US 9,812,825 B2
Ethernet deviceGeneral
US 9,812,825 B2
Ethernet device
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Chi H Pham
Art Unit:
2471 Multiplex and VoIP
Inventors:
JOHN F. AUSTERMANN; Marshall B. Cummings
Assignee:
Priority:
04/10/98
Filed:
06/01/15
Granted:
11/07/17
Expiration:
12/13/21
Abstract
An Ethernet device having an Ethernet connector comprising first and second pairs of contacts to carry BaseT Ethernet communication signals wherein 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 are configured to conduct at least two different magnitudes of DC current flow without interfering with the BaseT Ethernet communication signals.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04B2203/5495H04L25/0278H04BH01R2107/00H01R