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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Yoshihara, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
179 / ;
Abstract
A utility meter in a dwelling or the like is read from a main station through a transmission line. A reverse current blocking diode is provided in the transmission line. Interphones for voice communication are connected to the transmission line at the meter and main station. A bias voltage source forward biases the diode to enable voice communication.