Patents by Inventor Jimmy G. Godby

Jimmy G. Godby 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).

  • Fiber to the curb and fiber to the neighborhood power architecture
    Patent number: 7116761
    Abstract: A system and method of powering a fiber optic communication network are provided which transmits communication data between a telephone company central office and remote user device. The system includes a power source configured to provide an electrical supply voltage to a digital subscriber line access multiplexer. The power source having an AC power feed for providing power to the digital subscriber line access multiplexer and a DC power feed for providing power to the digital subscriber line access multiplexer when the AC power feed is not supplying power. Further, an electrical conducting medium configured to conduct the electrical supply voltage and the communication data from the digital subscriber line access multiplexer to the remote user device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis L. Ashton, Bruce A. Phillips, Jimmy G. Godby, Richard H. Fink, Robert C. Ferry