US 12,248,426 B1
Radio ethernet connector
Joseph T. Horsey, Alexandria, VA (US); Colin L. West, King George, VA (US); and Stephen B. Heintz, Bowie, MD (US)
Assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by Joseph T. Horsey, Alexandria, VA (US); Colin L. West, King George, VA (US); and Stephen B. Heintz, Bowie, MD (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/237,996.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 13/4282 (2013.01) [G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01); H01R 12/722 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachment device for Ethernet connection to a radio, said device comprising:
a transmit/receive circuit for receiving a communication signal via an RJ45 receptor from Ethernet;
an interface for universal serial bus (USB) to Ethernet that connects to said RJ45 receptor to forward said communication signal to said USB;
a host connector for receiving said communication signal from said USB and forwarding to the radio;
an oscillator to provide a periodic clock signal;
a three-pin microprocessor supervisor circuit for sequencing said communication signal via said clock signal and a sequence protocol;
a programmable read-only-memory (PROM) for buffering said communication signal and said sequence protocol;
a current regulator for restricting voltage range of said supervisor circuit;
a printed circuit board (PCB) onto which mount said transmit/receive circuit, interface, host connector, oscillator, supervisor circuit, PROM and current regulator; and
a housing to contain said PCB.