IP Library Granted Patent US 8,922,295
Granted Patent B2
US 8,922,295 · App. 13/115,166 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Directional coupler

Inventor: Takao Haruna (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,922,295
App. No.
13/115,166
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A directional coupler includes: a main strip line connected between a first input terminal and a first output terminal and transmitting high-frequency signals; a sub strip line connected between a second input terminal and a second output terminal, located parallel to the main strip line, and electromagnetically coupled to the main strip line; and a first capacitor connected in parallel with the main strip line or the sub strip line, wherein an LC resonant circuit is constituted by inductances of the main strip line and sub strip line and capacitance of the first capacitor, and the LC resonant circuit resonates with respect to a high-frequency signal propagating from the first input terminal to the second output terminal.

Claims (9)

1. A directional coupler comprising:

a main strip line connected between a first input terminal and a first output terminal and transmitting high-frequency signals;

a sub strip line connected between a second input terminal and a second output terminal, located parallel to the main strip line, and electromagnetically coupled to the main strip line; and

a first capacitor and a resistor connected in series with the first capacitor, wherein

the first capacitor and the resistor connected in series is connected in parallel with the main strip line or the sub strip line,

an LC resonant circuit is constituted by inductances of the main strip line and the sub strip line and capacitance of the first capacitor, and

the LC resonant circuit resonates with respect to a high-frequency signal propagating from the first input terminal to the second output terminal.

2. The directional coupler according to claim 1 , further comprising an inductor connected in series with the main strip line.

3. The directional coupler according to claim 1 , further comprising a second capacitor connected in series with the main strip line.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2019
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048072/0626 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2011
From: HARUNA, TAKAO
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026414/0973 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-253884 · Nov 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120119846A1 · May 17, 2012