Patents by Inventor Geoffrey N. Bowling

Geoffrey N. Bowling 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).

  • Closed loop, programmable power and communication system
    Patent number: 5033112
    Abstract: A power and communication system for a building, and particularly a residential dwelling wherein there are provided a plurality of receptacles throughout the building, each connected by a cable to source, which may provide different voltages and either AC or DC and having a control interface for selectively switching the desired power to each cable individually. The control interface may also connect each cable to a selected signal transmission line, such as telephone, radio, TV, etc. The cable includes a pair of power conductors and a optical fiber which transmits to and receives from the control interface light signals informing the control interface what power or communication connection is required for a particular receptacle and possibly at the same time providing signal messages to each receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey N. Bowling, John C. Goodwin