Patents by Inventor Harold B. Frick

Harold B. Frick 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).

  • Tracing interface module for patch cords in a telecommunications system
    Patent number: 6234830
    Abstract: A tracing interface module for use in a patch cord tracing system, wherein the patch cord tracing system traces patch cords in a telecommunications patching system. The tracing interface module attaches to the face of the patch panels in a telecommunications closet. The tracing interface modules provide a means of detecting when patch cords have been removed from, or added to, the connector ports on the patch panels. The tracing interface module has three primary components. The first component is a support plate that attaches to the patch panel. The second component is a printed circuit board that is supported by the support plate. The support plate is manufactured with voids that correspond in position to surface mounted components on the printed circuit board. Consequently, the components on the printed circuit board pass into the support plate, thereby creating a highly space efficient assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Lyndon D. Ensz, Harold B. Frick, Michael Gregory German, Daniel Warren Macauley