IP Library Granted Patent US 7,468,642
Granted Patent B2
US 7,468,642 · App. 11/609,413 · Granted Dec 23, 2008

Multi band pass filters

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,468,642
App. No.
11/609,413
Granted
Dec 23, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-band band pass filter, including: first and second multi-order asynchronous resonators connected to each other by a coupling resonator and connected to respective first and second matching resonators, the first matching resonator connected to a signal-in terminal and second matching resonator connected to a signal-out terminal respectively; a first reference resonator connected between the signal-in terminal and a reference-in terminal and a second reference resonator connected between the signal-out terminal and a reference-out terminal, the first multi-order asynchronous resonator connected between the first matching resonator and the coupling resonator to the first reference terminal and the second multi-order asynchronous resonator connected between the second matching resonator and the coupling resonator to the reference-out terminal, the reference-in terminal connected to the reference-out terminal; and a feedback resonator connected between the signal-in terminal and the signal-out terminal.

Claims (11)

1. A multi-band band pass filter, comprising:

first and second multi-order asynchronous resonators connected to each other by a coupling resonator and connected to respective first and second matching resonators, said first matching resonator connected to a signal-in terminal and second matching resonator connected to a signal-out terminal respectively;

a first reference resonator connected between said signal-in terminal and a reference-in terminal and a second reference resonator connected between said signal-out terminal and a reference-out terminal, said first multi-order asynchronous resonator connected between said first matching resonator and said coupling resonator to said first reference terminal and said second multi-order asynchronous resonator connected between said second matching resonator and said coupling resonator to said reference-out terminal, said reference-in terminal connected to said reference-out terminal; and

a feedback resonator connected between said signal-in terminal and said signal-out terminal.

2. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first multi-order resonator comprises n second order resonators connected in series each having a different resonant frequency and said second multi-order resonator comprises n second order resonators connected in series each having a different resonant frequency, wherein n is a positive integer of 2 or more.

3. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 2 , wherein said first and second multi-order resonators are duplicates of each other, said first and second reference resonators are duplicates of each other, and said first and second matching resonators are duplicates of each other.

4. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first multi-order resonator comprises two second-order resonators connected in series each having a different resonant frequency and said second multi-order resonator comprises two second-order resonators connected in series each having a different resonant frequency, wherein said first and second multi-order resonators are duplicates of each other.

5. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first and second matching resonators each include a fixed capacitor and said first and second reference resonators each include a fixed capacitor.

6. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first and second matching resonators each include a variable capacitor and said first and second reference resonators each include a fixed capacitor.

7. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first and second matching resonators each include a fixed capacitor and said first and second reference resonators each include a variable capacitor.

8. The multi-band band pass filter of claim 1 , wherein said first and second matching resonators each include a variable capacitor and said first and second reference resonators each include a variable capacitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2006
From: BAVISI, AMIT; MINA, ESSAM
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080136560A1 · Jun 12, 2008