Rotary vane variable power divider
CA 2129205 C · Owner: Hughes Electronics Corporation · Inventors: Kich, Rolf
Overview
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A power divider (20) includes two orthomode tee to cylindrical waveguide adapters (26, 34) coupled by a phase shift unit (48) having a slow-wave structure (68) located in a sidewall (82) of a waveguide section (50) at a position located 45 degrees between planes of rectangular ports of the adapters. The slow-wave structure includes a set of vanes (54) which are movable by means of a motor (58) to adjust their penetration through the sidewall of the waveguide section. Adjustment of the penetration provides for selection of an amount of differential phase lag introduced between components of electromagnetic waves propagating through the waveguide section between the two adapters. Pins (96) …
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- Filed July 29, 1994 and granted August 4, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 29, 2014.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 29, 2016.
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