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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:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Applicants:
David J T Heatley, Felixstowe, GB;
Adrian R Thurlow, Stowmarket, GB;
Ian Neild, Ipswich, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
British Telecommunications public limited company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, for use in connection with installing a cable into a conduit () having a first end and a second end (), of detecting whether air is flowing from the first end to the second end, the method including the steps of: —providing a movement sensor () within or proximate to the conduit; —providing an air flow () into the conduit from the first end; and —detecting that the air is flowing to the second end when the air flow disrupt the movement sensor.