Patents by Inventor R. Alan Combellack

R. Alan Combellack 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).

  • Patent number: 6097262
    Abstract: A transmission line impedance matching apparatus is disclosed that limits longitudinal signals and matches the longitudinal characteristic impedance between two conductors and comprises a common mode choke and an impedance matching device. The common mode choke, comprising two windings wound in the same direction, acts as a high impedance to longitudinal high frequency signals. As a result of this, standing waves are caused by the metallic signals reflecting off the choke. The impedance matching device, comprising two windings wound in the same direction, provides a good match to the longitudinal characteristic impedance and thus reduces standing longitudinal waves and reflections. The apparatus may include a terminal corrector or a mid-line corrector, or a combination thereof. This invention may allow greater bandwidth to be dedicated to services and allow transmission over longer subscriber loops before the minimum S/N ratio is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventor: R. Alan Combellack