Patents by Inventor Steven Allen Rinker

Steven Allen Rinker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus providing for the remote display of calling numbers in a telephone system
    Patent number: 4071699
    Abstract: A control and apparatus are provided for visually displaying the identifying number of a calling line at a remote display associated with a called station of a telephone system. In processing a call to a line equipped with a calling line display, call completion is automatically delayed for a predetermined time period until the calling line is identified and stored. For a multiple line key telephone, a display may be provided for each line to which the station has access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
    Inventors: Nicola Ljotic Jovic, Steven Allen Rinker