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US4897623A
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Non-contacting printed circuit waveguide elements
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1988-04-13
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Granted: 1990-01-30
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Expires: 2008-04-13
Abstract
Abstract Arrays of printed circuit elements are placed in the E-plane inside waveges to reflect and pass selected bands of frequencies. The elements make no contact with the guide walls but are suspended on dielectric substrates and are held in place with foam dielectric.
Inventors
- 👤 John Reindel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/207
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A printed circuit waveguide circuit element for a waveguide having first and second broadwalls and first and second narrow walls comprising: means for filtering signals propagated in said waveguide in a dominant waveguide propagation mode, said means for filtering comprising: a dielectric substrate having a surface plane that is oriented parallel to said waveguide narrow walls; a plurality of conductive elements lying in said surface plane of said dielectric substrate, there being no conductive contact between said conductive elements and said first and second waveguide broadwalls or said waveguide first and second narrow walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A printed circuit waveguide circuit element for a waveguide having first and second broadwalls and first and second narrow walls comprising: means for filtering signals propagated in said waveguide in a dominant waveguide propagation mode, said means for filtering comprising: a dielectric substrate having a surface plane that is oriented parallel to said waveguide narrow walls; a plurality of conductive elements lying in said surface plane of said dielectric substrate, there being no conductive contact between said conductive elements and said first and second waveguide broadwalls or said waveguide first and second narrow walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The circuit element of claim 1 wherein: each of said plurality of conductive elements has a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The circuit element of claim 2 wherein: the longitudinal axes of said conductive elements are parallel to the planes of said narrow walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The circuit element of claim 3 wherein: the longitudinal axes of said conductive elements are oblique with respect to said broadwalls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The circuit element of claim 3 wherein: the longitudinal axes of said conductive elements are orthogonal to said broadwalls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The circuit element of claim 1 wherein each of said conductive elements is generally C-shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The circuit element of claim 1 further comprising: foam dielectric material filling the space between said dielectric substrate and said waveguide walls.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The circuit element of claim 1 wherein: said dominant waveguide propagation mode is the TE 10 mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
In a rectangular waveguide including first and second broadwalls and first and second narrow walls disposed orthogonal to and between said first and second broadwalls, the improvement comprising: means for filtering signals propagated in said waveguide in a dominant waveguide propagation mode, there being no conductive contact between said means for filtering and said first and second broadwalls or said first and second narrow walls.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
In a rectangular waveguide including first and second broadwalls and first and second narrow walls disposed orthogonal to and between said first and second broadwalls, the improvement comprising: means for filtering signals propagated in said waveguide in a dominant waveguide propagation mode, there being no conductive contact between said means for filtering and said first and second broadwalls or said first and second narrow walls.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The improvement of claim 9 wherein: said plurality of metallic elements are planar elements.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement of claim 10 wherein: said plurality of metallic elements are supported on a dielectric substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement of claim 11 wherein: said dielectric substrate has a surface that is oriented orthogonal to said waveguide broadwalls.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement of claim 12 wherein: dielectric foam fills the space between said dielectric substrate and said first and second waveguide broadwalls and said first and second waveguide narrow walls.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improvement of claim 11 wherein: said dielectric substrate extends from said first waveguide narrow wall to said second waveguide narrow wall.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improvement of claim 11 wherein: said dielectric substrate is curved and extends from said first waveguide narrow wall to the center line of said waveguide and then back to said first waveguide narrow wall.
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