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Adtran, Inc.

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540Patents
340Active
540Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1987 → Jul 18, 2023 · 109 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9603277B2 Field-reconfigurable backplane system Electricity 226 Active
US5856758A Low distortion driver employing positive feedback for reducing power loss in output impedance that effectively matches the impedance of driven line Electricity 115 Expired
US5875202A Transmission of encoded data over reliable digital communication link using enhanced error recovery mechanism Electricity 110 Expired
US5809033A Use of modified line encoding and low signal-to-noise ratio based signal processing to extend range of digital data transmission over repeaterless two-wire telephone link Electricity 105 Expired
US5943404A Mechanism for providing emergency POTS service in event of loss of power to customer premises equipment for Electricity 92 Expired
US6584197B1 Power-limited remote termination converter with wetting current and emergency power operation for digital data transmission equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US5771236A Method for increasing Electricity 70 Expired
US6246716A Information communication system Electricity 70 Expired
US6687235B1 Mitigation of non-linear signal perturbations using truncated volterra-based non-linear echo canceler Electricity 66 Expired
US5414733A Decision feedback equalizer employing fixed ratio postcursor taps for minimizing noise and intersymbol interference in signals conveyed over high speed data service loop Electricity 65 Expired
US5903572A ISDN terminal adapter for use with external modem and employing software-based serial communication framing for ISDN `D` channel signaling Electricity 61 Expired
US5774316A Ground fault detector for line-powered telephone network Electricity 60 Expired
US5561687A Decision feedback equalizer employing fixed ratio postcursor taps for minimizing noise and intersymbol interference in signals conveyed over high speed data service loop Electricity 58 Expired
US6489755B1 Active ripple and noise filter for telecommunication equipment powering Electricity 58 Expired
US6628621B1 Multichannel-capable bit error rate test system Electricity 53 Expired
US5327433A Digital tandem channel unit interface for telecommunications network Electricity 51 Expired
US6934345B2 Apparatus, method and system for correlated noise reduction in a trellis coded environment Electricity 51 Expired
US5909445A Mechanism for transporting digital pots signals within framing structure of high bit rate digital local subscriber loop signals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US10044646B1 Systems and methods for efficiently storing packet data in network switches Electricity 49 Active
US6757382B1 Quasi ground fault interruption signal-based activation of emergency pots by-pass paths for line-powered digital subscriber loop Electricity 48 Expired
US6259680A Method and apparatus for echo cancellation Electricity 47 Expired
US6876736B2 Call-routing mechanism for automatically performing number substitution in an integrated access device Electricity 47 Expired
US6580254B2 Apparatus and method for providing span power to communication equipment at a customer premise Electricity 46 Expired
US7375940B1 Transformer interface for preventing EMI-based current imbalances from falsely triggering ground fault interrupt Electricity 41 Active
US6356560B1 Arbitration mechanism for statistically multiplexed frame relay switching system Electricity 40 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.