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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J. Bennett, Lewisville, TX (US);
Casimir Z. Cwirzen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/22 ;
Abstract
A central office surge protector having at least one gas tube and at least one varistor. The at least one varistor interacts with the at least one gas tube to lower the impulse breakdown voltage of the gas tube. The at least one gas tube may be a two or a three element gas tube. Alternative embodiments of the surge protector further include at least one sneak current protection element.