Answering machine
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an answering machine showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a front, right, and top perspective view thereof.
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- Best catalog, p. p16, item B, GE Family Digital Answ. Mach., Jan. 1996. Hello Direct, p. 31, Item 3963B Basic Answ. Mach., spr 1997. One page black and white photograph, perspective view, of CONAIRPHONE Tapeless Answering System. No Date Given. One page black and white advertisement, CASIO PHONEMATE Digital Answering Machine with time/day stamp. No Date Given. One page color photograph, perspective view, CONAIRPHONE Tapeless Answering Machine. No Date Given. One page color photograph, top view, CONAIRPHONE Callkeeper Answering Machine. No Date Given.
Patent History
Patent number: D419995
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2000
Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventor: John Stanley Kolwaite (Indianapolis, IN)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/98,463
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 30, 1998
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2000
Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventor: John Stanley Kolwaite (Indianapolis, IN)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & McNett
Application Number: 0/98,463
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D14/141
International Classification: 1403;
International Classification: 1403;