Patents by Inventor Simone Vigna

Simone Vigna 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).

  • Cable power rating identification for power distribution over communications cabling
    Patent number: 11038307
    Abstract: In one embodiment, as apparatus includes a cable identifier for attachment to a plug and cable assembly operable to deliver Power over Ethernet (PoE) at a power greater than 90 watts, the plug and cable assembly receivable in a receptacle delivering the PoE. The cable identifier is configured for mating with the receptacle and includes an electrical identifier for use in identifying a power rating of the cable when the plug and cable assembly is inserted into the receptacle. A method and network device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Sironi, Simone Vigna, Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones
  • CABLE POWER RATING IDENTIFICATION FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION OVER COMMUNICATIONS CABLING
    Publication number: 20190363493
    Abstract: In one embodiment, as apparatus includes a cable identifier for attachment to a plug and cable assembly operable to deliver Power over Ethernet (PoE) at a power greater than 90 watts, the plug and cable assembly receivable in a receptacle delivering the PoE. The cable identifier is configured for mating with the receptacle and includes an electrical identifier for use in identifying a power rating of the cable when the plug and cable assembly is inserted into the receptacle. A method and network device are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Sironi, Simone Vigna, Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones