Patents by Inventor John M. Egan, Jr.

John M. Egan, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180160172
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180160171
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180160170
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180152756
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180152755
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180152753
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180152754
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream CATV signal strength within in-home network
    Patent number: 9860591
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr.
  • PASSIVE MULTI-PORT ENTRY ADAPTER AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING DOWNSTREAM CATV SIGNAL STRENGTH WITHIN IN-HOME NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170078738
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream CATV signal strength within in-home network
    Patent number: 9516376
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr.
  • CATV entry adapter and method for distributing CATV and in-home entertainment signals
    Patent number: 9351051
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an In-Home Entertainment (IHE) network. IHE signals may be communicated between passive and active ports of an embodiment of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow an IHE-enabled embedded multimedia terminal device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the IHE network connected to the active ports. An IHE frequency rejection filter is used in some embodiments to confine IHE signal to a single subscriber premise. In some embodiments a bidirectional IHE bandpass filter is used to enable IHE signals to pass between the passive and active ports of the CATV entry adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr., Gregory F. Halik, Charles F. Newby
  • Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream CATV signal strength within in-home network
    Patent number: 9167286
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr.
  • CATV entry adapter and method for preventing interference with eMTA equipment from MoCA Signals
    Patent number: 8510782
    Abstract: A community access or cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals communicated between active ports of the entry adapter are rejected by MoCA frequency rejection filters to avoid interfering with the functionality of an eMTA subscriber device connected to a passive port of the entry adapter, without interfering with the passage of CATV upstream and downstream active and passive signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: PPC Broadband, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr.
  • CATV entry adapter and method utilizing directional couplers for MoCA signal communication
    Patent number: 8429695
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals are communicated between passive and active ports of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow a MoCA-enabled embedded multimedia device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the MoCA network connected to the active ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: PPC Broadband, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory F. Halik, Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr., Charles F. Newby
  • Passive multi-port entry adapter and method for preserving downstream CATV signal strength within in-home network
    Patent number: 8356322
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, Jr.
  • Multi-port entry adapter, hub and method for interfacing a CATV network and a MoCA network
    Patent number: 8286209
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals are bypassed around the CATV communication paths within the entry adapter to maintain adequate signal strength and to allow a passive port of the entry adapter to be used as part of the MoCA network. MoCA signals are suppressed from exiting the CATV entry adapter onto the CATV network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Egan, Jr., Chad T. Wells
  • Passive Multi-Port Entry Adapter and Method for Preserving Downstream CATV Signal Strength within In-Home Network
    Publication number: 20110072472
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in an in-home network for passively communicating multimedia content or information from the CATV network and between subscriber devices connected to the ports of the CATV entry adapter, using CATV signals in a CATV frequency band and network signals in a different in-home network band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • CATV Entry Adapter and Method Utilizing Directional Couplers for MoCA Signal Communication
    Publication number: 20100146564
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter connects to a CATV network and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals are communicated between passive and active ports of the entry adapter through a pair of directional couplers which allow a MoCA-enabled embedded multimedia device (eMTA) at the passive port to communicate with multimedia devices of the MoCA network connected to the active ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory F. Halik, Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR., Charles F. Newby
  • CATV Entry Adapter and Method for Preventing Interference with eMTA Equipment from MoCA Signals
    Publication number: 20100125877
    Abstract: A community access or cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals communicated between active ports of the entry adapter are rejected by MoCA frequency rejection filters to avoid interfering with the functionality of an eMTA subscriber device connected to a passive port of the entry adapter, without interfering with the passage of CATV upstream and downstream active and passive signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Chad T. Wells, John M. Egan, JR.
  • Multi-Port Entry Adapter, Hub and Method for Interfacing a CATV Network and a MoCA Network
    Publication number: 20100100918
    Abstract: A cable television (CATV) entry adapter interfaces to a CATV network and and serves as a hub in a Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network. MoCA signals are bypassed around the CATV communication paths within the entry adapter to maintain adequate signal strength and to allow a passive port of the entry adapter to be used as part of the MoCA network. MoCA signals are suppressed from exiting the CATV entry adapter onto the CATV network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: John M. Egan, JR., Chad T. Wells