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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Michael D. Gotwals, Greenwood, IN (US);
Robert J. Flask, New Palestine, IN (US);
Walter Miller, Bargersville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Gotwals, Greenwood, IN (US);
Robert J. Flask, New Palestine, IN (US);
Walter Miller, Bargersville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Acterna LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for identifying elements in a cable network utilizing frequency domain reflectometry includes initial filtering stages to remove noise, second and third harmonics and side lobes, and subsequent identification stages to identify and display various elements, e.g. splitters, barrels and opens, in the cable network and their relative positions.