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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D Ross, Iroquois, CA;
Assignee:
Ross Video Limited, Iroquois, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; H03H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
333 / ; 375214 ; 375229 ;
Abstract
A wide-band high-frequency analog amplifier is provided in the signal path between an input cable connector and an integrated-circuit based cable equalizer. The amplifier is preferably a common base transistor amplifier. The amplifier serves multiple purposes, including providing additional gain to compensate for losses incurred in the equalizer, increasing return loss on the input line, and allowing different gain levels in the input stage and operating stages of the equalizer.