Patents Represented by Attorney Michael D. Gannon
  • Patent number: 5912967
    Abstract: A speaker-phone assembly includes a speaker assembly, a microphone and an outer shell. The speaker assembly includes an upper lid, a bottom cup, and a speaker. A gasket may be positioned between the lid and cup, a C-shaped gasket may be positioned around the rim of the speaker to isolate the speaker from the lid. A plurality of brackets including gaskets extend from the cup and are received by posts extending from an interior portion of the outer shell to isolate the speaker assembly from the outer shell. A microphone stand having an inner region connected to an outer region by at least one web portion isolates the microphone. The microphone is positioned upright and in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane which includes a rim of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: 3COM Corp.
    Inventors: David G. Gaffney, Edward B. Endejan, Robert F. Young