IP Library Granted Patent US 12,078,656
Granted Patent B2
US 12,078,656 · App. 17/399,951 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Two-terminator RF adapter for background/environment noise measurement

Inventors: Jeffrey Kolski (Albuquerque, NM); Erik Hurd (Edgewood, NM); Robert L. Kinzel (Livermore, CA)
Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
G01R1/0416G01R1/06788G01R31/002G01R31/52G01R31/58H04M1/24H04M3/28H04M3/30
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Patent No.
US 12,078,656
App. No.
17/399,951
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A two-terminator RF adapter for background noise measurement in a test environment comprises a system test port comprising a system test port termination and a system test port connector to connect to a system under test; and a data acquisition port, comprising a data acquisition port termination and a data acquisition port connector to connect to a data acquisition system.

Claims (10)

1. A two-terminator RF adapter for background noise measurement in a test environment, comprising:

a system test port, comprising a system test port termination and a threaded system test port connector to connect to a system under test; and

a data acquisition port, comprising a data acquisition port termination and a threaded data acquisition port connector to connect to a data acquisition system;

wherein the system test port and the data acquisition port mechanically form a single piece with a continuous shield topology.

2. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the threaded system test port connector comprises a male connector and the threaded data acquisition port connector comprises a female connector.

3. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the threaded system test port connector comprises a female connector and the threaded data acquisition port connector comprises a male connector.

4. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the threaded system test port connector and the threaded data acquisition port connector are either both male connectors or both female connectors.

5. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the system test port termination comprises an open, short, 50 ohm, 75 ohm, or 100-ohm termination.

6. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the data acquisition port termination comprises an open, short, 50 ohm, 75 ohm, or 100-ohm termination.

7. The two-terminator RF adapter of claim 1 , wherein the two-terminator RF adapter further comprises a through connection for output of a response signal from the system under test and an internal electrical switch to switch the through connection to the system test port termination.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2022
From: KOLSKI, JEFFREY; HURD, ERIK; KINZEL, ROBERT L.
To: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 059675/0385 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Apr 7, 2022
From: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
To: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 059530/0806 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63077068 · Sep 11, 2020
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