Inventor · Fishers, IN, US

Daniel W. Macauley

31Patents
15h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1992 → Jan 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6350148B1 Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system Electricity 267 Expired
US6222908A Method and device for identifying a specific patch cord connector as it is introduced into, or removed from, a telecommunications patch system Electricity 264 Expired
US6285293A System and method for addressing and tracing patch cords in a dedicated telecommunications system Electricity 251 Expired
US6424710B1 Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system using passive detection sensors Electricity 235 Expired
US6522737B1 System and method of operation for a telecommunications patch system Electricity 234 Expired
US6330307A Display panel overlay structure and method for tracing interface modules in a telecommunications patch system Electricity 232 Expired
US6234830A Tracing interface module for patch cords in a telecommunications system Electricity 215 Expired
US7605707B2 Telecommunications patching system that utilizes RFID tags to detect and identify patch cord interconnections Electricity 85 Active
US6688910B1 System and method for automatic addressing of devices in a dedicated telecommunications system Electricity 74 Expired
US8203450B2 Intelligent MPO-to-MPO patch panels having connectivity tracking capabilities and related methods Physics 36 Active
US8075348B2 Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectors Electricity 32 Active
US8092249B2 Patch panel cable information detection systems and methods Physics 32 Active
US8116434B2 Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cords Electricity 26 Active
US5222122A Payphone having master and slave modes Electricity 18 Expired
US8181229B2 Methods, systems and computer program products for operating a communications network with enhanced security Electricity 18 Active
US8467655B2 Patch panel cable information detection systems and methods Physics 15 Active
US8649651B2 Patch panel cable information detection systems and methods Physics 11 Active
US8384522B2 Radio frequency identification triangulation systems for communications patching systems and related methods of determining patch cord connectivity information Physics 9 Active
US5978460A Coin telephone data port protection Electricity 6 Expired
US8344900B2 Intelligent patch panel sensor modules having infrared emitters and sensors for detecting patch cords Electricity 3 Active
US8363997B2 System for intelligent patching of telecommunication cables with a communication network Electricity 3 Active
US8574014B2 Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectors Electricity 2 Active
US9160117B2 Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cords Electricity 2 Active
US9246758B2 Methods of deploying a server Electricity 2 Active
US8398441B2 Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectors Electricity 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.