Patent ID: 7303439

Claim:
An electronic signal filter assembly comprising; a plurality of sleeves that are configured to mechanically and electrically inter-connect along a common longitudinal axis; a forward header engaged with a forward most sleeve and a rearward header engaged with a rearward most sleeve, said forward header including a forward connector interface and said rearward header including a rearward connector interface, each of said forward and rearward headers having an interior electrical contact for communicating an RF signal; a first circuit board, disposed within one of said sleeves and wherein a planar side of said first circuit board is oriented substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and wherein said first circuit board is electrically connected to each of said interior electrical contacts of said forward and rearward headers; and wherein said first circuit board is circular in shape and where a perimeter of said first circuit board is in physical contact with a sleeve having a reference potential and within which the circuit board is housed within.