ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,935, issued on Jan. 13.
"Dual mode RF-IF amp" was invented by Bradford Thomas Hite (Valencia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A unique low power dual mode amplifier system for a receiver front end or transmitter is described. The invention is configured to utilize a common gain block element for amplification of both the RF-IF signal components found within a super heterodyne receiver. Replacement of separate gain stages for RF and IF components by a single common gain block offers a substantial power consumption reduction for a receiver or transmitter design. Implementation of the invention is possible using commonly found wel...