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7598838 Variable inductor technique  
An integrated variable inductor is achieved by placing a second closed-loop inductor immediately above or below a primary inductor. The closed-loop configuration of the second inductor may be...
7589604 Selectable notch filter  
According to one exemplary embodiment, a selectable notch filter includes a transmission line, a bias circuit, and a switch for selectably coupling the transmission line to ground. In one...
7586385 Method and apparatus for varying an impedance  
A method and apparatus for dynamically varying the impedance of a tank circuit whereby, over time, the response of the circuit to a received signal is maximized.
7548136 Distortion reduction for variable capacitance devices  
The present invention reduces distortion in variable capacitance devices by connecting a circuit to the variable capacitance devices that has low impedance at predetermined frequencies to suppress...
7511596 Dual bandpass filter having serial configuration of coupled-line filters  
Two second-order bandpass filter are connected serially to obtain a dual bandpass filter. One is inductive and the other is capacitive. One has a low passband and the other has a high passband....
7492240 Integrated capacitor and inductor  
An integrated capacitor and inductor device for separate use as a capacitor and inductor. The device has a four-terminal arrangement having separate capacitor and inductor terminals, which allows...
7446631 Radio frequency inductive-capacitive filter circuit topology  
A filter circuit topology for filtering a radio frequency input signal includes one or more inductor devices, such as, for example, discrete chip or air coils. The inductor devices are center...
7443267 Low-pass filter and low-pass filter array  
A low-pass filter comprises a capacitor, first and second varistors, a resistor, and first to third external electrodes. The capacitor includes a dielectric body and first to third internal...
7400868 Automatic tuning apparatus for filter and communication instrument  
An automatic tuning apparatus for a filter includes a mode wherein a switching part is controlled so that a reference signal is inputted to the filter, a plural number of control signals are...
RE40292 Bandpass filter  
The bandpass filter has a comparatively large pass bandwidth, with, at the same time, comparatively steep edges up to the stop band and low attenuation in the passband. The bandpass filter contains...
7352261 Production method for chip-form film-forming component  
A description is given of a high frequency filter comprising microstrips. The filter comprises at least two resonators ( 16, 18 ) which each have, as frequency-determining elements, a first...
7339446 Tunable resonator with MEMS element  
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) element tunes a resonator to a frequency.
7323955 Narrow-band absorptive bandstop filter with multiple signal paths  
An absorptive bandstop filter includes at least two frequency-dependent networks, one of which constitutes a bandpass filter, that form at least two forward signal paths between an input port and...
7259643 Tunable wideband bandpass filter, tunable multi-band bandpass filter using the same, and methods therefore  
A tunable wideband bandpass filter that can digitally vary the center frequency and bandwidth of a signal to be filtered, and includes a plurality of switched-capacitor banks for varying...
7202768 Tunable inductor  
In general, the invention is directed to a tunable inductor that makes use of eddy current effect to tune the inductance of an inductor. The tunable inductor may include a spiral or helical...
7183880 Discrete inductor bank and LC filter  
A discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter selects between at least two inductor banks to tune the LC filter. The filter receives an input signal that includes one or more bands of frequencies. A...
7145415 Electrically tunable filters with dielectric varactors  
This invention provides a voltage tunable filter comprising an input connection point, an output connection point, and at least one circuit branch electrically coupled to the input connection point...
7117025 Varactor tuning for a narrow band filter  
A method and apparatus for providing dynamic and remote tuning of a cryo-cooled bandpass filter is disclosed. The device includes resonator element and a voltage sensitive element as part of the...
7106149 Switchable tuneable bandpass filter with optimized frequency response  
In a receiver, provision is made of a tuneable switchable bandpass filter comprising a primary resonant circuit and a first secondary resonant circuit. A second secondary resonant circuit can be...
7102465 Frequency discrete LC filter bank  
An inductive (“L”)-capacitive (“C”) filter bank has application for use in a television receiver. The LC filter includes inductors configured in at least one inductive (“L”) bank, and...
7085122 MEMS tunable capacitor based on angular vertical comb drives  
A MEMS tunable capacitor with angular vertical comb-drive (AVC) actuators is described where high capacitances and a wide continuous tuning range is achieved in a compact space. The comb fingers...
7064557 Calibration circuit and method for filter bandwidth which is parasitic capacitance sensitive or insensitive  
A calibration circuit and method causes a cutoff frequency to match the design frequency of low pass filter by adjusting a capacitor array in the low pass filter.
7057452 Method and circuit for correcting the offset of an amplification chain  
A circuit for correcting the offset of an amplification and filtering chain having a predetermined gain and cut-off frequency depending on the value of at least one capacitor, comprising: a...
7049902 Tunable high-order bessel low pass filter  
A tunable high-order Bessel low pass filter which is applied to a multi-rate duobinary generation system of an optical communication system. The tunable Bessel low pass filter comprises a variable...
7034636 Tunable filters having variable bandwidth and variable delay  
An apparatus for reducing influence by selected signal components in a communication link includes a first signal line conveying a first communication signal including a desired signal component...
7015774 Noise filter and electronic apparatus having the same  
A noise filter of the present invention includes an inductor and a resistor connected in parallel with each other. A power supply frequency current does not pass the resistor but passes through the...
7012483 Tunable bridge circuit  
A tuning circuit for use in an electrical circuit network is disclosed. The tuning circuit includes a bridge circuit. The bridge circuit comprises a first adjustable capacitance grouping, a second...
7002435 Variable capacitance circuit, variable capacitance thin film capacitor and radio frequency device  
There is disclosed a variable capacitance circuit which comprises: first to Nth variable capacitance elements C 1 -CN (N is an odd number) sequentially connected in series between an input terminal...
7002427 Filter trimming  
An adjustable phase shifter generates a phase shifted reference signal by introducing a phase shift in a reference signal. A phase detector identifies a phase difference between the reference...
7002417 RC and SC filter compensation in a radio transceiver  
Disclosed is apparatus for operating with an RC filter ( 26, 26 A), and a corresponding method. The apparatus includes circuitry ( 32 ) for use in measuring an actual value of at least one filter...
6982614 Multi-mode filter  
The invention provides a filter network comprising a plurality of circuit branches, each circuit branch comprising one or more filter elements. At least one of the circuit branches comprises a...
6975187 Continuously tunable waveguide filter  
A continuously variable waveguide filter ( 100 ). The variable waveguide filter can include at least one waveguide filter cavity ( 154, 156, 158 ) and a fluid dielectric ( 108 ) having a...
6965275 Method and apparatus for tuning a filter  
A method and an apparatus for tuning a filter is provided wherein the filter has at least one adjustable element for adjusting at least one performance parameter of the filter like for example a...
6954115 Methods and apparatus for tuning successive approximation  
A method for tuning a filter to a desired frequency using successive approximation. Elements of the filter are selected according to a control code used to vary the filter's oscillation frequency....
6924716 Method and apparatus for reduction of electromagnetic feed through in a SAW filter  
An apparatus for improving the stop band response of a surface acoustic wave device ( 200 ) comprising a surface acoustic wave device ( 200 ) having internal electromagnetic coupling ( 106 ) and...
6909344 Band switchable filter  
A ferro-electric filter and method of tuning same. The filter includes a switch for switching between quarter wave resonator and half wave resonator modes. The filter also includes a ferro-electric...
6898450 High temperature superconducting tunable filter with an adjustable capacitance gap  
A tunable filter having a fixed substrate, a first and second plate comprising a high-temperature superconductor material on the fixed substrate, a movable substrate, a mechanical driver attached...
6895190 Switchable bandwidth lowpass filter  
A novel transceiver is provided which allow for either a transmitter or receiver to be dynamically switched between two different frequency bands by use of a novel switchable lowpass filter.
6894580 Filter tuner system and method  
A system and method for a filter tuner is presented. The system comprises a sequential logic, a register, a comparator, a first and second counter, a synchronizing logic, a first and second...
6888430 Integrated radiofrequency circuit component having a trimming diode controlled by a trimming voltage provided by a D/A converter  
An integrated component for radiofrequency applications has a resonant circuit with tuning diodes and trimming diodes that are connected in parallel. A programmable conductor network generates a...
6888422 Continuously variable filter  
A continuously variable filter ( 110 ) that includes at least one filter element ( 146 ). The filter also includes a fluidic dielectric ( 108 ) having a permittivity and a permeability, a...
6882246 System and method for an electronically tunable frequency filter having constant bandwidth and temperature compensation for center frequency, bandwidth and insertion loss  
A novel system and method for a frequency tunable filter is described. The inventive system and method may be used, for example, in multi-band cellular phones and/or transceivers in wireless...
6882245 Frequency discrete LC filter bank  
An inductive (“L”)-capacitive (“C”) filter bank has application for use in a television receiver. The LC filter includes inductors configured in at least one inductive (“L”) bank, and...
6867666 Variable filter using fluid dielectric  
A variable RF filter ( 102 ) which includes one or more filter elements ( 104,106 ). The filter elements ( 104,106 ) can be formed from a structure selected from the group consisting of stripline,...
6864759 Rotary signal coupler  
A rotary signal coupler for providing signal coupling to a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) device ( 4 ) mounted on a shaft ( 5 ) includes a first electrically conducting loop ( 21 ) mounted on a disc (...
6801103 Noise filter  
A noise filter 10 of the present invention includes an inductor 71 and a resistor 11 connected in parallel with each other. A power supply frequency current bypasses the resistor 11 but...
6791430 Resonator tuning assembly and method  
A device and method for tuning a planar filter through a wide range of center frequencies are disclosed. The tuning assembly includes a superconductive tuning tip and an actuator configured and...
6781474 Apparatus and method for tuning a filter  
An apparatus and method for tuning a filter ( 11 ) with oscillator alignment for applications where the filter tuning signal ( 19, 27 ) is generated independently of the local oscillator tuning...
6765452 Method and apparatus for damping an LC filter  
A method for damping an LC filter coupled to a converter and generating a filter signal. The method comprises sensing the filter signal and processing the filter signal to generate a corresponding...
6750734 Methods and apparatus for tuning an LC filter  
A receiver, such as a television receiver, tunes an inductive (“L”) and capacitive (“C”) filter based on a desired frequency. The LC filter includes a plurality of inductors, configured in...
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