Patents by Inventor Vernon F. Weber

Vernon F. Weber 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).

  • Method to apply and disconnect a 16 KHz signal to a telephone line without producing clicks
    Patent number: 4035583
    Abstract: A tone generator which is always connected across a line and which can gradually increase or decrease its output amplitude. This is accomplished by the use of a tickler winding type of oscillator with a resonant frequency determining network connected to one winding. The frequency determining network is arranged with a high resistance shunt that is further shunted when the tone is to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories Incorporated
    Inventor: Vernon F. Weber
  • Chime generating circuit
    Patent number: 4012702
    Abstract: A circuit for electronically generating chime-like tones wherein an oscillator circuit output is passed through a diode bridge having another diode across the D.C. terminals thereof and poled to be conductive. The resultant tone is distorted to considerably increase its harmonic content. Further to obtain the desired decoy characteristics a capacitor is included in series with said other diode to thus decrease the current through said bridge as the capacitor becomes charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories Incorporated
    Inventor: Vernon F. Weber