`Austerman, III et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,942,107 B2
`Jan. 27, 2015
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`US008942l07B2
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`(54) PIECE OF ETHERNET TERMINAL
`EQUIPMENT
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`(75)
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`I11Vem0r53
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`J01111 E Austermans HI: Hummf-5100
`Woods, MI (US); Marshall B.
`Cummings’ Troy’ MI (US)
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`(73) Assignee: 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) Appl.No.: 13/370,918
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Feb. 10, 2012
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`Us 2012/0250784 A1
`O“ 4: 2012
`Related U.S. Application Data
`(63) Continuation of application No. 12/239,001, filed on
`Sep. 26, 2008, now Pat. No. 8,155,012, which is a
`continuation of application No. 10/668,708, filed on
`Sep. 23, 2003, now Pat. No. 7,457,250, which is a
`continuation of application No. 09/370,430, filed on
`Aug. 9, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,650,622, which is a
`continuation-in-part
`of
`application
`No.
`PCT/US99/07846, filed on Apr. 8, 1999.
`Pr°ViSi°na1 aPP“°a‘i°n N°~ 6°/081979» filed 0“ APL
`10, 1998.
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`G083 13/14
`H04L 1/24
`H043 3/54
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC .. H04L 1/24 (2013.01), H043 3/54 (2013.01),
`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)
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`USPC ....................... .. 370/241; 370/463; 340/568.1
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`None
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`See application file for complete search history.
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`4/1878 Watson
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`CA
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`2183106 A1
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`2/1998
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`1/1990
`2050552 U
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`“10BaseT Takes Off’ (LAN Magazine May 1991).
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`ABSTRACT
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`contacts and at least one of the contacts of the second pair of
`contacts. The piece of Ethernet terminal equipment to draw
`different magnitudes of DC current flow Via the at least one
`path. The different magnitudes of DC current flow to result
`from at least one condition applied to at least one of the
`contacts of the first and second pairs of contacts, wherein at
`least one of the magnitudes of the DC current flow to convey
`information about the piece of Ethernet terminal equipment.
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