Apparatus and method for communication over power lines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9142961
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13218847

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An apparatus and method are provided for communicating over power lines. The apparatus includes a coupling modem that is situated between a power line and a device. The coupling modem is configured to demodulate a signal received from the power line into a sine signal and a cosine signal. The coupling modem is also configured to modulate a communicated bit stream received from the device into a transmitted signal in order to impose the transmitted signal onto the power line.

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  • US GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA;THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Greer,, III Lawrence C Avon, US 3 2
Krasowski, Michael J Chagrin Falls, US 18 27
Nappier, Jennifer M Bay Village, US 3 2
Prokop, Norman F South Euclid, US 13 15

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