Patents by Inventor David Scarponi

David Scarponi 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).

  • Optical fiber loopback test system and method
    Patent number: 7715678
    Abstract: A telecommunications enclosure includes a housing for retaining telecommunication lines therein, the housing including at least one of a splice closure and a terminal closure. At least one of the terminal closure and the splice closure includes a loopback testing station having at least one coupling mounted therein. The coupling is adapted to receive a first terminated end of a first telecommunication line and adapted to receive a second terminated end of a second telecommunication line. The testing station permits loss testing of installed distribution lines at a terminal from a central network facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Bludau, James D. Erhardt, David Scarponi, George W. Lutgens
  • OPTICAL FIBER LOOPBACK TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20070189695
    Abstract: A telecommunications enclosure includes a housing for retaining telecommunication lines therein, the housing including at least one of a splice closure and a terminal closure. At least one of the terminal closure and the splice closure includes a loopback testing station having at least one coupling mounted therein. The coupling is adapted to receive a first terminated end of a first telecommunication line and adapted to receive a second terminated end of a second telecommunication line. The testing station permits loss testing of installed distribution lines at a terminal from a central network facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Bludau, James Erhardt, David Scarponi, George Lutgens