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Michael Gregory German
Also filed as: GERMAN MICHAEL · GERMAN MICHAEL G · GERMAN MICHAEL GREGORY
62 granted patents·5 pending applications·3,811 citations·filing 1993–2023
99Inventor score
Files withAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP13COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC11LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC11COMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA9COMMSCOPE INC5
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67 records- 0199US6499861B1Illuminated patch cord connector ports for use in a telecommunications patch closet having patch cord tracing capabilitiesAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 31, 2002·247 cites·9 claims
- 0298US6350148B1Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·360 cites·8 claims
- 0398US6330307B1Display panel overlay structure and method for tracing interface modules in a telecommunications patch systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·287 cites·19 claims
- 0498US6285293B1System and method for addressing and tracing patch cords in a dedicated telecommunications systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·325 cites·17 claims
- 0597US7605707B2Telecommunications patching system that utilizes RFID tags to detect and identify patch cord interconnectionsCOMMSCOPE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·119 cites·24 claims
- 0697US6522737B1System and method of operation for a telecommunications patch systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·293 cites·25 claims
- 0797US6424710B1Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system using passive detection sensorsAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·307 cites·18 claims
- 0897US5716237AElectrical connector with crosstalk compensationLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 10, 1998·168 cites·7 claims
- 0996US6222908B1Method and device for identifying a specific patch cord connector as it is introduced into, or removed from, a telecommunications patch systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·384 cites·20 claims
- 1096US6168474B1Communications connector having crosstalk compensationLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·186 cites·27 claims
- 1195US8092249B2Patch panel cable information detection systems and methodsGERMAN MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 10, 2012·46 cites·24 claims
- 1294US6234830B1Tracing interface module for patch cords in a telecommunications systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·270 cites·19 claims
- 1393US9870773B2Multi-tier intelligent infrastructure management systems for communications systems and related equipment and methodsCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·12 cites·14 claims
- 1493US8116434B2Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cordsGERMAN MICHAEL G·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 14, 2012·34 cites·25 claims
- 1593US8075348B2Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectorsMEI RICHARD Y·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 13, 2011·33 cites·14 claims
- 1692US8203450B2Intelligent MPO-to-MPO patch panels having connectivity tracking capabilities and related methodsGERMAN MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·41 cites·12 claims
- 1792US5334029AHigh density connector for stacked circuit boardsAT & T BELL LAB·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 2, 1994·114 cites·10 claims
- 1891US11558680B2Internet of things (IOT) system for cabling infrastructureCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 17, 2023·3 cites·22 claims
- 1991US8649651B2Patch panel cable information detection systems and methodsCOMMSCOPE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 11, 2014·15 cites·16 claims
- 2091US8643476B2Dynamic labeling of patch panel portsPINN GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·53 cites·23 claims
- 2191US8467655B2Patch panel cable information detection systems and methodsGERMAN MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 18, 2013·17 cites·9 claims
- 2290US5975919ATerminal housing and wire board arrangement with solderless mountable insulation displacement connector terminalsLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·71 cites·10 claims
- 2389US9538262B2Systems, equipment and methods for automatically tracking cable connections and for identifying work area devices and related methods of operating communications networksGERMAN MICHAEL G·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 3, 2017·12 cites·26 claims
- 2488US8994547B2Systems for automatically tracking patching connections to network devices using a separate control channel and related patching equipment and methodsGERMAN MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 31, 2015·20 cites·23 claims
- 2588US6379198B1Electrical connector terminal constructionAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·38 cites·13 claims
- 2687US9338525B2Methods of automatically recording patching changes at passive patch panels and network equipmentCOMMSCOPE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 10, 2016·5 cites·19 claims
- 2787US9123217B2Methods of automatically recording patching changes at passive patch panels and network equipmentCOMMSCOPE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·8 cites·16 claims
- 2887US6093048ASolderless mountable insulation displacement connector terminalLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 25, 2000·49 cites·12 claims
- 2987US6050843ACrosstalk canceling 110 index strip and wiring blockLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 18, 2000·59 cites·14 claims
- 3085US12160693B2Internet of things (IOT) system for cabling infrastructureCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 3, 2024·1 cites·26 claims
- 3185US6612880B2Communication connector terminal and terminal block configurationAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·30 cites·22 claims
- 3284US8954763B2Automated infrastructure management systems and methods for enabling real time energy managementGERMAN MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·9 cites·18 claims
- 3383US9811494B2Methods of automatically recording patching changes at passive patch panels and network equipmentCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·3 cites·5 claims
- 3481US11450993B2Automated capture of information about fixed cablingCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 20, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3581US9620941B2Intelligent telecommunications patching systemCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 11, 2017·6 cites·12 claims
- 3677US10262656B2Multi-tier intelligent infrastructure management systems for communications systems and related equipment and methodsCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·2 cites·10 claims
- 3775US9160117B2Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cordsGERMAN MICHAEL G·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 3874US11849335B2Methods and systems for location determination of radios controlled by a shared spectrum systemCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
- 3973US9723379B2Automated infrastructure management systems and methods for enabling real time energy managementCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 4068US10938167B2Automated capture of information about fixed cablingCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·1 cites·32 claims
- 4168US8574014B2Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectorsCOMMSCOPE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 5, 2013·4 cites·19 claims
- 4267US11962955B2Port occupancy detection for high density panelsCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 16, 2024·1 cites·33 claims
- 4367US5718604APatch cord connection systemLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 17, 1998·20 cites·10 claims
- 4466US5397241AHigh density electrical connectorAT & T CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·32 cites·7 claims
- 4565US6302699B1Twenty eight pair cabling systemAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·26 cites·5 claims
- 4664US11622280B2Methods and systems for location determination of radios controlled by a shared spectrum systemCOMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 4763US10366034B2Infrastructure management system with support for breakout cablesCOMMSCOPE INC NORTH CAROLINA·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·1 cites·21 claims
- 4862US5285511AOptoelectronic cable connectorAT & T LAB·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 8, 1994·26 cites·19 claims
- 4960US8398441B2Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectorsMEI RICHARD Y·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·3 cites·13 claims
- 5059US6379194B1Wiring block mountAVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·4 cites·13 claims
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