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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Richard N. Marsh, Cool, CA (US);
Monster Cable Products, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
An input/output filtering system having a single-phase tri-mode over-voltage protection and disconnect circuit for use with peripheral devices. The system prevents the accidental reversal of the line wire with the neutral wire from adversely affecting at least one peripheral device and the overheating and destruction of MOVs in the over-voltage protection circuit. In the event of a sufficiently high voltage causing excessive heating of the MOVs, the hot line will be disconnected from the peripheral device through the use of fuses placed beside each MOV. An audible alarm indicates that a protection device has absorbed an excessive energy. The system further employs an input filter and a plurality of output filters. Such filtration is applied to that noise which travels through an Internet line as well as through a basic power line.