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Patent US7835295 - Interface module with power over Ethernet function - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn interface module for use in a process monitoring and control system has an Ethernet port, a controller, and at least one segment I/O module. The Ethernet port is adapted to send and receive signals in an Ethernet protocol over a cable comprising a plurality of wires and to receive a voltage potential...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7835295?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7835295 - Interface module with power over Ethernet functionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7835295 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/184,730Publication date16 Nov 2010Filing date19 Jul 2005Priority date19 Jul 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101228734A, CN103428005A, EP1905192A2, US20070019560, WO2007012014A2, WO2007012014A3Publication number11184730, 184730, US 7835295 B2, US 7835295B2, US-B2-7835295, US7835295 B2, US7835295B2InventorsJohn Paul Brewer, Eric Darrell Rotvold, Kelly Michael Orth, Robert John Karschnia, Philip Gordon Ostby, Donald Robert LattimerOriginal AssigneeRosemount Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (144), Referenced by (5), Classifications (7), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInterface module with power over Ethernet function
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