Patents by Inventor Tyler E. Waite

Tyler E. Waite 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).

  • Off-hook telephone clearing system
    Patent number: 5764752
    Abstract: An off-hook telephone clearing system for a telephone line having at least two telephones connected thereto, comprising a howler tone detector connected to each telephone, and a telephone disconnect device having an input responsive to the howler tone detector for disconnecting a telephone being in off-hook condition from the telephone line. The clearing system may include a latching relay in the disconnect device. The latching relay may be mechanically coupled to the telephone hookswitch for delatching upon hang-up of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: South Tech Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler E. Waite, Jeffrey M. Byrd