US 12,237,822 B2
Method, system, and apparatus for resonator circuits and modulating resonators
Mark L. Burgener, San Diego, CA (US); and James S. Cable, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to PSEMI CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by pSemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/964,530.
Application 15/046,363 is a division of application No. 14/214,119, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 9,300,038, issued on Mar. 29, 2016.
Application 17/964,530 is a continuation of application No. 17/032,694, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,476,823.
Application 17/032,694 is a continuation of application No. 16/453,409, filed on Jun. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,790,796, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Application 16/453,409 is a continuation of application No. 15/607,388, filed on May 26, 2017, granted, now 10,355,663, issued on Jul. 16, 2019.
Application 15/607,388 is a continuation of application No. 15/046,363, filed on Feb. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,698,752, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 14/214,119 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/316,243, filed on Dec. 9, 2011, granted, now 9,041,484, issued on May 26, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/801,699, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/565,413, filed on Nov. 30, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/542,783, filed on Oct. 3, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/521,590, filed on Aug. 9, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/497,819, filed on Jun. 16, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/438,204, filed on Jan. 31, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/422,009, filed on Dec. 10, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0142184 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H03H 9/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H03H 7/38 (2006.01); H03H 7/40 (2006.01); H03H 7/48 (2006.01); H03H 9/54 (2006.01); H03H 9/64 (2006.01); H03H 9/70 (2006.01); H03H 9/72 (2006.01); H03H 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC H03H 9/0009 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H03H 7/38 (2013.01); H03H 7/40 (2013.01); H03H 7/48 (2013.01); H03H 9/0014 (2013.01); H03H 9/542 (2013.01); H03H 9/547 (2013.01); H03H 9/6403 (2013.01); H03H 9/6483 (2013.01); H03H 9/6489 (2013.01); H03H 9/706 (2013.01); H03H 9/725 (2013.01); H03H 2009/02204 (2013.01); H03H 2210/015 (2013.01); H03H 2210/025 (2013.01); H03H 2210/036 (2013.01); H03H 2210/04 (2013.01); H03H 2240/00 (2013.01); H03H 2250/00 (2013.01); H03J 2200/10 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A tunable resonator comprising:
a first resonator module including a first resonator arranged in series with a first switch;
a second resonator module including a second resonator arranged in series with a second switch; and
a first variable capacitor coupled across the first and the second resonator module, wherein:
a) a passband of the tunable resonator is
i) a function of a fixed resonant frequency of each of the first and the second resonator modules; and
ii) to be modulated by opening or closing the first switch or the second switch,
b) a stopband of the tunable resonator is to be modulated by the first variable capacitor.