Patent ID: 6933801

Claim:
A matching network that can be coupled between an ac power source and a load to reduce ac energy reflected from said load, said matching network comprising: (a) a first transmission line that can be coupled to said ac power source; (b) a second transmission line inductively coupled to said first transmission line, wherein said first and second transmission lines are inductively coupled for an inductive length, said inductive length being at least one wavelength of ac energy supplied by said ac power source, wherein said second transmission line can be coupled to said load to deliver ac energy from said first transmission line to said load, and wherein said first and second transmission lines within said inductive length are a substantially fixed distance apart and are bent to reduce their overall dimension; and (c) an insulator having first and second holes formed therein, wherein the first transmission line is disposed in the first hole and the second transmission line is disposed in the second hole, and wherein the insulator is bent substantially similar to the first transmission line and the second transmission line.