Patent ID: 8869223

Claim:
A cable television tap comprising a housing; connectors to receive a main transmission line; a tap plate in communication with the connectors, wherein the tap plate comprises a faceplate that includes RF circuitry to receive RF signals from the main transmission line, to provide a conduit for the RF signals to pass through the cable television tap, and to process the RF signals for communication with a customer; a bypass line to provide an alternative conduit through the cable television tap when the tap plate is removed; and a resonance restricting material disposed on the tap plate and adjacent to the bypass line when the tap plate is not removed, wherein the resonance restricting material is disposed, when the tap plate is not removed, in electromagnetic communication with the bypass line such that the resonance restricting material reduces resonances generated by the bypass line and reduces insertion losses in RF range while the cable television tap is powered, and enables bandwidth for the cable television tap to be increased.