Patents by Inventor Andrew V. Pasterczyk, JR.

Andrew V. Pasterczyk, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Test device for verifying operation of an optical fiber monitoring system
    Patent number: 11515940
    Abstract: In an optical fiber monitoring system which detects physical disturbance or other parameters such as temperature or strain of a fiber where a monitor signal is transmitted along the optical fiber and analyzed to detect changes which are indicative of an event, a method is provided for periodically checking proper operation of the optical fiber monitoring system. A fiber disturbance actuator periodically causes a pattern of disturbances of a portion of the fiber at a predetermined location thereon where the disturbance is characteristic of the event to be monitored. The monitor signal is analyzed to detect the pattern of changes and in the event that expected changes are not detected, a warning is issued that the intrusion detection system is not properly operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Network Integrity Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cary R. Murphy, Dave Eric Cunningham, Mark K Bridges, Daniel M. Goertzen, Matthew R. Friede, Andrew V. Pasterczyk, Jr., Darrell J. Magee, III
  • Test Device for Verifying Operation of an Optical Fiber Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20220085879
    Abstract: In an optical fiber monitoring system which detects physical disturbance or other parameters such as temperature or strain of a fiber where a monitor signal is transmitted along the optical fiber and analyzed to detect changes which are indicative of an event, a method is provided for periodically checking proper operation of the optical fiber monitoring system. A fiber disturbance actuator periodically causes a pattern of disturbances of a portion of the fiber at a predetermined location thereon where the disturbance is characteristic of the event to be monitored. The monitor signal is analyzed to detect the pattern of changes and in the event that expected changes are not detected, a warning is issued that the intrusion detection system is not properly operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Cary R. Murphy, Dave Eric Cunningham, Mark K Bridges, Daniel M. Goertzen, Matthew R. Friede, Andrew V. Pasterczyk, JR., Darrell J. Magee, III