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Apparatus for visually identifying conductor pairs in a multiconductor telephone cable with multidigital numbers

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-10
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1983-10-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Irving M Mcnair
  • 👤 Charles A Young

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/50; G01R31/58; G01R31/60

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
IN COMBINATION, A CABLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTORS CONNECTING A CENTRAL OFFICE TO A REMOTE LOCATION, SIGNALING MEANS AT SIAD CENTRAL OFFICE TO SEQUENTIALLY APPLY A SIGNAL TO EACH ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS, COUNTING MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION TO SEQUENTIALLY ADVANCE IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID SIGNALING MEANS, PROBING MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION TO DETECT SIGNALS ON INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID CONDUCTORS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID DETECTED SIGNAL TO INDICATE THE STATE OF SAID COUNTING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
IN COMBINATION, A CABLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTORS CONNECTING A CENTRAL OFFICE TO A REMOTE LOCATION, SIGNALING MEANS AT SIAD CENTRAL OFFICE TO SEQUENTIALLY APPLY A SIGNAL TO EACH ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS, COUNTING MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION TO SEQUENTIALLY ADVANCE IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID SIGNALING MEANS, PROBING MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION TO DETECT SIGNALS ON INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID CONDUCTORS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID DETECTED SIGNAL TO INDICATE THE STATE OF SAID COUNTING MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-28 1970-05-30 1970-11-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-28 1974-05-30 1974-11-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-28 1978-05-30 1978-11-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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