Patents
US 9621262 B1: Self-monitoring cable system
- Granted
- 2017-04-11
- Filed
- 2014-07-24 application 14340204
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cabling system that provides continuous transport of data, as well as testing. At all times a channel is available for data transmission. In one embodiment, the cabling system includes a cable in turn including two data transmission channels. First and second transceivers are provided at respective opposite ends of the cable connected to the data transmission channels. At least one of the transceivers is functionally capable of both a data transmission mode and a test or audit mode, and periodically alternates between two operational modes. In another embodiment, first and second transceivers are provided at respective opposite ends of the cable and connected to a data transmission channel. At least one of the transceivers is functionally capable of both data transmission employing one wavelength and testing or auditing employing another wavelength.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170411.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Cable Corporation 39 patents | US company or organization | Roanoke, VA | OPTICAL CABLE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally OPTICAL CABLE CORP State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state OPTICAL CABLE CORP Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian J. Timmins | Asheville, NC | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| G. Thomas Hazelton, Jr. | Plano, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B10/0791 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TIMMINS, IAN J. signed 2014-08-07 HAZELTON, G. THOMAS, JR. signed 2014-08-08 | OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION ROANOKE, VA | 33526/567 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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