US4613989A — Police radar warning receiver

Claim 1

Independent Claim 113 words

A microwave apparatus, comprising: an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave section disposed therebetween, each said section having a top wall confronting a portion of said bottom wall and having confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner, cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; at least a portion of said bottom wall outer surface defining a portion of one side of a multi-sided housing adpated to enclose said top, left and right walls of said cavities.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 113 words

A microwave apparatus, comprising: an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave section disposed therebetween, each said section having a top wall confronting a portion of said bottom wall and having confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner, cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; at least a portion of said bottom wall outer surface defining a portion of one side of a multi-sided housing adpated to enclose said top, left and right walls of said cavities.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 64 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: first mounting means in said oscillator section top wall for mounting tunable microwave oscillator circuitry for projection into said oscillator cavity, and second mounting means in said mixer section topwall for mounting microwave mixer circuitry for projection into said mixer cavity, said outer surface of said bottom wall being free of circuitry and mounting means therefor.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 52 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly towards said oscillator section mounting means for maintaining circuitry in said oscillator section mounting means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 52 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly towards said mixer section mounting means for maintaining circuitry in said mixer section mounting means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 23 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 2 wherein said portion of one side of a multi-sided housing is further adapted to enclose said circuitry.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 59 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 2 wherein said bottom wall outer surface substantially defines a first plane, said apparatus further comprising a lateral extension having an outer surface lying substantially in said first plane and defining a second portion of said one side of said multi-sided housing adapted to enclose said top, left and right walls and said circuitry.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 19 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 6 wherein said lateral extension is integral with a portion of said bottom wall.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 15 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 7 wherein said structure is a unitary, integral metal structure.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 16 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 7 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 55 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bottom wall outer surface substantially defines a first plane, said apparatus further comprising a lateral extension having an outer surface lying substantially in said first plane and defining a second portion of one side of a multi-sided housing adapted to enclose said top, left and right walls.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 19 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 10 wherein said lateral extension is integral with a portion of said bottom wall.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 15 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 11 wherein said structure is a unitary, integral metal structure.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 16 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 11 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 222 words

A police radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna adapted to receive a police microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a first pair of confronting, spaced apart walls, one being a top wall the other being a portion of said bottom wall, and a second pair of confronting, spaced apart left and right walls perpendicular to said first pair of walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; operating circuitry including tunable microwave oscillator means and microwave mixer means mounted to one said wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively, said tunable microwave oscillator means projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating a local microwave oscillator signal, said microwave mixer means projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing a received police microwave radar signal with said local microwave oscillator signal to produce an output signal; and a multi-sided housing enclosing said cavities and said operating circuitry, said bottom wall outer surface defining a portion of the exterior surfaces of one side of said multi-sided housing.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 222 words

A police radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna adapted to receive a police microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a first pair of confronting, spaced apart walls, one being a top wall the other being a portion of said bottom wall, and a second pair of confronting, spaced apart left and right walls perpendicular to said first pair of walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; operating circuitry including tunable microwave oscillator means and microwave mixer means mounted to one said wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively, said tunable microwave oscillator means projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating a local microwave oscillator signal, said microwave mixer means projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing a received police microwave radar signal with said local microwave oscillator signal to produce an output signal; and a multi-sided housing enclosing said cavities and said operating circuitry, said bottom wall outer surface defining a portion of the exterior surfaces of one side of said multi-sided housing.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 35 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 wherein said tunable microwave oscillator means and said microwave mixer means are each mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 15 wherein said structure is a unitary, integral metal structure.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 18 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 15 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 62 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 15 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said mixer section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said microwave mixer means mounted to said mixer section top wall.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 63 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 15 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said oscillator section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said tunable microwave oscillator means mounted to said oscillator section top wall.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 75 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section wall to which said microwave mixer means is mounted, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said mixer section wall to which said microwave mixer means is mounted, for maintaining at least a portion of said microwave mixer means mounted to said mixer section wall.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 78 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section wall to which said tunable microwave oscillator means is mounted, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said oscillator section wall to which said tunable microwave oscillator means is mounted, for maintaining at least a portion of said tunable microwave oscillator means mounted to said oscillator section wall.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 21 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 wherein said bottom wall outer surface and said one housing side are integral.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 35 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 22 wherein said tunable microwave oscillator means and said microwave mixer means are each mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 23 wherein said structure is a unitary, integral metal structure.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 138 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 wherein said oscillator section first pair of wall inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially parallel and said oscillator section second pair of wall inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially parallel; end wall means disposed between said oscillator and mixer cavities and substantially perpendicular to the inner cavity-facing surfaces of said oscillator section walls for passing only a portion of said local microwave oscillator signal from said oscillator cavity into said mixer cavity whereby microwave oscillation can be maintained in said oscillator cavity; said tunable microwave oscillator means including a first semiconductor device mounted within said oscillator cavity, said first semiconductor device having a central axis equidistant from both said inner cavity-facing surfaces of said second pair of oscillator section walls and spaced rearwardly of said end wall means a predetermined distance L.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 74 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 25, said first semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the police radar warning receiver further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said oscillator section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said first semiconductor device, for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 28 wherein said first semiconductor device is a Gunn diode.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 77 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 25 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces of said second pair of oscillator section walls are spaced apart a predetermined distance W as determined by the formula: ##EQU5## wherein C=velocity of light; L>W; and f o is in the approximate range of twelve GHz to twelve and one-half GHz and said local microwave oscillator signal is at a frequency of approximately 11.55 GHz when said tunable microwave oscillator means is tuned.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 21 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 28 wherein L is in the approximate range of seven-tenth inch to eight-tenth inch.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 29 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 28 wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 31 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 18 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 32 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 28 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 106 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 14 further comprising end wall means disposed between said oscillator and mixer cavities for passing a portion of said local microwave oscillator signal from said oscillator cavity into said mixer cavity; said microwave mixer means including a semiconductor device having a central axis and mounted within said mixer cavity, said semiconductor device central axis lying along a mixing plane being spaced forwardly of and substantially parallel to said end wall means; and said horn section terminating at its forwardmost end in an aperture adapted to receive police microwave radar signals, said aperture being spaced forwardly of said mixing plane.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 16 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 35 wherein said semiconductor device is a mixer diode.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 72 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 35, said semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the police radar warning receiver further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said mixer section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said semiconductor device, for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 81 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 35 further comprising: microwave impedance transformation means mounted within said horn and mixer sections and mounted to at least a portion of said inner cavity-facing surfaces of said top and bottom mixer and horn section walls for providing a substantially smooth impedance transformation from a free-space impedance of a plane wave at said horn aperture to a propagation mode impedance at said mixing plane, said propagation mode impedance being less than said free-space impedance.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 72 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 38, said semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the police radar warning receiver further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said mixer section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said semiconductor device, for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 69 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 38 wherein said microwave impedance transformation means comprises a pair of spaced apart confronting ridges to define a gap therebetween, each said ridge being integral with and projecting inwardly from its associated top or bottom wall, said ridges having a lengthwise central axis being located approximately equidistant from said second pair of wall inner cavity-facing surfaces of said horn and mixer sections.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 19 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 40 wherein said confronting ridges are each slightly wider than one-eighth inch.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 16 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 40 wherein said semiconductor device is a mixer diode.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 25 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 40 wherein said horn aperture is substantially parallel to, and approximately two inches forward of, said mixing plane.

Claim 46

Dependent Claim 50 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 43 wherein said gap is approximately five-hundredth inch at said mixing plane and wherein said gap increases continuously to form a log taper wherein said gap is greater than about four-tenth inch at about one and three-tenth inch forwardly of said mixing plane.

Claim 47

Dependent Claim 105 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 28 wherein said tunable microwave oscillator means further includes microwave tuner means projecting into said oscillator cavity, the extent of said projection being adjustable, for tuning said tunable microwave oscillator means, said microwave tuner means having a central axis spaced (a) rearwardly of said end wall means a predetermined distance T 1 and (b) a predetermined distance T 2 away from a selected one of said inner cavity-facing surfaces of said second pair of oscillator section walls wherein T 1 is in the approximate range of L/2 inch to L inch and T 2 is approximately W/2 inch.

Claim 48

Dependent Claim 22 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein L is in the approximate range of seven tenth inch to eight-tenth inch.

Claim 49

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 46 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 50

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 51

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 48 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 52

Dependent Claim 22 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein T 1 is in the approximate range of 0.42 inch to 0.48 inch.

Claim 53

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 50 wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 54

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 51 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 55

Dependent Claim 15 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein T 1 is approximately 0.45 inch.

Claim 56

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 53 wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 57

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 54 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 58

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein said microwave tuner means includes a rod-shaped member.

Claim 59

Dependent Claim 22 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 56 wherein said rod-shaped member is threadably received in a wall of said oscillator section.

Claim 60

Dependent Claim 16 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 56 wherein said rod-shaped member is comprised of alumina.

Claim 61

Dependent Claim 18 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 62

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein said first semiconductor device is a Gunn diode.

Claim 63

Dependent Claim 100 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 45 wherein said end wall means includes an iris having a predetermined width WI and a predetermined height HI, said iris being centered in said end wall means; said tunable microwave oscillator means further comprising a second semiconductor device mounted within said oscillator cavity, said second semiconductor device having a central axis spaced rearwardly a predetermined distance V 1 from said end wall means and spaced from a selected one of said inner surfaces of said second pair of oscillator section walls a predetermined distance V 2 as determined by the equation ##EQU6##

Claim 64

Dependent Claim 21 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein L is in the approximate range of seven-tenth inch to eight-tenth inch.

Claim 65

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 62 wherein W is approximately five-eighth inch.

Claim 66

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein V 1 is less than approximately four-tenth inch.

Claim 67

Dependent Claim 15 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein V 1 is approximately one-quarter inch.

Claim 68

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 65, wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 69

Dependent Claim 22 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 66, wherein T 1 is in the approximate range of 0.42 inch to 0.48 inch.

Claim 70

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein V 2 is less than about 0.15 inch.

Claim 71

Dependent Claim 15 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein V 2 is approximately one-tenth inch.

Claim 72

Dependent Claim 14 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 69, wherein L is approximately three-quarter inch.

Claim 73

Dependent Claim 22 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 70, wherein T 1 is in the approximate range of 0.42 inch to 0.48 inch.

Claim 74

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein said first semiconductor device is a Gunn diode.

Claim 75

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 72 wherein said second semiconductor device is a varactor diode.

Claim 76

Dependent Claim 17 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61 wherein said second semiconductor device is a varactor diode.

Claim 77

Dependent Claim 74 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61, said second semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the police radar warning receiver further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said oscillator section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said second semiconductor device, for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 78

Dependent Claim 127 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 61, said first semiconductor device having at least a first terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, said second semiconductor having at least a second terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the police radar warning receiver further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said oscillator section top wall; first cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said first cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said first semiconductor device, for maintaining said first terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall; and second cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said second cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said second semiconductor device, for maintaining said second terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 79

Dependent Claim 238 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a first pair of confronting, spaced apart walls, one being a top wall the other being a portion of said bottom wall, and a second pair of confronting, spaced apart left and right walls perpendicular to said first pair of walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; operating circuitry including tunable microwave oscillator means and microwave mixer means mounted to one said wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively, said tunable microwave oscillator means projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating a local microwave oscillator signal, said microwave mixer means projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing a received microwave radar signal with said local microwave oscillator signal to produce an output signal; and a multi-sided housing enclosing said operating circuitry and said right, left and top walls of said antenna, said housing including a lateral extension having a substantially flat outer surface defining a first plane, said antenna bottom wall outer surface being substantially flat and lying in said first plane.

Claim 80

Dependent Claim 238 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a bottom wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a first pair of confronting, spaced apart walls, one being a top wall the other being a portion of said bottom wall, and a second pair of confronting, spaced apart left and right walls perpendicular to said first pair of walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, each said wall having an inner cavity-facing surface and an outer surface; operating circuitry including tunable microwave oscillator means and microwave mixer means mounted to one said wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively, said tunable microwave oscillator means projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating a local microwave oscillator signal, said microwave mixer means projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing a received microwave radar signal with said local microwave oscillator signal to produce an output signal; and a multi-sided housing enclosing said operating circuitry and said right, left and top walls of said antenna, said housing including a lateral extension having a substantially flat outer surface defining a first plane, said antenna bottom wall outer surface being substantially flat and lying in said first plane.

Claim 81

Dependent Claim 75 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 77 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section wall to which said microwave mixer means is mounted, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said mixer section wall to which said microwave mixer means is mounted, for maintaining at least a portion of said microwave mixer means mounted to said mixer section wall.

Claim 82

Dependent Claim 78 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 77 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section wall to which said tunable microwave oscillator means is mounted, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said oscillator section wall to which said tunable microwave oscillator means is mounted, for maintaining at least a portion of said tunable microwave oscillator means mounted to said oscillator section wall.

Claim 83

Dependent Claim 22 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 77 wherein said lateral extension is integral with at least a portion of said bottom wall.

Claim 84

Dependent Claim 34 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 80 wherein said tunable microwave oscillator means and said microwave mixer means each are mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively.

Claim 85

Dependent Claim 17 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 81 wherein said inner cavity-facing surfaces are substantially smooth and flat.

Claim 86

Dependent Claim 61 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 81 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said mixer section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said microwave mixer means to said mixer section top wall.

Claim 87

Dependent Claim 63 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 81 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said oscillator section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said tunable microwave oscillator means mounted to said oscillator section top wall.

Claim 88

Dependent Claim 16 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 81 wherein said structure is a unitary, integral metal structure.

Claim 89

Dependent Claim 124 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna having top, bottom and side walls to define at least one microwave cavity, said antenna adapted to receive a radar signal, and said bottom wall having a substantially flat outer surface portion defining a first plane; a housing enclosing said antenna top and side walls, said housing having a substantially flat top housing wall positioned above said antenna top wall, said housing having a bottom housing wall (a) confronting said top housing wall, (b) integral with said antenna bottom wall and (c) including a substantially flat outer surface lying substantially in said first plane; and operating circuitry electrically coupled to said antenna and mounted solely above said antenna bottom wall and below said top housing wall.

Claim 90

Dependent Claim 124 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a microwave antenna having top, bottom and side walls to define at least one microwave cavity, said antenna adapted to receive a radar signal, and said bottom wall having a substantially flat outer surface portion defining a first plane; a housing enclosing said antenna top and side walls, said housing having a substantially flat top housing wall positioned above said antenna top wall, said housing having a bottom housing wall (a) confronting said top housing wall, (b) integral with said antenna bottom wall and (c) including a substantially flat outer surface lying substantially in said first plane; and operating circuitry electrically coupled to said antenna and mounted solely above said antenna bottom wall and below said top housing wall.

Claim 91

Dependent Claim 63 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 86 further comprising: a circuit board below said top housing wall and overlying at least a portion of said antenna top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly towards said antenna top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said operating circuitry electrically coupled to said antenna.

Claim 92

Dependent Claim 196 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a housing of relatively shallow construction and having a substantially flat first wall and a closely spaced substantially parallel, substantially flat second wall; a microwave antenna adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising a bottom wall, a portion of which defines said housing first wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a top wall confronting a portion of said bottom wall and having confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, said horn top wall and confronting bottom wall portion terminating in a horn aperture substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall portion thereat and substantially perpendicular to said first and second housing walls, said horn aperture being forward of said mixer section, the distance between said horn top wall and said bottom wall portion at said aperture being the largest distance as measured substantially perpendicularly between any bottom wall portion and a portion of an associated confronting top wall of said antenna, said second housing wall being proximate said horn top wall at said aperture.

Claim 93

Dependent Claim 196 words

A radar warning receiver, comprising: a housing of relatively shallow construction and having a substantially flat first wall and a closely spaced substantially parallel, substantially flat second wall; a microwave antenna adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, said antenna comprising a bottom wall, a portion of which defines said housing first wall, a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having a top wall confronting a portion of said bottom wall and having confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, said horn top wall and confronting bottom wall portion terminating in a horn aperture substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall portion thereat and substantially perpendicular to said first and second housing walls, said horn aperture being forward of said mixer section, the distance between said horn top wall and said bottom wall portion at said aperture being the largest distance as measured substantially perpendicularly between any bottom wall portion and a portion of an associated confronting top wall of said antenna, said second housing wall being proximate said horn top wall at said aperture.

Claim 94

Dependent Claim 21 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 88 further comprising operating circuitry electrically coupled to said antenna and mounted within said housing.

Claim 95

Dependent Claim 66 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 89 further comprising: a circuit board below said second wall and overlying at least a portion of one of said antenna section top, left and rights walls; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said one wall for maintaining at least a portion of said operating circuitry electrically coupled to said antenna.

Claim 96

Dependent Claim 77 words

The radar warning receiver of claim 89, said operating circuitry comprising tunable microwave oscillator means and microwave mixer means mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and said mixer section, respectively, said tunable microwave oscillator means projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating a local microwave oscillator signal, said microwave mixer means projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing a received microwave radar signal with said local microwave oscillator signal to produce an output signal.

Claim 97

Dependent Claim 63 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 91 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the oscillator section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said oscillator section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said tunable microwave oscillator means mounted to said oscillator section top wall.

Claim 98

Dependent Claim 61 words

The police radar warning receiver of claim 91 further comprising a circuit board overlying at least a portion of the mixer section top wall, cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear towards said mixer section top wall for maintaining at least a portion of said microwave mixer means to said mixer section top wall.

Claim 99

Dependent Claim 98 words

A microwave apparatus adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, comprising: a rearwardly located microwave oscillator section, and a forwardly located microwave mixer and horn section, said forwardly located microwave mixer and horn section having bottom, top and a pair of side walls to define a microwave cavity therebetween, notch filter means insertable through at least one of said walls, said notch filter means comprising at least one tuning pin non-adjustably received through said one wall wherein said pin projects into said cavity a predetermined distance toward but spaced from a said wall oppositely disposed said one wall.

Claim 100

Dependent Claim 98 words

A microwave apparatus adapted to receive a microwave radar signal, comprising: a rearwardly located microwave oscillator section, and a forwardly located microwave mixer and horn section, said forwardly located microwave mixer and horn section having bottom, top and a pair of side walls to define a microwave cavity therebetween, notch filter means insertable through at least one of said walls, said notch filter means comprising at least one tuning pin non-adjustably received through said one wall wherein said pin projects into said cavity a predetermined distance toward but spaced from a said wall oppositely disposed said one wall.

Claim 101

Dependent Claim 128 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 94 wherein said microwave cavity terminates at a forwardmost horn aperture adapted to receive microwave radar signals, said microwave apparatus including a semiconductor device having a central axis and mounted within said cavity, said semiconductor device central axis lying along a mixing plane spaced forwardly of said oscillator section and substantially parallel to said aperture, said apparatus further including a pair of microwave impedance transformation ridge means mounted to at least a portion of said top and bottom walls and projecting into said microwave cavity for providing a substantially smooth impedance transformation from a free-space impedance of a plane wave at said horn aperture to a propagation mode impedance at said mixing plane, said propagation mode impedance being less than said free-space impedance.

Claim 102

Dependent Claim 74 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 95, said semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the microwave apparatus further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said mixer and horn section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said mixer and horn section top wall for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 103

Dependent Claim 40 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 95 wherein each said ridge means is integral with its associated wall and has a lengthwise central axis located approximately equidistant from said pair of side walls, said ridges spaced apart to define a gap.

Claim 104

Dependent Claim 96 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 97, said oscillator section including microwave oscillator means for generating a local microwave oscillator signal at a microwave frequency having an image microwave frequency, said notch filter means comprising at least two said tuning pins positioned on respective sides of said lengthwise central axis of said ridges and each non-adjustably inserted through said top wall to a respective predetermined distance towards but spaced from said bottom wall to define a notch filter at (a) said microwave frequency of said local microwave oscillator signal and (b) said image microwave frequency thereof, respectively.

Claim 105

Dependent Claim 74 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 98, said semiconductor device having at least one terminal electrically contacting said bottom wall, the microwave apparatus further including: a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said mixer and horn section top wall; cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly toward said mixer and horn section top wall for maintaining said terminal in electrical contact with said bottom wall.

Claim 106

Dependent Claim 14 words

The microwave apparatus of claim 98 wherein said semiconductor device is a mixer diode.

Claim 107

Independent Claim 396 words

An apparatus adapted to receive police microwave radar signals and further adapted to provide an output signal, said apparatus comprising: an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having confronting top and bottom walls and confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, said structure being at a first electrical potential; tunable microwave oscillator means insulatively mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating local microwave oscillator signals in response to at least a second electrical potential; microwave mixer means insulatively mounted to said top wall of said mixer section and projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing said police microwave radar signals with said local microwave oscillator signals to produce an output signal; end wall means disposed between said oscillator and mixer cavities for passing only a portion of said local microwave oscillator signals from said oscillator cavity into said mixer cavity whereby microwave oscillation can be maintained in said oscillator cavity; at least one of said tunable microwave oscillator means and said microwave mixer means comprising: a two-terminal semiconductor diode within a respective said section cavity; and selectively insulated choke means insertable through a respective said section top wall, said choke means being DC insulated from said first electric potential; said choke means having an upper electrical contact post for connecting with said second electric potential and a lower electrical contact mount, one of said diode terminals being insertable into said lower electrical contact mount whereby electrical contact can be made through said upper post to said diode, said diode being brought into electrical contact with said respective section bottom wall through said other diode terminal when said choke means is inserted through said respective top wall; a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said top walls of said apparatus; and cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly against said upper electrical contact post, for maintaining said diode securely between said bottom wall and said choke means whereby said diode maintains electrical contact with said bottom wall and said diode one terminal is maintained in electrical contact with said choke means.

Claim 108

Independent Claim 396 words

An apparatus adapted to receive police microwave radar signals and further adapted to provide an output signal, said apparatus comprising: an electrically conductive structure dimensioned and shaped to receive microwave signals, said structure having a rearwardly positioned microwave oscillator section, a forwardly positioned microwave horn section, and a microwave mixer section disposed therebetween, each said section having confronting top and bottom walls and confronting left and right walls to define respective microwave oscillator, horn and mixer cavities, said structure being at a first electrical potential; tunable microwave oscillator means insulatively mounted to said top wall of said oscillator section and projecting into said oscillator cavity for generating local microwave oscillator signals in response to at least a second electrical potential; microwave mixer means insulatively mounted to said top wall of said mixer section and projecting into said mixer cavity for mixing said police microwave radar signals with said local microwave oscillator signals to produce an output signal; end wall means disposed between said oscillator and mixer cavities for passing only a portion of said local microwave oscillator signals from said oscillator cavity into said mixer cavity whereby microwave oscillation can be maintained in said oscillator cavity; at least one of said tunable microwave oscillator means and said microwave mixer means comprising: a two-terminal semiconductor diode within a respective said section cavity; and selectively insulated choke means insertable through a respective said section top wall, said choke means being DC insulated from said first electric potential; said choke means having an upper electrical contact post for connecting with said second electric potential and a lower electrical contact mount, one of said diode terminals being insertable into said lower electrical contact mount whereby electrical contact can be made through said upper post to said diode, said diode being brought into electrical contact with said respective section bottom wall through said other diode terminal when said choke means is inserted through said respective top wall; a circuit board overlying at least a portion of said top walls of said apparatus; and cantilever means formed integral with said circuit board, said cantilever means adapted to bear downwardly against said upper electrical contact post, for maintaining said diode securely between said bottom wall and said choke means whereby said diode maintains electrical contact with said bottom wall and said diode one terminal is maintained in electrical contact with said choke means.

Claim 109

Dependent Claim 13 words

The antenna of claim 101, said structure being a unitary, integral metal structure.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1989-09-22	1990-03-24	1990-09-23	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1993-09-22	1994-03-24	1994-09-23	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1997-09-22	1998-03-24	1998-09-23	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Police radar warning receiver

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