ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,192, issued on March 3.
"Automated multi-band tuning probe system" was invented by Christos Tsironis (Kirkland, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-band remotely configurable tuning probes for slide screw impedance tuners allow instantaneous larger frequency coverage beyond the capacity of existing tuning probes using the single horizontal and vertical axis mechanism of a prior art single probe, single band tuner. This is done by carving multiple slugs of different length and frequency coverage as segments of a disc-shaped revolving slab, which rotates inside the legs of a captive unit and locks at distinct angles. The captiv...