Patents by Inventor Donald Beran

Donald Beran 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).

  • Powered Patch Panel
    Publication number: 20110255611
    Abstract: A powered patch panel (PPP) is disclosed that inserts power in mid-span regions of a network and provides fault-tolerance at the power supply level and the power-plane level. Information such as physical location, port status and policy enforcement information may be locally stored and utilized by a processor of the PPP to achieve network control and monitoring. A network management system and/or element management system may be provided to interface with processors of PPPs to achieve network monitoring, control and policy enforcement goals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Ronald A. Nordin, Steven A. Jacks, Donald Beran, Brian D. Leshin
  • Powered patch panel
    Patent number: 7978845
    Abstract: A powered patch panel (PPP) is disclosed that inserts power in mid-span regions of a network and provides fault-tolerance at the power supply level and the power-plane level. Information such as physical location, port status and policy enforcement information may be locally stored and utilized by a processor of the PPP to achieve network control and monitoring. A network management system and/or element management system may be provided to interface with processors of PPPs to achieve network monitoring, control and policy enforcement goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Ronald A. Nordin, Steven A. Jacks, Donald Beran, Brian D. Leshin
  • POWERED PATCH PANEL
    Publication number: 20080214140
    Abstract: A powered patch panel (PPP) is disclosed that inserts power in mid-span regions of a network and provides fault-tolerance at the power supply level and the power-plane level. Information such as physical location, port status and policy enforcement information may be locally stored and utilized by a processor of the PPP to achieve network control and monitoring. A network management system and/or element management system may be provided to interface with processors of PPPs to achieve network monitoring, control and policy enforcement goals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Ronald A. Nordin, Steven A. Jacks, Donald Beran, Brian D. Leshin