Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Carhart

Thomas W. Carhart 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).

  • Patent number: 6622304
    Abstract: A system for permitting an interface between a centralized in-home computing apparatus and a plurality of remotely situated in-home communications stations is provided. The system includes a two-way signal path for facilitating communication between the centralized computing apparatus and the communications stations, and a connection to an external signal distribution system such as a cable television (CATV) system. A frequency sensitive splitter/reflector is employed for reflecting input signals generated from the communications stations, and output signals, generated from the computing apparatus, along the signal path. The splitter/reflector blocks signals from the communications stations and the computing apparatus from moving onto the CATV system while allowing signals from the CATV system to move through the splitter/reflector, onto the signal path to the communications stations and computing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas W. Carhart