ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,957, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Z-Band Technologies LLC (Carlisle, Pa.).

"Headend controller and method of use" was invented by Mark E. McNutt (Carlisle, Pa.) and Harish K.G. Palakurthi (Carlisle, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headend controller and its method of use allows for the processing, monitoring and distribution of CATV RF electrical signals within a network."

The patent was filed on June 3, 2024, under Application No. 18/732,031.

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