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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patricia Lynn Gruber, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
David Stevens Kerr, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Roman Ostapiak, Pine Brook, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H72H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 56 ; 361106 ; 361119 ;
Abstract
A current limiting circuit for use in broadband and combined broadband and telecommunications networks is described. A current limiting element is triggered into a high impedance state in the event of excess current on the line. A sensing element detects the resulting decrease in voltage and operates a switch which disconnects the current limiting element. Timing circuitry reconnects the current limiting element a predetermined period of time after the current limiting element returns to its low impedance state.