Joseph Charles Morin

US Patent:

D598688, Aug 25, 2009

Filed:

Aug 1, 2008

Appl. No.:

29/310233

Inventors:

Frank Yang - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Tzu-Hao Wei - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Myk Wayne Lum - Irvine CA, US
Joseph Dieudonne Morin - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

Simplehuman LLC - Torrance CA

International Classification:

2302

US Classification:

D 6525

US Patent:

D615270, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Jun 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/339149

Inventors:

Frank Yang - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Tzu-Hao Wei - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Myk Lum - Irvine CA, US
Won Song - Tustin CA, US
Joseph Morin - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

SimpleHuman LLC - Torrance CA

International Classification:

0909

US Classification:

D34 9

US Patent:

D626713, Nov 2, 2010

Filed:

Jul 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/339994

Inventors:

Frank Yang - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Tzu Hao Wei - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Myk Lum - Irvine CA, US
Adam Wade - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Joseph Morin - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

Simplehuman LLC - Torrance CA

International Classification:

0909

US Classification:

D34 9

US Patent:

D628841, Dec 14, 2010

Filed:

Dec 1, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/351158

Inventors:

Frank Yang - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Tzu-Hao Wei - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Myk Wayne Lum - Irvine CA, US
Joseph Dieudonne Morin - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

simplehuman, LLC - Torrance CA

International Classification:

0604

US Classification:

D 6553, D6525, D8376

US Patent:

D630404, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Jan 6, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/370000

Inventors:

Frank Yang - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Tzu-Hao Wei - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Myk Lum - Irvine CA, US
Joseph Morin - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

Simplehuman LLC - Torrance CA

International Classification:

0909

US Classification:

D34 7

US Patent:

43586392, Nov 9, 1982

Filed:

Aug 18, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/179230

Inventors:

Joseph P. Morin - Baltimore MD

International Classification:

H04M 314
H04M 322

US Classification:

179 22

Abstract:

A manually assisted lockout relay circuit is used in a telephone switching facility to disconnect and isolate an offending subscriber's telephone line to prevent it from capturing and holding central exchange equipments that are commonly accessible and needed by a plurality of other subscribers. A central office technician, through use of the master test frame, determines that the offending subscriber has removed the telephone handset from its hook or cradle and has not made an attempt to complete a call. An offending subscriber, for whatever reason, persists for long periods of time, and on repeated occasions, in leaving his handset off hook. In such instances the technician energizes the lockout relay, by application of central office high voltage, to isolate the offending subscriber's line from the system. Replacement of the handset by the offending subscriber resets the circuit for normal operation. Inadvertent lockout in normal operation is prevented by a zener diode in series with the lockout relay.