Terminator with voltage regulator

Claim 2

A line terminator comprising: a circuit board having at least three circuits and being provided with a voltage regulator combined with a voltage divider circuit and a noise reduction circuit having a circuit path generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and coupled to two spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the path length is apportioned to extend equally between the pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 3

A line terminator as recited in claim 1 wherein, the circuit path circumscribes the voltage divider circuit.

Claim 4

A line terminator as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: a conductive shield on the bottom surface of the circuit board provided with a conductive grid.

Claim 5

A line terminator as recited in claim 1 wherein, the circuit path of the noise reduction circuit is referenced to V-out of the voltage regulator, and the pair of spaced apart capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground.

Claim 6

A line terminator as recited in claim 1 and further comprising: a ground electrical path bridging between opposite sides of the circuit path, and the capacitors being connected between the ground electrical path and respective opposite sides of the circuit path.

Claim 7

A line terminator as recited in claim 1, and further comprising a low frequency capacitor for shunting low frequency noise to ground.

Claim 8

A line terminator as recited in claim 1, and further comprising a low frequency capacitor for shunting low frequency noise to ground.

Claim 9

A line terminator comprising: a voltage regulator, and a voltage divider circuit on a circuit board having at least three circuits, both said voltage regulator and said voltage divider circuit being coupled to a circuit path supplying input voltage from the voltage regulator, wherein the circuit path extends on the circuit board generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and is apportioned to extend equally between a pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the high frequency capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 10

A line terminator comprising: a voltage regulator, and a voltage divider circuit on a circuit board having at least three circuits, both said voltage regulator and said voltage divider circuit being coupled to a circuit path supplying input voltage from the voltage regulator, wherein the circuit path extends on the circuit board generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and is apportioned to extend equally between a pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the high frequency capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 11

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 wherein, the circuit path circumscribes the voltage divider circuit.

Claim 12

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 wherein, the circuit path circumscribes the voltage regulator.

Claim 13

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 wherein, the circuit path of the noise reduction circuit is referenced to V-out of the voltage regulator, and the pair of spaced apart capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground.

Claim 14

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 wherein, the circuit path of the noise reduction circuit is referenced to V-out of the voltage regulator, and the pair of spaced apart capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground.

Claim 15

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 and further comprising: an electrical connector, electrical contacts in the electrical connector connected to respective plating lined holes through a circuit board, multiple resistors in the voltage divider circuit, the resistors being connected between V-out of the voltage regulator respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, and a conductive shield on a bottom surface of the circuit board provided with a conductive grid.

Claim 16

A line terminator as recited in claim 8 and further comprising: a ground electrical path bridging between opposite sides of the circuit path, and the capacitors being connected between the ground electrical path and respective opposite sides of the circuit path.

Claim 17

An assembly of a circuit board and an electrical connector, comprising: a circuit board having at least three circuits and being provided with a voltage regulator combined with a voltage divider circuit and a noise reduction circuit having a circuit path generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and coupled to two spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the path length is apportioned to extend between the pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors; and an electrical connector on the circuit board, electrical contacts in the electrical connector connected to respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, multiple resistors in the voltage divider circuit, the resistors being connected between V-out of the voltage regulator and respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 18

An assembly of a circuit board and an electrical connector, comprising: a circuit board having at least three circuits and being provided with a voltage regulator combined with a voltage divider circuit and a noise reduction circuit having a circuit path generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and coupled to two spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the path length is apportioned to extend between the pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors; and an electrical connector on the circuit board, electrical contacts in the electrical connector connected to respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, multiple resistors in the voltage divider circuit, the resistors being connected between V-out of the voltage regulator and respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 19

An assembly as set forth in claim 15, and further comprising a low frequency capacitor for shunting low frequency noise to ground.

Claim 20

A line terminator as recited in claim 15 wherein, the circuit path circumscribes the plating lined holes through the circuit board.

Claim 21

A line terminator as recited in claim 17 wherein, the circuit path of the noise reduction circuit is referenced to V-out of the voltage regulator, and the pair of spaced apart capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground.

Claim 22

An assembly of a circuit board and an electrical connector, comprising: a voltage regulator, and a voltage divider circuit on a circuit board having at least three circuits, both said voltage regulator and said voltage divider circuit being coupled to a circuit path supplying voltage from the voltage regulator, wherein the circuit path extends on the circuit board generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and is apportioned to extend equally between a pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the high frequency capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground; and an electrical connector, electrical contacts in the electrical connector connected to respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, multiple resistors in the voltage divider circuit, the resistors being connected between V-out of the voltage regulator and respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 23

An assembly of a circuit board and an electrical connector, comprising: a voltage regulator, and a voltage divider circuit on a circuit board having at least three circuits, both said voltage regulator and said voltage divider circuit being coupled to a circuit path supplying voltage from the voltage regulator, wherein the circuit path extends on the circuit board generally circumscribing remaining circuits of the circuit board and is apportioned to extend equally between a pair of spaced apart high frequency capacitors, and the high frequency capacitors are connected between the circuit path and ground; and an electrical connector, electrical contacts in the electrical connector connected to respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, multiple resistors in the voltage divider circuit, the resistors being connected between V-out of the voltage regulator and respective plating lined holes through the circuit board, whereby high frequency noise and voltage spikes are shunted to ground.

Claim 24

An assembly as set forth in claim 19, and further comprising a low frequency capacitor for shunting low frequency noise to ground.

Claim 25

A line terminator as recited in claim 19 wherein, the circuit path circumscribes the plating lined holes through the circuit board.