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Surface acoustic wave filter

Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1976-01-02
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Granted: 1977-09-13
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Expires: 1996-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A surface acoustic wave device useful as a notch filter or a narrow-band transmission filter, the device including a periodic metallic grating disposed on a suitable surface acoustic wave supporting substrate in a beam path defined by an input transducer, the grating elements each exhibiting energy storage discontinuities at the extremities thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rolf D. Weglein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 02:52
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H9/00; H03H9/46; H03H9/64; H03H9/6406; H03H9/6423; H03H9/643

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A surface acoustic wave filter comprising: a substrate of material capable of supporting propagating surface acoustic wave energy; input means including an input transducer disposed on said substrate for converting electromagnetic energy to surface acoustic wave energy in said substrate and for causing said surface wave energy to propagate along a first path; output means including an output transducer disposed on said substrate for converting surface acoustic wave energy incident thereon to output electromagnetic energy; and periodic metallic grating means disposed on said substrate in said first path for reflecting a predetermined fraction of surface wave energy from said input transducer in a predetermined relatively narrow frequency band, said grating means including a plurality of parallel metallic elements spaced at least one wavelength apart, said metallic elements being perpendicular to the direction of said first path the reflected energy propagating back toward said input transducer in a reactive mode of operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A surface acoustic wave filter comprising: a substrate of material capable of supporting propagating surface acoustic wave energy; input means including an input transducer disposed on said substrate for converting electromagnetic energy to surface acoustic wave energy in said substrate and for causing said surface wave energy to propagate along a first path; output means including an output transducer disposed on said substrate for converting surface acoustic wave energy incident thereon to output electromagnetic energy; and periodic metallic grating means disposed on said substrate in said first path for reflecting a predetermined fraction of surface wave energy from said input transducer in a predetermined relatively narrow frequency band, said grating means including a plurality of parallel metallic elements spaced at least one wavelength apart, said metallic elements being perpendicular to the direction of said first path the reflected energy propagating back toward said input transducer in a reactive mode of operation.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-09-12 1981-03-14 1981-09-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-09-12 1985-03-14 1985-09-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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