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Dual-band filter network
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-04-17
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Granted: 1998-09-29
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Expires: 2017-04-17
Abstract
Abstract A dual band filter network for a radio communication apparatus is provided. The network has an antenna (212) for receiving and transmitting signals from a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The network has a first duplex pair (202) including a first transmit filter (204) including a first passband and stopband. The first duplex pair (202) also includes a second receive filter (206). The first filter (204) presents a consistent phase in the second passband due to the wide frequency separation between the first filter (204) and the second filter (206). The network has a second duplex pair (202') with similar characteristics as the first duplex pair (202). The network also has a switching circuitry (210) controlled by a switch control voltage (214) for selecting the appropriate filter circuitry. The network can be provided in a small sized, low cost package that also offers improved insertion loss performance.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. Newell
- 👤 Reddy Ramachandra Vangala
- 👤 Constantine Vlahos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/005; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/403; H04B1/406; H04B1/50; H04B1/52; H04B1/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
292 words
A radio communication apparatus, comprising: an antenna for receiving and transmitting signals from a first frequency band and a second frequency band; a first duplex pair including a first transmit filter including a first passband in the second frequency band and a first stopband in the first frequency band and a second receive filter including a second passband in the first frequency band and a second stopband in the second frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third transmit filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth receive filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; and a switching means capable of operating in a first condition and a second condition for, in the first condition, connecting the antenna to the first duplex pair only, and, in the second condition, connecting the antenna to the second duplex pair only, the switching means controlled by a switch control voltage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
292 words
A radio communication apparatus, comprising: an antenna for receiving and transmitting signals from a first frequency band and a second frequency band; a first duplex pair including a first transmit filter including a first passband in the second frequency band and a first stopband in the first frequency band and a second receive filter including a second passband in the first frequency band and a second stopband in the second frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third transmit filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth receive filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; and a switching means capable of operating in a first condition and a second condition for, in the first condition, connecting the antenna to the first duplex pair only, and, in the second condition, connecting the antenna to the second duplex pair only, the switching means controlled by a switch control voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the switching means includes a second switch between the first filter and the second filter and a third switch between the third and the fourth filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first duplex pair are provided in a monolithic block of ceramic and the second duplex pair are provided in a monolithic block of ceramic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter and the second filter are connected using distributed transmission lines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter and the second filter are connected using lumped phase shift networks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the switching means includes a dual switch controller for dual antenna applications.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter, the second filter, the third filter, and the fourth filter are all bandpass filters.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter, the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters and the third filter is a lowpass filter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter, the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters and the third filter is a bandstop filter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter and the third filter are bandstop filters and the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first filter, the second filter, the third filter and the fourth filter are at least one of dielectric monolithic blocks of ceramic, multilayer ceramic packages, and surface acoustic wave filters.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
292 words
A radio communication apparatus, comprising: an antenna for receiving and transmitting signals from a first frequency band and a second frequency band; a first duplex pair including a first receive filter including a first passband in the first frequency band and a first stopband in the second frequency band and a second receive filter including a second passband in the second frequency band and a second stopband in the first frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third transmit filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth transmit filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; and a switching means capable of operating in a first condition and a second condition for, in the first condition, connecting the antenna to the first duplex pair only, and, in the second condition, connecting the antenna to the second duplex pair only, the switching means controlled by a switch control voltage.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
292 words
A radio communication apparatus, comprising: an antenna for receiving and transmitting signals from a first frequency band and a second frequency band; a first duplex pair including a first receive filter including a first passband in the first frequency band and a first stopband in the second frequency band and a second receive filter including a second passband in the second frequency band and a second stopband in the first frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third transmit filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth transmit filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair having a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; and a switching means capable of operating in a first condition and a second condition for, in the first condition, connecting the antenna to the first duplex pair only, and, in the second condition, connecting the antenna to the second duplex pair only, the switching means controlled by a switch control voltage.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the switching means includes a second switch between the first filter and the second filter and a third switch between the third and the fourth filter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first duplex pair are provided in a monolithic block of ceramic and the second duplex pair are provided in a monolithic block of ceramic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter and the second filter are connected using distributed transmission lines.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter and the second filter are connected using lumped phase shift networks.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the switching means includes a dual switch controller for dual antenna applications.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter, the second filter, the third filter, and the fourth filter are all bandpass filters.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter, the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters and the third filter is a lowpass filter.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter, the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters and the third filter is a bandstop filter.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter and the third filter are bandstop filters and the second filter and the fourth filter are bandpass filters.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
The radio communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first filter, the second filter, the third filter and the fourth filter are at least one of dielectric monolithic blocks of ceramic, multilayer ceramic packages, and surface acoustic wave filters.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
271 words
A radio communication apparatus for a Code Division Multiple Access cellular telephone application, comprising: a first duplex pair including a first transmit filter including a first passband in the first frequency band and a first stopband in the second frequency band and a second transmit filter including a second passband in the second frequency band and a second stopband in the first frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair providing a common transmit port and a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third receive filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth receive filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair providing a common receive port and a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; a first frequency band antenna connected to the first filter and the third filter; and a second frequency band antenna connected to the second filter and the fourth filter.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
271 words
A radio communication apparatus for a Code Division Multiple Access cellular telephone application, comprising: a first duplex pair including a first transmit filter including a first passband in the first frequency band and a first stopband in the second frequency band and a second transmit filter including a second passband in the second frequency band and a second stopband in the first frequency band; the first filter presenting a consistent phase in the second passband and the second filter presenting a consistent phase in the first passband due to a wide frequency separation between the first filter and the second filter; the first duplex pair providing a common transmit port and a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the first passband and the second passband; a second duplex pair including a third receive filter including a third passband in the first frequency band and a third stopband in the second frequency band and a fourth receive filter including a fourth passband in the second frequency band and a fourth stopband in the first frequency band; the third filter presenting a consistent phase in the fourth passband and the fourth filter presenting a consistent phase in the third passband due to a wide frequency separation between the third filter and the fourth filter; the second duplex pair providing a common receive port and a lower insertion loss at an inside passband edge of the third passband and the fourth passband; a first frequency band antenna connected to the first filter and the third filter; and a second frequency band antenna connected to the second filter and the fourth filter.
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