Patents by Inventor Frank J. Annerino

Frank J. Annerino 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).

  • Low-profile speakerphone with downward oriented microphone configuration
    Patent number: 6016346
    Abstract: The invention provides a speakerphone having a low-profile housing having an upward-oriented speaker on an upper surface of the housing and a downward-oriented microphone on a lower surface of the housing. The lower surface of the housing is domed, for example, a parabolic dome, enabling a low opening distance between the housing and a support surface on which the speakerphone rests, in turn, enabling a low housing profile. The speaker is retained by an elastic rubber cup member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Rittmueller, Frank J. Annerino, Mark R. Dreher, Scott A. Chastain
  • Speaker phone
    Patent number: D396716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Hari Matsuda, Rick T. Mason, Frank J. Annerino
  • Speaker phone
    Patent number: D399842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Hari Matsuda, Rick T. Mason, Frank J. Annerino