US Patent Issued to Network Integrity Systems on Sept. 15 for "Securement of optical fibers against eavesdropping using jamming signals" (North Carolina, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,739,039, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Network Integrity Systems Inc. (Hickory, N.C.).

"Securement of optical fibers against eavesdropping using jamming signals" was invented by Cary R. Murphy (Hickory, N.C.), Adam R. Millan (Burke, Va.), Dave Eric Cunningham (Conover, N.C.), Mark K. Bridges (Hickory, N.C.), Robert Wheeler Dennis (Claremont, N.C.) and Trampus L. Landrum (Hickory, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for securement of a network of optical fibers against attempts to detect sounds such as private conversations emitted in the vicinity of the fiber network such as in a secure room. The cable enterin...