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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Applicant:
William C. Black, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventor:
William C. Black, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Northern Microdesign, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/56 (2006.01); H04B 3/50 (2006.01); H04B 1/707 (2011.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/56 (2013.01); H04B 1/707 (2013.01); H04B 3/50 (2013.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5458 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5466 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5475 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of communication over a composite cable having a plurality of conductors, the method including placing an inductive coupler around the composite cable, coupling the composite cable to a signal input or output using the inductive coupler around the composite cable to communicate a signal to or from the composite cable, wherein the signal is communicated across the composite cable from a first location to a second location, wherein the inductive coupler is at one of the first location and the second location.