Patents by Inventor Frank Risseeuw

Frank Risseeuw 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).

  • Lifeline backup system and method for telephone networks
    Publication number: 20020151302
    Abstract: A secondary cellular backup device provides a secondary communication path to a cellular network for customer premise equipment (CPE) in case a primary broadband communication path is disrupted. A secondary device consistent with the invention may be connected directly to an existing household communication network such as telephone wiring or a cellular network to share the existing network with CPE. As such, the secondary device may be connected in parallel with other devices sharing a telephone wiring communication network. A method of connecting a secondary backup device for providing lifeline backup services and a method for switching between a primary broadband communication path and a secondary communication path is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson
    Inventors: Paul E. Schmidt, Frank Risseeuw, Stephen Rapiejko