Abstract: A public telephone powered by a solar panel system and configured to transmit and receive calls over a cellular network is provided. A solar panel systems and wireless unit are retrofitted to conventional public telephones to convert them to wireless operation and to enable operations independent of the electrical grid and from the local telephone exchange.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 27, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2017
Assignee:
RENEWABLE EDGE, LLC
Inventors:
Richard C. Contrata, Jr., Richard C. Contrata, III, David J. Schaffer
Abstract: A public telephone powered by a solar panel system and configured to transmit and receive calls over a cellular network is provided. A solar panel systems and wireless unit are retrofitted to conventional public telephones to convert them to wireless operation and to enable operations independent of the electrical grid and from the local telephone exchange.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 27, 2013
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Applicant:
RENEWABLE EDGE, LLC
Inventors:
Richard C. CONTRATA, JR., Richard C. Contrata, III, David J. Schaffer