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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
May. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph M Elder, Jr, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379412 ; 379413 ; 361119 ;
Abstract
By opening switches coupling a subscriber loop to circuits in a SLIC when an overvoltage condition occurs, the SLIC is protected from damage. The overvoltage is detected by a overvoltage protector behind the switches. The overvoltage condition is latched and the common control is notified of the condition. The common control may then clear the latch, reclosing the switches. If the overvoltage still exists, the switches are re-opened and maintenance personnel is notified of the fault.