Patents by Inventor Gregory N. Smallwood

Gregory N. Smallwood 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 equipment compatible, twelve button alphanumeric keypad
    Patent number: 6931125
    Abstract: A keypad for entering a complete set of alphanumeric characters (including symbols) into telephonic equipment comprises a housing containing a telephone set compatible array of manually operated actuator elements, each actuator element selectably coding for four or more alphanumeric characters upon a single actuation of the element. The manually operated actuator elements each comprises a push button assembly and a switch assembly. The switch assembly further comprises two or three switches. In a two-way switch assembly, the push button assembly is manually operable to selectably close either switch individually and both switches together. In a three-way switch, the push button assembly is manually operable to selectably close any one of the three switches individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Gregory N. Smallwood
  • Telephone equipment compatible, twelve button alphanumeric keypad
    Publication number: 20030012368
    Abstract: A keypad for entering a complete set of alphanumeric characters (including symbols) into telephonic equipment comprises a housing containing a telephone set compatible array of manually operated actuator elements, each actuator element selectably coding for four or more alphanumeric characters upon a single actuation of the element. The manually operated actuator elements each comprises a push button assembly and a switch assembly. The switch assembly further comprises two or three switches. In a two-way switch assembly, the push button assembly is manually operable to selectably close either switch individually and both switches together. In a three-way switch, the push button assembly is manually operable to selectably close any one of the three switches individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventor: Gregory N. Smallwood