Patents by Inventor Richard Joseph Pimpinella

Richard Joseph Pimpinella 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 optic operations center
    Patent number: 5689604
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fiber optic operations center intended for use in a central office which is responsible for the administration, monitoring, testing, and repair of a multiplicity of fiber optic cables entering the central office from subscribers. The operations center is housed in a bay which is arranged to protect fiber optic cables and route then to an optical switch which connects one or more selected cables to a test device which launches and receives optical signals. The test device is under the control of a system controller which has a variety of input and output means which enable craftpersons in the central office and in remote locations to access the operations center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Anthony Janus, Frank Salvatore Leone, William Joseph Parzygnat, Richard Joseph Pimpinella, Randy Alan Reagan