Broadband power combiner/splitter architecture with low losses

    公开(公告)号:US11949392B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17400599

    申请日:2021-08-12

    IPC分类号: H03F3/60 H01P5/16

    CPC分类号: H03F3/602 H01P5/16 H03F3/605

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a circuit. The first circuit may be configured to receive an input signal, split the input signal into component signals and present the component signals to a plurality of amplifiers. The second circuit may be configured to receive amplified component signals from the amplifiers and combine the amplified component signals into an output signal. The circuits may each comprise an outer conductor, an inner conductor, a cavity and a plurality of blades. Each of the blades may be arranged evenly spaced along a surface within the cavity and extend along a length of the surface with a shape. The shape of the blades may have a probe and the shape may gradually meet the surface and may be configured to provide a low-loss transition for propagation of a microwave signal. The output signal may be an amplified version of said input signal.

    Intelligent auto-exposure control for RGB-IR sensor

    公开(公告)号:US11924555B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17834327

    申请日:2022-06-07

    IPC分类号: H04N23/72 H04N23/10 H04N23/56

    CPC分类号: H04N23/72 H04N23/10 H04N23/56

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a light projector, a sensor and a processor. The light projector may be configured to toggle a light pattern. The sensor may be configured to generate pixel data. The processor may be configured to process the pixel data arranged as video frames, extract IR images with the light pattern, IR images without the light pattern and RGB images from the video frames, generate a control signal in response to the IR images with the light pattern and the RGB images, calculate an IR interference measurement in response to the IR images without the light pattern and the RGB images and select a mode of operation for an IR channel control and an RGB channel control in response to the IR interference measurement. The control signal may be configured to adjust an exposure for the sensor.

    Portable light source for altering aesthetics of photochromatic dye-coated objects

    公开(公告)号:US11873984B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US18101384

    申请日:2023-01-25

    发明人: John Paul Gleason

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a first light source, a second light source, a controller and a power source. The first light source may activate color channels of a reactive material in response to a signal. The second light source may deactivate a subset of the color channels of the reactive material in response to the signal. The controller may receive an input, determine characteristics for the light sources in response to the input and generate the signal in response to the first characteristics and the second characteristics. The power source may provide power for the light sources and the controller. The reactive material may change appearance in response to the subset of the color channels deactivated. The power source and the controller may be contained in a housing of the apparatus. The light sources may enable the apparatus to emit light onto an object comprising the reactive material.

    LC-tank-based phase-locked loop (LCPLL)

    公开(公告)号:US11791828B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17948910

    申请日:2022-09-20

    发明人: Yueh Chun Cheng

    摘要: An apparatus comprises a cross-coupled differential amplifier, an inductive-capacitive (LC) tank circuit, and a low-noise voltage supply. The inductive-capacitive (LC) tank circuit is generally coupled in a feedback path of the cross-coupled differential amplifier. The LC tank circuit generally comprises (i) an inductance provided by an inductor, (ii) a first capacitance provided by a parallel coupled varactor circuit, (iii) a second capacitance provided by a parallel coupled first switched-capacitor bank, and (iv) a third capacitance provided by a parallel coupled second switched-capacitor bank. The low-noise voltage supply may be configured to provide a supply voltage of the cross-coupled differential amplifier. The parallel coupled varactor circuit comprises a pair of thick oxide varactors connected with a reverse varactor connection. The parallel coupled first switched-capacitor bank and the parallel coupled second switched-capacitor bank comprise thin oxide switches.