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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1977
Charles W Chambers, Jr, Amherst, OH (US);
Frederick J Kiko, Lorain, OH (US);
Robert J Kretschmann, Elyria, OH (US);
Lorain Products Corporation, Lorain, OH (US);
Abstract
A loop extender for adding a series-aiding boost voltage to a subscriber loop of a telephone system and having a d.c. boost voltage supply, an amplifier circiit having an active device connecting the voltage supply in series with a conductor of said loop for applying to the loop a magnitude of boost voltage that is dependent upon the gain of the amplifier circuit, and a further circuit, including a feedback for the amplifier circuit, for controlling the gain of said amplifier circuit in such a way that said gain is increased to cause an increase in the applied boost voltage in response to a rise in the magnitude of the loop current to a first predetermined threshold and/or in such a way that said gain is decreased to cause a decrease in the applied boost voltage in response to a decrease in the magnitude of the loop current to a second predetermined threshold.