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Jennison Trust Holdings

Jennison Holding, Inc.

Michael T Jennison

Robert W Parry

Edward C Nichols

Carl C Sandulli, Jr

Gary Maleski

Cornelius E Holliday, Iii

Generally, the present invention provides a mounting or &ldquo;rough in&rdquo; bracket comprising a border surrounding an opening of a size and shape to accept for mounting one or more CEBUS tap point units adjacent to at least one standard electrical receptacle such as a switch or electrical outlet.

Rough-in mounting bracket for CEBUS tap point unit

The present invention presents a multimedia signal distribution device that implements the Electronics Industry Association (EIA) 'Node Zero' standard for a Consumer Electronics Bus (CEBus) signal distribution network. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a block frequency conversion loop that is combined with other conventional electronic devices to accomplish the multimedia signal frequency conversion, filtering and distribution functions required of the ideal Node Zero device set forth in the EIA CEBus standard. The present invention preferably implements the CEBus block frequency conversion, input and output band-pass filtering, and signal amplification requirements by a block frequency conversion loop comprised of the following components which process the internal signal block in the following series order: (a) passive first low-pass or band-pass filter; (b) a 1000 MHz first frequency mixer; (c) an intermediate frequency (IF) filter; (d) a 38 dB signal amplifier; (e) a selectable second frequency mixer and (f) a tunable second low-pass or band-pass filter 11. Optionally, a broad-band quadrature signal phase shifting device may be implemented in conjunction with a signal coupling balun transformer at the input and output, respectively, of the first frequency mixer. This quadrature phase shifting improves the filtering of the internal signal block after the quadrature outputs have been shifted by the first frequency mixer to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal range.

CEBus node zero switching device

A tap point unit which comprises a base plate having spaced apart left and right receptacle opening and a pair of vertically aligned circular openings for a coaxial connector mounting and a rectangular opening vertically aligned with the circular opening to mount a modular jack. The unit also includes a housing mounted to the base plate between the receptacle openings and having a pair of circular opening coaxially aligned with the pair in the base plate and a rectangular opening coaxially aligned with the rectangular opening. The tap point unit of the invention is CEBUS compliant.

CEBUS tap point unit

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Bridgeville, PA, United States of America

Michael T Jennison