(12) United States Patent
`Austermann, III et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 9,019,838 B2
`Apr. 28, 2015
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`US0090l9838B2
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`(54) CENTRAL PIECE OF NETWORK
`EQUIPMENT
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`Inventors: John F. Austermann, III, Huntington
`W°°dS= M1 (U99 Marshal‘ 3-
`Cummings, Troy, MI (US)
`(73) Assigneez ChriMar Systems’ Inc” Farmington
`Hills’ MI (US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) App]. No‘: 13/615,734
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Sep. 14, 2012
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2013/0010846 A1
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`Jan. 10, 2013
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`CA
`CN
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`H043 2203/5445 (2013.01), H043 2203/5458
`(2013.01), H043 2203/5466 (2013.01), H043
`2203/547 (2013.01), H043 2203/5491
`(2013.01); H043 2203/5495 (2013.01)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`None
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 13/370,918, filed on
`Feb. 10, 2012, now Pat. No. 8,942,107, which is a
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`PCT/US99/07846, filed on Apr. 8, 1999.
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/081,279, filed on Apr.
`10, 1998.
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`(51)
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`Int CL
`H04L 12/12
`G083 13/14
`H04L 1/24
`H043 3/54
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC .. H04L 1/24 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01);
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`(200901)
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`10BaSeT Takes Off (LAN Mag2.1Zme’May 1991)’
`(Contlnued)
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`Primary Examiner—Chi H Pharn
`Assistant Examiner _ S00n-D0ng D Hyun
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm —Harness, Dickey & Pierce,
`p.L.C.
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A central piece of network equipment having at least one
`Ethernet connector having first and second pairs of contacts
`used to carry BaseT Ethernet communication signals and at
`least one electrical supply used by the central piece of net-
`work equipment to change impedance between at least one of
`the contacts of the first pair of contacts and at least one of the
`contacts of the second pair of contacts.
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`92 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets
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