Patents by Inventor Herbert A. Kippenhan, Jr.

Herbert A. Kippenhan, Jr. 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).

  • Shared maintenance terminal system
    Patent number: 4282399
    Abstract: A shared maintenance terminal system permitting the joint use of a teletypewriter located at a telephone switching center by the switching center and by a remotely located data processing center. This maintenance terminal system provides interlock control for input and output messages from a craftsman located at the telephone switching center or from personnel located at the remote data processing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1981
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert A. Kippenhan, Jr., Eugene E. Nelson, George T. Ricker, Jr.