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L-band switchable narrow bandstop filter

Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1969-09-29
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Granted: 1971-07-13
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Expires: 1989-09-29
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Abstract

Abstract An air stripline filter has one or more loosely coupled parallel resonators. Each resonator has a shunt PIN diode tapped thereto. When the diode is forward biased by a reversible bias circuit the narrowband rejection notch of the filter is moved forward in frequency.

Inventors

  • 👤 Reed E Fisher

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 19:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/201; H01P1/203; H01P1/2039

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A switchable, narrow bandstop, stripline filter having at least one resonator loosely coupled to said stripline, wherein said stripline has at least one ground plane; shorting connected between one end of the resonator and the ground plane; and a PIN diode connected between a predetermined point on the resonator and the ground plane; and a bias circuit connected to selectively forward or reverse bias said diode, wherein said filter highly attenuates only signals of a first arrow frequency band when the diode is reversed bias, and highly attenuates only a second narrow frequency band when said diode is forward biased.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A switchable, narrow bandstop, stripline filter having at least one resonator loosely coupled to said stripline, wherein said stripline has at least one ground plane; shorting connected between one end of the resonator and the ground plane; and a PIN diode connected between a predetermined point on the resonator and the ground plane; and a bias circuit connected to selectively forward or reverse bias said diode, wherein said filter highly attenuates only signals of a first arrow frequency band when the diode is reversed bias, and highly attenuates only a second narrow frequency band when said diode is forward biased.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
A filter as set forth in claim 1, wherein said filter is an air dielectric stripline having two ground planes; said filter having more than one resonator; and a like number of diodes and shorting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
A filter as set forth in claim 2 wherein each resonator has a length equal to one-fourth of the wavelength of the midfrequency of said first frequency band; and said predetermined point on each resonator is one sixth of the resonator''s length towards the end of the resonator connected to the shorting means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-07-12 1975-01-11 1975-07-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-07-12 1979-01-11 1979-07-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-07-12 1983-01-11 1983-07-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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