Patent ID: 7164261

Claim:
An electric filter comprising: a plurality of notch filters combined so as to have a predetermined notch filter characteristic, the notch filters having different frequency characteristics and including at least two notch filters each exhibiting asymmetrical gain changes on opposite sides of a cutoff frequency of respective said at least two notch filters wherein said notch filters include: a first notch filter having a first cutoff frequency and exhibiting substantially symmetrical pain changes at frequencies below and above said first cutoff frequency; a second notch filter having a second cutoff frequency lower than said first cutoff frequency, and exhibiting a smaller amount of gain changes and a smaller maximum gain at frequencies below said second cutoff frequency than an amount of gain chances and a maximum gain at frequencies above said second cutoff frequency; and a third notch filter having a third cutoff frequency higher than said first cutoff frequency, and exhibiting a larger amount of gain chances and a larger maximum gain at frequencies below said third cutoff frequency than an amount of gain changes and a maximum gain at frequencies above said third cutoff frequency.