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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc., Middletown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Lonnel J. Swarr, Mannheim, PA (US);
David N. Katz, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Jason Alan Norris, Stow, OH (US);
Brian John Gillespie, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Assignee:
Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc., Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An APL field switch includes a number of ports that transmit power to APL field devices connected to spurs extending from the ports. The APL Power Class of each port can be dynamically set by a user to enable more efficient allocation of power to the ports to meet the needs of the connected field devices.