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EP 1 186 071 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11 (21) Application number: 00944661.8 (22) Date of filing: 14.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01P 1/205, H01P 9/00, H03F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0016/257 (87) International publication number: WO 0101/511 (04.01.2001 Gazette 2001/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 14.06.1999 US 138651 P 16.08.1999 US 148690 P 07.04.2000 US 195246 P (71) Applicant: K & L Microwave Salisbury, MD 21801 (US)	(72) Inventors: HERSHTIG, Rafi Salisbury, MD 21801 (US) MOORE, Frederic, J. Salisbury, MD 21801 (US) (74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus  PatentanwälteBavariastrasse 7 80336 München 80336 München (DE)