(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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`US009019838B2
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`CENTRAL PIECE OF NETVVORK
`EQUIPMENT
`
`Inventors: John F. Austermann, III, Huntington
`Woods, Ml (US); Nlarshall B.
`Cummings, Troy, MI (US)
`
`Assignee: Chri)/Iar 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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`Appl. No.2 13/615,734
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`Filed:
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`Sep. 14, 2012
`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2013/0010846A1
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`Jan. 10, 2013
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`Continuation of application No. 13/370,918, filed on
`Feb. 10, 2012, now Pat. No. 8,942,107. which is a
`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, filcd 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.
`
`Provisional application No. 60/081,279, filed on Apr.
`10, 1998.
`
`Int. Cl.
`H04L 12/12
`G08B 13/14
`H04L 1/24
`H04B 3/54
`U.S. Cl.
`CPC .. H04L 1/24 (2013.01): H04B 3/54 (2013.01);
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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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
`None
`See application file for complete search history.
`
`(56)
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`202.495 A
`244,426 A
`406,567 A
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`4/1878 Watson
`7/1881 Bell
`7/1 889 Edison
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`FORFJGN PATFNT DOCI IMFNTS
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`2183106 Al
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`2/1998
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`O'l'Hl:'R PU 3LlCAl'l()N S
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`“10BaseT Takes Off’ (LAN Magazine, May 1991).
`(Con inued)
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`Primary Examiner — Chi H Dham
`Assistant Examiner — Soon- 3ong 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 Ftthernet 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 ofthe first pair of contacts and at least one ofthe
`contacts of the second pair of contacts.
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`5,537,468
`5,540,235
`5,541,957
`5,548,466
`5,560,022
`5,560,357
`5,563,489
`5,568,525
`5,570,002
`5,572,182
`5,574,748
`5,577,023
`5,577,026
`5,578,991
`5,581,772
`5,586,054
`5,586,273
`5,594,332
`5,594,732
`5,596,473
`5,596,637
`5,608,545
`5,608,792
`5,610,593
`5,617,418
`5,623,184
`5,630,058
`5,631,570
`5,631,846
`5,635,896
`5,642,248
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`Dolin. Jr. et 81.
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`5,675,813
`5,678,547
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`5,679,987
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`5,684,950
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`5,687,174
`5,689,230
`5,692,917
`5,696,660
`5,706,287
`5,715,174
`5,715,287
`5,729,154
`5,729,204
`5,742,216
`5,742,514
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`5,754,764
`5,756,280
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`5,808,846
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`5,812,531
`5,814,900
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`6,300,847
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`6,314,102
`6,317,675
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`6,329,810
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`AMX
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