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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Maury Microwave, Inc., Ontario, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Dudkiewicz, Toronto, CA;
Gary R. Simpson, Fontana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Maury Microwave, Inc., Ontario, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/38 (2006.01); H03H 7/40 (2006.01); H01P 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/40 (2013.01); H01P 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mechanical impedance tuner has at least two probe carriages mounted for movement along an axis parallel to the center conductor. The at least two probe carriages including a first probe carriage and a second probe carriage. Each probe carriage has at least N probes where N is an integer equal to or greater than one, and at least one of the N probes is mechanically different or of different nominal geometry from the probes on at least one of the other carriages so that each such probe has an non-identical frequency response.