Clifford A Martin

US Patent:

7436310, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Mar 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/392296

Inventors:

Michael E Flaster - Tenafly NJ, US
Clifford E Martin - Martinsville NJ, US
Wee Teck Ng - Berkeley Heights NJ, US
Cuong Tran - Howell NJ, US

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405728, 3406861, 3405721, 340687, 439488

Abstract:

An RF antenna grid design in which the antenna array is installed on a patch panel cover allows for the retrofitting of an RF antenna grid on existing patch panel based systems without disrupting network operation. An apparatus for determining connectivity between device ports on a patch panel and cable ends having corresponding RFID tags attached thereto comprises a patch panel having a plurality of device ports and a patch panel cover comprising a plurality of RFID antennas, where each of the RFID antennas comprises one or more protruding portions thereof, each of the protruding portions of the RFID antennas being in close physical proximity to one or more of the plurality of device ports when the patch panel cover is positioned in a fixed positional relationship to the patch panel (e. g. , when the patch panel cover is “attached” to the patch panel).

US Patent:

59508124, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Mar 26, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/276943

Inventors:

Mehmet K. Tanacan - Farmingdale NY
Gregory Lawren - Bonita CA
Ralph Giannuzzi - Annapolis MD
Michael D. Williams - Morganton MD
Clifford G. Martin - Newton NC

Assignee:

Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Little Neck NY

International Classification:

H01H 2100

US Classification:

200458

Abstract:

A rocker-type switch having components which can be assembled by automatic assembly machines and do not require the intervention of a human operator. A star shaped spring provides the necessary forces to hold the rocker in a selected position and hold the rocker to a switch spacer and couple the rocker to a movable contact arm. The movable contact arm is inserted in the switch spacer. The star spring is assembled to the rocker and the rocker is assembled to the movable contact arm when the rocker is assembled to the switch spacer.