TBM Associates

TBM ASSOCIATES

Patents
TBM's Principal, Pete Mickelson, has himself and with others obtained a number of U.S. and foreign patents. The listing below gives the reader a sense of scope and areas in which these inventions occurred.

By selecting any one patent, you'll be guided to the U.S. Patent Office's archives where you may view the patents in greater detail.

D-291,081	TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE	The design and shape of a module used by homeowners to connect home wiring to the phone network
4,493,003	SURGE ARRESTER ASSEMBLY	A screw-in lightning arrester for protecting homeowners from electrical surges on their telephone line
4,588,238	TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE CONNECTOR	The first environmentally-sealed interface jack for outdoor use
4,633,359	SURGE ARRESTER FOR RF TRANSMISSION LINE	A ligtning arrester for cable TV and antenna lines with very low standing wave ratio
4,633,360	STATION PROTECTOR	Housing module for screw-in lightning arresters with fail-safe grounding system if arresters are removed
4,694,488	DISTRIBUTING FRAME FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS	A modular system for terminating customer wires at the central office, adaptable from ultra-small to city-size installations
4,737,880	STATION PROTECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS LINES	Housing module for screw-in lightning arresters with fail-safe grounding system if arresters are removed
4,866,575	WALL MOUNTED DISTRIBUTING FRAME FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS	A wall-mounted modular system for terminating customer wires at the central office
5,153,910	PROTECTED TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE	A module which includes lightning protection, used by homeowners to connect home wiring to the phone network
5,313,519	PROTECTED TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE	A module which includes lightning protection, used by homeowners to connect home wiring to the phone network
5,333,193	TELEPHONE NETWORK TERMINATION MODULE	A module which includes lightning protection, used by homeowners to connect home wiring to the phone network
5,416,837	TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE ENCLOSURE	A housing for multiple protected network interface devices
5,479,505	TELEPHONE NETWORK ENCLOSURE	A housing for multiple protected network interface devices
5,548,641	PROTECTED TELEPHONE NETWORK TERMINATION MODULE	A module which includes lightning protection, used by homeowners to connect home wiring to the phone network
5,570,422	TELEPHONE NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE	A housing for multiple protected network interface devices
6,229,901	AUDITORY FEEDBACK DEVICE	A device for reflecting sound from a user's mouth to the user's ear

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