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Weatherable outside electronic device enclosure

CA 2183117 C · Owner: Decker, Robert Leroy · Inventors: Lambert, William Roger; Shepherd, Lloyd; Shevchuk, George John

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A network interface device includes a weatherable enclosure having injection molded, die cast, or stamped top and bottom cap portions and a body portion which is extruded. The injection molded portions are fabricated from a polymer, such as polyvinyl chloride, with a higher melt index than the grade of polymer used to fabricate the body portion. The body portion has top and bottom openings adapted to receive the top and bottom cap portions. The network interface electrical components are enclosed within the housing.

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  • Filed August 12, 1996 and granted July 25, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 12, 2016.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 12, 2018.
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FiledAugust 12, 1996
GrantedJuly 25, 2000
Term endedAugust 12, 2016
Patent numberCA 2183117 C
Classification (IPC)H05K5/02 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedAug 12, 1996Patent grantedJuly 25, 2000Term endedAug 12, 2016

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