Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
268 words
Oscillator apparatus comprising: a plurality of transistor means; a plurality of impedance matching means, each of said plurality of impedance matching means being connected to an associated one of said plurality of transistor means respectively; load matching circuit means for receiving output signals from each of said plurality of transistor means through respective ones of said plurality of impedance matching means when said plurality of transistor means are energized and adapted to apply said output signals to load means to be energized; and high Q tuned circuit means electrically connected intermediate said plurality of impedance matching means and said load matching circuit means, said high Q tuned circuit means exhibiting a value of loaded Q which is sufficient to substantially determine the oscillation frequency of said oscillator apparatus independently of the values of loaded Q exhibited by each of said plurality of impedance matching means and said load matching circuit means, each of said plurality of impedance matching means being individually adjustable and connected to input means present in said high Q tuned circuit means to thereby match the output impedance of the respective transistor means connected thereto to the input impedance of said input means present in said high Q tuned circuit means whereby each of said plurality of transistor means in combination with respective ones of said plurality of impedance matching means form individual power sharing branch circuits, said plurality of impedance matching means serving to match at least the resistance exhibited by the transistor means associated therewith to said high Q tuned circuit means and said load circuit means serving to provide appropriate power transfer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
268 words
Oscillator apparatus comprising: a plurality of transistor means; a plurality of impedance matching means, each of said plurality of impedance matching means being connected to an associated one of said plurality of transistor means respectively; load matching circuit means for receiving output signals from each of said plurality of transistor means through respective ones of said plurality of impedance matching means when said plurality of transistor means are energized and adapted to apply said output signals to load means to be energized; and high Q tuned circuit means electrically connected intermediate said plurality of impedance matching means and said load matching circuit means, said high Q tuned circuit means exhibiting a value of loaded Q which is sufficient to substantially determine the oscillation frequency of said oscillator apparatus independently of the values of loaded Q exhibited by each of said plurality of impedance matching means and said load matching circuit means, each of said plurality of impedance matching means being individually adjustable and connected to input means present in said high Q tuned circuit means to thereby match the output impedance of the respective transistor means connected thereto to the input impedance of said input means present in said high Q tuned circuit means whereby each of said plurality of transistor means in combination with respective ones of said plurality of impedance matching means form individual power sharing branch circuits, said plurality of impedance matching means serving to match at least the resistance exhibited by the transistor means associated therewith to said high Q tuned circuit means and said load circuit means serving to provide appropriate power transfer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the adjustment of said plurality of impedance matching means is effective to vary only the resistive portion of the overall impedance of said oscillator apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the adjustment of one of said plurality of impedance matching means is effective to match the output impedance of the transistor means connected thereto with the input impedance of said input means present in said high Q tuning circuit means but ineffective to cause adverse effects in any of said plurality of transistor means connected to others of said plurality of impedance matching means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of said plurality of impedance matching means is electrically isolated from said load matching circuit means by said high Q tuning circuit means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said high Q tuning circuit means comprises cavity resonator means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said cavity resonator means comprises semicoaxial cavity resonator means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein each of said plurality of impedance matchIng means comprises variable reactance means and a coupling disc means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said variable reactance means comprises a plurality of variable capacitor means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each of said plurality of transistor means are adapted to be energized from a common source of potential.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein each of said plurality of transistor means is provided with separate biasing circuit means whereby each of said individual power sharing branch circuits is electrically similar and connected in parallel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein each of said plurality of transistor means is connected to its respective impedance matching means at the base electrode thereof.