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PhoneMate, Inc.

20Patents
0Active
20Granted
30Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 1974 → Feb 23, 1995

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5400393A Voice mail digital telephone answering device Electricity 132 Expired
US5418839A Environmental adaptive mechanism for channel utilization in cordless telephones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US5406618A Voice activated, handsfree telephone answering device Electricity 69 Expired
US5197093A Enviromental adaptive mechanism for channel utilization in cordless telephones Electricity 56 Expired
US5313516A Telephone answering device with automatic function Electricity 52 Expired
US5432844A Shared line answering system with enhanced extension device features Electricity 35 Expired
USD356087S Combined telephone, telephone handset and telephone answering device General 34 Expired
US5432836A Interchangeable base arrangement for wall mount/desk mount telephone answering device Electricity 29 Expired
USD284368S Telephone answering machine General 22 Expired
USD316409S Cordless handset telephone General 18 Expired
US5289529A Means for improving the dynamic range of an analog/digital converter in a digital telephone answering machine Electricity 11 Expired
USD315730S Cordless telephone answering set General 10 Expired
USD316024S All digital telephone answering device General 10 Expired
US5111500A Handset or speaker message retrieval system Electricity 9 Expired
US4114834A Tape drive system and one-way clutch mechanism Physics 8 Expired
USD372717S Telephone answering device base unit General 8 Expired
US4198544A Tape head control arrangement Electricity 7 Expired
US5392332A Shared line telephone answering system with a telephone line-powered disconnect module Electricity 5 Expired
US3953679A Telephone answering device utilizing Mobius loop activating switch Electricity 3 Expired
USRE34968E Handset or speaker message retrieval system General 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.