Patents by Inventor Mark R. J. Wills

Mark R. J. Wills 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).

  • Remote end detection
    Patent number: 5248128
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining passage along an installation route of an advancing end of an optical fibre. A detector at the installation end detects when light is transmitted back along the fibre from a source at a predetermined location. The source may be a primary source or comprise a means for coupling to a light carrying fibre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: John A. Warren, Mark R. J. Wills, Robert A. Freeman, Peter D. Baxter