mact, didn't know OPXS had a thread, here's some OPXS research from last night. john
Patent search for TeraBeam
Results of Search in 1996-2001 db for:
terabeam: 0 patents.
Results of Search in 1996-2001 db for:
TeraBeam: 0 patents.
Results of Search in 1991-1995 db for:
terabeam: 0 patents.
Results of Search in 1996-2001 db for:
Lightpointe: 0 patents.
AstroTerra owned by OPXS a MRVC holding. AstroTerra has five patents
PAT. NO. Title
1 6,141,128 Buffered laser communication link
2 6,118,131 Directional optics for a system for directing a laser beam toward an active area
3 6,104,513 High bandwidth communication system for large buildings
4 6,091,074 System for directing a laser beam toward an active area
5 5,777,768 Multiple transmitter laser link
164.195.100.11.
Patent search for "Airfiber" resulted a "Multipoint-to-point wireless system using directional antennas
" patent granted to Lucent.
Airfiber is partnered with Nortel NT.
Terabeam is partnered with Lucent LU.
airfiber reference in the patent is
"The millimeter wave ASK radio link with directional antennas (referred to as "Airfiber") may be used for wireless PONs or other applications where radio instead of fiber is to be utilized, such as wireless LANs and point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links. Some sort of hybrid RF, microwave, and optical patenet granted to Lucent.
Doesn't look like AirFiber has a patent of their OptiMesh Multipoint Architecture. |
