William Henry Stenger, Sr

Title: William Henry Stenger, Sr.: Telecommunications Inventor

Introduction

William Henry Stenger, Sr. is an inventor associated with Marlboro, New Jersey, and AT&T Corp. His work includes telecommunications systems designed to improve how calls are handled and how customers are informed about telephone-number changes. He is credited with 3 patents.

Latest Patents

Stenger’s listed inventions address customer notifications and call completion in telephone networks.

“Customer Information Announcement Service” describes a method for notifying customers and callers about telephone-number changes resulting from an area-code split. The system can announce that a number will change while connecting a call to the existing number, or announce that the change has taken effect and forward the call to the new number. The patent also describes notifying a calling party when that party’s own number is scheduled to change.

“Communications System Call Complete Arrangement” offers an alternative to repeatedly calling a busy telephone line. When a subscriber encounters a busy signal, the system records the situation and ends the initial call. It later calls the busy station and, if someone answers, announces the original caller’s number and gives the recipient the option to connect back to that caller. If the call is unanswered, the system can schedule another attempt.

Career Highlights

Stenger’s listed patent work reflects practical telecommunications challenges: keeping callers informed during number changes and helping them complete calls when a line is busy. His association with AT&T Corp. places these inventions in the context of telephone-network services.

Collaborations

Stenger’s listed coworkers include Donald LeRoy Blosser and David Bruce Kerr. The available information identifies them as coworkers but does not specify their roles in the patents described here.

Conclusion

William Henry Stenger, Sr.’s patent record highlights telecommunications innovations focused on clearer customer notifications and more convenient call completion.