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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8014746 | External request type function control system, terminal device, external request type function control method, and external request type function control program A function control information transmitter 30 transmits function control information 40 for controlling the function of a terminal device 10 such as a mobile telephone. When the terminal device (mobile telephone 10) receives the function ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7904051 | External request type function control system, terminal device, external request type function control method, and external request type function control program A function control information transmitter 30 transmits function control information 40 for controlling the function of a terminal device 10 such as a mobile telephone. When the terminal device (mobile telephone 10) receives the function ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899432 | Submillimeter wave heterodyne receiver In an embodiment, a submillimeter wave heterodyne receiver includes a finline ortho-mode transducer comprising thin tapered metallic fins deposited on a thin dielectric substrate to separate a vertically polarized electromagnetic mode from a horizontally polarized e... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7512394 | Wideband up-conversion mixer An up-conversion mixer includes a first and a second hybrid couplers and a first and a second traveling-wave mixers is disclosed. The first hybrid coupler receives an input intermediate frequency (IF) signal and produces a first IF signal (IF1) and a second I... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509112 | Wideband image rejection mixer An image rejection mixer including a first and a second hybrid couplers and a first and a second traveling-wave mixers is disclosed. The first hybrid coupler divides an input radio frequency (RF) signal to a first RF signal and a second RF signal, the second RF sign... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7359672 | Apparatus and method for frequency conversion An apparatus for frequency up conversion and down conversion using frequency multiplier circuits. The frequency multiplier circuits receive a lower frequency signal and are operated in a forward direction to provide a higher frequency output. The same frequency mult... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351917 | Vents with signal image for signal return path A method, structure, and method of design relating an electrical structure that includes a metal voltage plane laminated to a dielectric substrate. A determination is made as to where to place an opening for venting gases generated during fabrication of the dielectr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349676 | Upconverter An upconverter receives an intermediate frequency (IF) modulated signal on a port (5) and a local oscillator carrier signal at a port (6). A comb generator (13-15) generates a comb-like waveform from the carrier signal, the waveform havin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342468 | RF filter tuning system and method An apparatus comprises a radio frequency filter and a dielectric material configured to alter the frequency response of the RF filter, wherein said dielectric material is located in proximity to said RF filter. The apparatus may be useful in a satellite antenna syst... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339453 | Differential mode inductor with a center tap A differential mode inductor includes a first inductor lead that receives a current. A first arm receives the current from the first inductor lead. A center tap receives the current from the first arm. A second arm receives the current from the center tap. The secon... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336221 | High frequency package, transmitting and receiving module and wireless equipment A multilayer dielectric substrate includes a first signal via, a second signal via, an internal-layer signal line, an internal-layer ground conductor, and ground vias. The first signal via is connected to a bias-and-control-signal terminal of a high-frequency semico... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324796 | Low temperature co-fired ceramic sub-harmonic mixer A sub harmonic mixer has improved electrical performance in a small package size. The mixer has a low temperature co-fired ceramic substrate. Coupled lines are located within the substrate and connected to an LO port, an RF port and an intermediate frequency port. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324039 | Short-range automotive radar transceiver Automotive vehicle including a radar transceiver each including a heterodyne active IMPATT multiplier module arranged to receive a signal from a VCO, a first balance mixer arranged to receive a signal from a VCO, a second balance mixer arranged to receive a signal f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321735 | Optical down-converter using universal frequency translation technology A method and system for converting an optical signal to electrical information signals, including demodulated baseband information signals and modulated baseband signals at multiple harmonics. In an embodiment, the optical information signal is amplitude modulated w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315192 | CMOS-based receiver for communications applications A receiver and receiver front end having multiple independent differential inputs, multiple independent differential low-noise amplifiers, and two sets of double-balanced IQ mixers. The double-balanced mixers include cross-coupled PMOS devices that dynamically injec... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302249 | High dynamic range mixer apparatus and balun therefor A wide dynamic range mixer which has a high linearity passive balun fabricated on a Si substrate for receiving an input RF signal and an active balun for receiving a local oscillator signal. The active balun includes high frequency, low voltage SiGe transistors to a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301419 | Filtering type frequency switching circuit Two lines Ai1 (i=1 or 2) are connected to an input terminal In. The line Ai1 is grounded via a capacitor Ci1. The line Ai1 and a line Bi1 form a coupled line. One end of the line Bi1 is connected to a pos... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301403 | Low noise amplifier with switch gain control This invention presents a low noise amplifier with switching gain control, comprising an amplifier having an impedance matching circuit a switch circuit, a signal amplifying branch circuit, a switch control circuit, a signal attenuating circuit and a current bias ci... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295826 | Integrated frequency translation and selectivity with gain control functionality, and applications thereof Methods and apparatuses for frequency selectivity and frequency translation, and applications for such methods and apparatuses, are described herein. The method includes steps of filtering an input signal, and down-converting the filtered input signal. The filtering... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292835 | Wireless and wired cable modem applications of universal frequency translation technology Frequency translation and applications of same are described herein, including cable modem applications. Such applications include, but are not limited to, frequency down-conversion, frequency up-conversion, enhanced signal reception, unified down-conversion and fil... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282982 | Mixer-system with gain-blocks and switches Mixer-systems comprising gain-blocks (1-4) and switches (5-8) have a flexibility depending upon their configuration (insight) and are made more flexible (basic idea) by supplying data input signals to the gain-blocks (1-4) a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283345 | PCB trace coupling system for providing high voltage isolation A printed circuit board trace coupling system for providing high voltage isolation includes a driving circuit, a coupling transformer including a printed circuit board trace, and a receiving circuit. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277056 | Stacked patch antennas In various exemplary embodiments, an antenna assembly includes a first patch antenna and a second patch antenna. The first patch antenna includes a first feed point and is tuned to a first frequency. The second patch antenna includes a second feed point and is tuned... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263343 | Frequency converter and radio communication device using same A frequency converter that performs dual frequency conversion is provided. The frequency converter restricts noise occurrence and enables signal transfer with good linearity. The frequency converter performs dual conversion of a first signal (RF(+) and RF(−)) by u... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245192 | Coupler with edge and broadside coupled sections Couplers are disclosed that include first and second mutually coupled conductors. The coupled conductors may be regular or irregular in configuration, and for example, may be linear, including rectilinear or with one or more curves, bends or turns, such as forming a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242236 | Mixer circuit with phase-shifted radio frequency signal A mixer includes two transistor circuits, two control inputs, two RF inputs and two IF outputs, wherein, for switch-support, there are provided positive feedback elements and impedance elements, by which intermodulation strength, stability and noise performance of t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236378 | Signal distribution to a plurality of circuit units A device for distributing a signal, in particular a clock signal or a command/address signal from a signal source to a plurality of circuit units, includes a transformer. The transformer has a primary winding receiving the signal from the signal source. Further, the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236760 | Tuner for reception of a broadband radio frequency signal A tuner is provided for selecting a channel from a broadband radio frequency input signal containing a plurality of channels, such as a terrestrial broadcast signal. The tuner has an input which supplies the broadband signal to a filter. The output of the filter is ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7206566 | Apparatus and method for frequency conversion An apparatus for frequency up conversion and down conversion using frequency multiplier circuits. The frequency multiplier circuits receive a lower frequency signal and are operated in a forward direction to provide a higher frequency output. The same frequency mult... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199684 | Filter circuit with a filter stage and balun on a single substrate A filter circuit comprises a balanced port, an unbalanced port and a substrate. A series circuit of a filter stage and a balun is disposed between the balanced port and the unbalanced port. The balun and the filter stage are formed on the substrate. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193576 | Ultra wideband bow-tie slot antenna A slot antenna includes an insulation substrate, a metal layer provided on the insulation substrate, a slot formed in the metal layer, and a feeding part connected to the metal layer. The slot is symmetric with respect to a centerline. When an x-y coordinate system ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187337 | Planar antenna with slot line A slot-line planar antenna has a substrate, an outer conductor disposed on one principal surface of the substrate and having an opening defined therein, an inner conductor disposed on the one principal surface of the substrate and positioned within the opening, the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180402 | Phase modulation in RF tag A radio frequency (RF) communication system employs phase-modulated backscatter signals for RF communication from an RF tag to an interrogator. The interrogator transmits a continuous wave interrogation signal to the RF tag, which based on an information code stored... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170365 | Ultrafast sampler with non-parallel shockline An ultrafast sampling system includes an interposer and a sampler that include series of Schottky diodes configured with a non-parallel waveguide to form shocklines or nonlinear transmission line (NLTLs) that produce a differential strobe pulse. The shocklines are d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167698 | Balanced sub-harmonic mixer A wide band mixer is provided that mitigates local oscillator leakage. A LO signal is provided to a 180 degree splitter that provides a first intermediate LO signal and a second intermediate LO signal 180° out of phase from one another. Since both the first and sec... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164903 | Integrated N-way Wilkinson power divider/combiner An integrated N-way Wilkinson power divider is described. In one embodiment, the N-way Wilkinson power divider uses a conductor layer with a cross-over (or cross-under) resistor insulated from the conducting layer by an insulating bridge. In one embodiment, the widt... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164902 | Filter-integrated even-harmonic mixer and hi-frequency radio communication device using the same Configuration of a connection between an even-harmonic mixer and a filter is simplified, thereby enabling size reduction. An even-harmonic mixer and a high-frequency bandpass filter are connected to each other via a transmission line, thereby forming a filter-integr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7149494 | Demultiplexer and communication device A demultiplexer includes an antenna terminal, a reception filter connected to the antenna terminal, a transmission filter connected in parallel to the reception filter with respect to the antenna terminal and having a pass band center frequency that is different fro... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138887 | Coupler with lateral extension A coupler is disclosed that includes first and second mutually coupled spirals or loops disposed on opposite sides of a dielectric substrate. The substrate may be formed of one or more layers and the loops may have a number of turns appropriate for a given applicati... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138954 | Antenna assembly comprising a surface dipole An improved antenna assembly, wherein: the opposing end regions of the dipole halves are each electrically connected to a respective connection line; the connection lines lead to two amplifiers; the outputs of both amplifiers are connected to the two inputs of a tra... | 11/21/2006 |
