Patents by Inventor Anthony Forbes

Anthony Forbes 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).

  • Telephone on-hold device
    Patent number: 5003587
    Abstract: A telephone on-hold device (10) for use with a telephone handset having a handpiece (18) with a mouthpiece (22) and an earpiece (16), the telephone on-hold device (10) comprising a switch (24) located in a housing (12), the housing (12) being dimensioned to receive at least the mouthpiece (22) of the handpiece (18) to actuate the switch (24), and an audio generation device (26) having an audio transducer (39) located in the housing (12) and arranged to be adjacent the mouthpiece (22), the switch (24) having a first switch component (24a) connected to actuate the audio generation device (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Inventor: Anthony Forbes