Inventor
ROBINSON STEVEN M
US26 patents
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ADTRAN INC
20 patentsUS6489755B1Dec 3, 2002
Active ripple and noise filter for telecommunication equipment powering
ADTRAN INC89 citations97
US6757382B1Jun 29, 2004
Quasi ground fault interruption signal-based activation of emergency pots by-pass paths for line-powered digital subscriber loop
ADTRAN INC58 citations94
US6584197B1Jun 24, 2003
Power-limited remote termination converter with wetting current and emergency power operation for digital data transmission equipment
ADTRAN INC103 citations94
US5774316AJun 30, 1998
Ground fault detector for line-powered telephone network
ADTRAN INC81 citations93
US6690792B1Feb 10, 2004
Active decoupling and power management circuit for line-powered ringing generator
ADTRAN INC49 citations92
US6404174B1Jun 11, 2002
Circuit for in-system programming of memory device
ADTRAN INC25 citations92
US6917681B2Jul 12, 2005
Peak power management and active decoupling arrangement for span-powered remote terminal access platforms
ADTRAN INC39 citations91
US6437574B1Aug 20, 2002
Auxiliary battery test and alarm system for telecommunication equipment
ADTRAN INC20 citations91
US6606383B1Aug 12, 2003
Automatic remote termination sensing and line powering scheme
ADTRAN INC40 citations90
US6693810B2Feb 17, 2004
Power supply and battery back-up system for telecommunications systems
ADTRAN INC27 citations84
US6927954B2Aug 9, 2005
Method and apparatus for limiting ground fault current
ADTRAN INC8 citations73
US6999561B2Feb 14, 2006
Method of detecting remote ground condition
ADTRAN INC9 citations69
US7508930B2Mar 24, 2009
Technique for independent ground fault detection of multiple twisted pair telephone lines connected to a common electrical power source
ADTRAN INC5 citations62
US6982860B2Jan 3, 2006
Technique for fault isolation and transient load isolation for multiple electrical loads connected to a common electrical power source
ADTRAN INC6 citations62
US6924566B2Aug 2, 2005
Method for assuring start-up of span-powered telecommunication systems
ADTRAN INC5 citations62
US6813353B1Nov 2, 2004
Redundant operation of ring voltage generators utilizing voltage bus segmentation for fault isolation
ADTRAN INC2 citations62
US7302047B1Nov 27, 2007
Method of detecting remote ground condition
ADTRAN INC3 citations58
US7734363B1Jun 8, 2010
Technique for independent ground fault detection of multiple twisted pair telephone lines connected to a common electrical power source
ADTRAN INC0 citations51
US9819500B2Nov 14, 2017
System and method for isolating and protecting a PoE (power over ethernet) device
ADTRAN INC0 citations50
US8368250B1Feb 5, 2013
Systems and methods for swapping span power modules in telecommunication networks
ADTRAN INC0 citations35
SMITH BRIAN C
2 patentsUS8818192B1Aug 26, 2014
Optical network unit with redundant reverse powering from customer premises equipment with alarm fault discrimination indicative for power fault condition
SMITH BRIAN C61 citations97
US8601289B1Dec 3, 2013
Optical network unit with redundant reverse powering from customer premises equipment
SMITH BRIAN C54 citations97