide ports. Each of the first switch and the second switch has at most three channels.