Patents
US 8766742 B2: Integrated hybrid-direct couplers
- Granted
- 2014-07-01
- Filed
- 2012-03-23 application 13428953
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
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Abstract
An integrated coupler may vertically integrate a hybrid coupler and a directional coupler. The hybrid coupler may include a first quarter-wave metallic strip dielectrically coupled to a second quarter-wave strip. The directional coupler may include the second quarter-wave metallic strip dielectrically coupled to a third metallic strip. The first quarter-wave metallic strip may receive a first input signal. The second quarter-wave metallic strip may receive a second input signal, and it may superimpose the first quarter-wave metallic strip along a vertical space, so as to combine power received from the first input signal and the second input signal to form an output signal. The third quarter-wave metallic strip may superimpose the second quarter-wave metallic strip along the vertical space, so as to sample the output signal of the second quarter-wave metallic strip.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140701.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Interconnect Microwave Components, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Stuart, FL | SMITHS INTERCONNECT MICROWAVE COMPONENTS, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Torsiello | Stuart, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Bailly | West Melbourne, FL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Davidsson | Jensen Beach, FL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01P | Waveguides; resonators, lines, or other devices of the waveguide type | H01P5/187 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-25 | Name change Change of name | INTERCONNECT DEVICES, INC. signed 2017-07-31 | SMITHS INTERCONNECT AMERICAS, INC. WILMINGTON,, DE | 48682/212 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-03-25 | Merger Merger | SMITHS INTERCONNECT MICROWAVE COMPONENTS, INC. signed 2017-07-31 | INTERCONNECT DEVICES, INC. WILMINGTON,, DE | 48682/201 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-03-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAILLY, MARK signed 2012-03-23 DAVIDSSON, PAUL signed 2012-03-23 TORSIELLO, ROB signed 2012-03-23 | SMITHS INTERCONNECT MICROWAVE COMPONENTS, INC. STUART, FL | 27968/362 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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