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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6744853 | Testing of telephone lines A telephone line testing device for use with a PABX having a plurality of input lines. The testing device includes test circuitry, a first connecting means for connection to a telephone line of a telephone system, a second connecting means for connection to a desire... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6263053 | System and method for processing telephone calls A telephone call processing system and method for providing operator service. The system maintains a number of customer directories, each customer directory having information pertaining to a number of subscribers of the customer. When an incoming telepho... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6163595 | Way finding with an interactive faceplate An interactive electronic module (IEM) is adapted as a retrofit module for use in modular network equipment to provide real time analysis of trunk line signal performance and to detect trunk line signal faults, the IEM including a faceplate display panel ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5815918 | Method for replacing an electrically conducting cable by another electrically conducting cable Method for replacing a first cable (1) by a second cable (2) between a first predetermined point (1a) and a second predetermined point (1b), comprising: a. the provision of first series impedance means (S1) close to the first end (2a) and second series im... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5365578 | Method and system for transferring special circuit telephone pairs The system has two units for transferring a telephone circuit from an old pair to a new pair between two locations. Each unit has a carrier amplitude measuring circuit to determine which location has the larger carrier amplitude and therefore which is the... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5267309 | Telephone line unit having programmable read-only memory A line unit, used in a line shelf having a line shelf processor and common logic, is provided with an EEPROM device for storing information relative to the line unit. The stored information includes line unit type identification codes, auto provisioning d... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4590336 | Special circuit transfer via cable analyzer A cable analyzer is capable of having at least 3 pairs of wire from telephone cables connected to the analyzer. By a central processing unit or computer in the analyzer, a series of relays connect any one of the pair of wires to a routing board. At the ro... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4356356 | Headset/groundcord tester apparatus A test set for checking headsets and groundcords utilizing an internally generated electrical signal to determine the state of individual wires by means of a visual indication. The headset is powered by the test set to enable the test set operator to spea... | 10/26/1982 |
