Kenneth C Brooks

US Patent:

20030208828, Nov 13, 2003

Filed:

May 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/139972

Inventors:

Kenneth Brooks - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

A41B013/10
A41D013/04

US Classification:

002/049100, 002/052000

Abstract:

The present invention provides an apron and a method for fastening the same. The apron includes a body having opposed sides, one of which includes first and second spaced-apart tenons extending therefrom. Each of the first and second spaced-apart tenons have a length, with the length being of sufficient magnitude to wrap around the shoulder and attach to the body between the opposed sides. A first fastener couples the first tenon to the body, forming a first loop. A second fastener couples the second tenon to the body, forming a second loop. With this design, the distance between the first side and a neck is a function of a circumference of the first and second loops.

US Patent:

46792325, Jul 7, 1987

Filed:

Aug 2, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/761888

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Brooks - Naperville IL
Paul R. Bufkin - Wheaton IL
David G. Mihal - Oswego IL
Jerry G. Miller - Wheaton IL

Assignee:

American Telephone and Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 900

US Classification:

379413

Abstract:

When a floating battery feed circuit is used to power telephone lines, it is desirable to provide an anti-corrosion biasing circuit to keep the voltage on the tip and ring conductors from becoming positive. This can be done using an anit-corrosion circuit that sinks a dynamic amount of current from the tip conductor. A line circuit including such biasing is, however, incompatible with special lines such as PBX lines that rely on a grounded tip conductor in the talk state. In accordance with the present invention, a constant current is supplied from a ground reference circuit to the ring conductor of such special lines only when loop current is flowing. The magnitude of this supplied current is such that the anti-corrosion circuit holds the tip conductor sufficiently close to ground potential to allow the proper operation of circuits connected to the special lines.