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`Austermann, III et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`Assignee:
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`Notice:
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`NETWORKEQUIPMENT AND OPTIONAL
`TETHER
`Inventors: John F. Austermann, III, Huntington
`Woods, MI (US); Marshall B.
`Cummings, Troy, MI (US)
`ChriMar Systems, Inc., Farmington
`Hills, MI (US)
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`This patent is Subject to a terminal dis
`claimer.
`13/615,726
`Sep. 14, 2012
`Prior Publication Data
`US 2013/OOO2369 A1
`Jan. 3, 2013
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`PCT/US99/07846, filed on Apr. 8, 1999.
`Provisional application No. 60/081,279, filed on Apr.
`10, 1998.
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`H04B 2203/5445 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5458
`(2013.01); H04B 2203/5466 (2013.01); H04B
`2203/547 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5491
`(2013.01); H04B 2203/5495 (2013.01)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
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`244,426 A
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`4, 1878 Watson
`7, 1881 Bell
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`CA
`CN
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Primary Examiner — Chi H Pham
`Assistant Examiner — Soon-Dong D Hyun
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Harness, Dickey & Pierce,
`P.L.C.
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A piece of data terminal equipment having an Ethernet con
`nector having first and second pairs of contacts used to carry
`high frequency data communication signals. The piece of
`data terminal equipment to have at least one path coupled
`across at least one of the contacts of the first pair of contacts
`of the Ethernet connector and at least one of the contacts of
`the second pair of contacts of the Ethernet connector. The
`piece of data terminal equipment to draw different magni
`tudes of DC current through the at least one path.
`169 Claims, 13 Drawing Sheets
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