High/low temperature contactless radio frequency probes

US10114040B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · US

Inventors

• Jennifer L. Jordan · Cleveland, US
• Rainee N. Simons · North Olmsted, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2018
• Expiry date: May 31, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01Q13/106
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A contactless radio frequency (RF) probe with inverted microstrip lines. The RF probe includes a microstrip associated with a device under test, and a broadside coupled inverted microstrip line configured to exchange RF signals to a network analyzer.