Patents by Inventor Sonia Mercedes Estevez-Alcolado de Holl

Sonia Mercedes Estevez-Alcolado de Holl 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 handset with an integrated volume actuator
    Patent number: 5655018
    Abstract: A telephone handset having a volume actuator. The telephone handset includes a casing and a band formed from a resilient material. The band includes a molded portion that forms the volume actuator. The band encircles the telephone handset and is undermolded to the casing such that it is permanently affixed thereto. Thus, the volume actuator becomes an integral part of the telephone handset. A recess is defined between the band and the casing. An electric switch is disposed in this recess. Force transmitted to the volume actuator is transferred through the resilient material of the band and actuates the electrical switch in the recess. This force may cause the switch to either raise or lower the volume of the telephone handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sonia Mercedes Estevez-Alcolado de Holl, Donald A. Palaski, Dhirendra Patel