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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388956 | Weather guard A weather guard for use with outdoors located enclosures or any structures for housing electronic devices. The enclosures house electronic devices associated with telecommunications equipment (e.g., telephone, television, cable television, satellite), utilities equi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7376231 | Abuse resistant safety telephone and method of adaptation A safety pay telephone using conventional telephone mechanical and electrical components mounted within a telephone housing, typically mounted on a wall, with the earpiece and mouthpiece mounted within the telephone. To operate, the user deposits the proper amount o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353638 | Sound resistant enclosure A sound resistant enclosure apparatus adapted for a person have access to an environment that reduces sound from ambient noise. More particularly, the invention relates to a manner in which to use common fabrication materials and method to construct a sound resistan... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334442 | Privacy keypad A privacy keypad providing privacy for keypad character entry and concealment of a joint in an escutcheon. A privacy keypad may include a faceplate, a keypad disposed on the faceplate, and at least one protrusion integral with the faceplate. An escutcheon for a door... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7227945 | Modular communication assembly A modular communication support system includes a plurality of modular components configured to be secured to one another in a vertical arrangement, with one of the modular components having a communication device mounting member configured for supporting a communic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7113578 | Vandal proof intercom system for apartment buildings An electronic apartment station intercom unit, housed in a vandal proof enclosure, providing a means for a tenant to communicate with apartment building main entrance door panel and means to unlock said door. This unit has a power storage unit that enables this unit... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7024175 | System for masking microphonic voice signals in wired telecommunications equipment A system to thwart eavesdropping on microphonic audio signals generated by a powered telecommunications device connected to a communications line, comprising a noise generator for applying low level noise to the line, thereby masking microphonic audio signals, and a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6549618 | Pay telephone vault guard A guard for preventing the vandalism of the vault and vault door of a pay telephone, comprising a plurality of rigid segments. Each rigid segment includes an attachment end and a free end, defining a perpendicular distance therebetween. Each of the rigid ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6512828 | Wall mounted telephone A telephone using conventional telephone mechanical and electrical components mounted within a telephone housing, typically mounted on a wall, with the earpiece and mouthpiece mounted within the telephone. To operate, the user pushes an on/off switch, dia... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6275584 | Telephone housing with large capacity vault A pay telephone housing comprises a large capacity vault having a floor, first and second side walls, and a back wall. The vault includes a front opening and a peripheral rim extending at least partly around the front opening and having a rear edge. A rem... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6205716 | Modular video conference enclosure A secure, modular and movable interactive two-way telecollaborative video conferencing and imaging enclosure for conducting business or privileged medical, legal, or other confidential matters in private, being particularly equipped for remote monitoring ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6185303 | Enclosure mounting bracket An enclosure mounting bracket kit for attaching an enclosure with an exterior flange to a post is described. The mounting bracket includes an elongated horizontal rigid bar having first and second elongated studs protruding from the front side surface for... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6122371 | Apparatus for protecting coin-operated telephones from vandalism and larceny An apparatus for protecting telephones from vandalism includes a front member for covering the coin box access door plate. The front member includes a pair of apertures or cut outs for allowing access to the coin return slot and to allow the cover for the... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6101247 | Pay telephone A currency operated telephone, such as a coin operated telephone, and which is typically referred to as "pay telephone", having a uniquely designed outer housing capable of being wall mounted or supported in an upright or a self-standing position. The tel... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6009169 | Inmate phone An inmate phone (10) of the type having a housing (12) in an interior wall (14) of a prison (16). A push-button dialing pad (18) is mounted within a front wall (20) of the housing (12) with the push-button digits (22) of the push-button dialing pad (18) e... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5862216 | Telephone lock guard A lock guard for use in connection with a lock assembly having a bolt action mechanism comprises a rigid plate bounded by upper and lower walls, the plate fitting against a side of the bolt mechanism, the side walls embracing and surround the top and bott... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5818932 | Telephone housing interlock A security interlock for the abutting portion of the upper and lower housing of coin-operated pay telephones comprise a pair of interlocking brackets positioned proximate the seam between the housing portions. A first bracket mounted to one housing has a ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5734717 | Reinforced pay phone casing structure A reinforced pay phone casing structure includes an outer casing member having a plurality of openings formed thereon for movably receiving therein dial buttons and an inner reinforcement plate fixed to an inside surface of the casing member by means of w... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5710804 | Service protection enclosure for and method of constructing a remote wireless telecommunication site A service protection enclosure (SPE) for a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications transceiver site is disclosed. The site has at least one antenna (3) which transceives communication signals, radio equipment for receiving and sending radi... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5633926 | Network interface enclosure A network interface enclosure for mounting on a vertical surface and for enclosing network interface devices. The network interface enclosure has subscriber and telco covers that permit access to subscriber and telco compartments. The subscriber cover and... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5590191 | Reinforced public telephone having dual key pads A public telephone having an anti-theft front wall assembly is provided. The public telephone includes a housing having a front wall, a face plate fixedly attached to the front wall at the exterior thereof, a key pad attached to the front wall at the inte... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5572005 | Telecommunications booth comprising a telecommunications train having a plurality of wheeled housings A telecommunications booth providing business travelers a variety of services including telephone, facsimile, and various information options which result in automatic telephone dialing to desired destinations. The various telephonic devices function thro... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5556017 | Hinged phone bracket for vehicle To store a mobile phone in the console bin of a vehicle and easily swing it out and hold it in a working position, a bracket mounted on an inner top wall of the bin has a link hinged at both ends for coupling a main phone support to the mount and a slide ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555296 | Pay telephone stand An upright stand is provided for a coin-operated machine, such as a coin-operated telephone. The stand employs a base firmly attached to an underlying support from which a column having vertical enclosing walls rises upwardly. At its top the column define... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5509057 | Telephone body guard armor A telephone is secured against vandalism by a double layer face plate or assemblage of tough materials. The assemblage consists of an outer plate covering most of the front of a telephone upper housing or casing, and a second layer covering the housing ca... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5471529 | Universally-linked reinforcing handset means for pay phone A handset of a pay phone includes a reinforcing coupler firmly secured to the handset for coupling the handset with an armored cord linked to the pay phone, having a locking head of the reinforcing coupler stably secured to a mouthpiece of the handset for... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454037 | Portable secure-telephone communications module A portable secure-telephone communications module including a collapsible enclosure for holding a person desiring to perform secure remote telephone communications, a secure telephone remote communication device in the enclosure, and RF shielding for the ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5444778 | Apparatus incorporating a cellular telephone Cellular telephone apparatus comprise a portable carrying case, such as a conventional attache case to provide the utility of a business briefcase, a cellular telephone base unit situated within an interior space of the carrying case, an antenna coupled t... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5430797 | Coin return cover Pay telephone coin opening cover assemblies which include portions of the pay telephone and a mask fashioned to cover the coin return opening. The mask includes a structural element or elements which cooperate with coin return opening structure and existi... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5404401 | Alarm and test system for a digital added main line A test system directed to apparatus for transmitting and receiving multiple telephone transmission signals over a single twisted pair. The system converts an analog signal from a local switching station to an 80 ksymbols/sec signal for transmission over a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5400400 | Pay telephone architecture A pay telephone (10) is disclosed which comprises a front housing assembly (12) and a rear housing assembly (14). A rear board housing (16) is coupled to modules disposed within front housing assembly (12) through a pair of cables (48) and (50) coupled to... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5394468 | Adapter for telephone posts An adapter unit permitting installation of multiple pay telephone units on an existing telephone post that is designed to support only one or two telephone units, is disclosed. The adapter unit is provided with a hollow, rectangular, box housing having fo... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5393964 | Telecommunications booth and method of use A telecommunications booth providing business travelers a variety of services including telephone, facsimile, and various information options which result in automatic telephone dialing to desired destinations. The various telephonic devices function thro... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5384843 | Hands-free telephone set An acoustic echo canceler and a side-tone echo canceler provided in a hands-free telephone suppress an acoustic echo and a side-tone echo respectively with few error by providing automatic gain controllers and/or limiters in the hands-free telephone so th... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5301229 | Adjustable height pedestal for public and coin telephones An adjustable height mounting pedestal (10) for public or coin telephones (18) comprises a tubular upright post (12) having a plurality of arrangements of mounting holes (80) corresponding to varying telephone mounting heights ranging from a drive-up curb... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5086463 | Vandal-resistant communications station A vandal-resistant telephone communications station having a one-piece face plate enclosure with a speaker phone aperture and a plurality of additional apertures therein. A plurality of call push-buttons and an answer push-button are respectively carried ... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5077785 | System for recording comments by patrons of establishments An establishment which provides goods and/or services to customers or patrons, such as a retail store or restaurant, is provided with a telephone handset in a stand located at a convenient and readily accessible spot but yet which is outside the congested... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5070522 | Combined signal and power distribution system From a central point, both telephone signals and Class-2 high frequency electric power are transmitted by way of a common transmission cable to the location of a telephone apparatus; thereby to provide at that location, not only telephone signals, but als... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5029339 | Telephone enclosure with illuminated display A telephone enclosure having an upper housing and two spaced apart side housings, defining a telephone recess, illumination tubes in the upper and side housings, displays attached to the upper and side housings, each display having a transparent front pan... | 07/02/1991 |
