Patents by Inventor Donald Foggia

Donald Foggia 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).

  • Patent number: 3963879
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein an improved dial assembly suitably adapted to provide an expanded capability for a touch-tone telephone system or to replace existing rotary dial assemblies in various equipment manufacturers' subsets with a touch-tone like assembly. In particular the improved dial assembly includes an upper frame and a pushbutton arrangement similar to known touch-tone dial assemblies. Longitudinal and transverse rods positioned in separate planes immediately below the upper frame convert the downward movement of a particular depressed button into rotational movement. The rotational movement of the rods is utilized by suitably positioned cooperating sets of switches to connect in the necessary manner the various telephone circuits within and/or external to the particular subset. The improved dial assembly above expands the capability of present day assemblies in that it enables the provisioning of ancillary telephone functions, such as repertory dialing, toll restricting circuitry, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: TIE/Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhart F. Klaiber, Donald Foggia
  • Patent number: D243773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: Siemens Corporation
    Inventor: Donald A. Foggia
  • Patent number: D259212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Assignee: TIE/Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Foggia, Roman Pomponi
  • Patent number: D259933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1981
    Assignee: TIE/Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Foggia, Roman F. Pomponi
  • Patent number: D260643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: TIE/Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Foggia, Roman Pomponi