FONE-TONE Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, October 8, 1968, a trademark application was filed for FONE-TONE with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the FONE-TONE trademark a serial number of 72309163. The federal status of this trademark filing is EXPIRED as of Wednesday, November 4, 1992. This trademark is owned by DAVIDSON, LEON. The FONE-TONE trademark is filed in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products category with the following description:

PORTABLE SELF-CONTAINED DEVICES CONSISTING OF A TWELVE-BUTTON PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONE DIAL UNIT CONTAINING A SMALL ELECTRIC TRANSISTOR BATTERY, CONNECTED BY A CABLE AND PLUG TO A SOUNDGENERATING UNIT SIMILAR TO A TELEPHONE RECEIVER EARPIECE, WHERE THE DIAL UNIT GENERATES THE SAME MULTI-FREQUENCY TONES USED IN TELEPHONE TONE-DIALING SYSTEMS, AND THE SOUND UNIT FEEDS THESE SOUNDS INTO THE MOUTHPIECE OF AN ORDINARY TELEPHONE HANDSET, SUCH ACOUSTIC COUPLING TRANSMITTING THE TONE-PAIRS TELEPHONICALLY TO A DISTANT TELEPHONE TO ACTUATE A DATA-PROCESSING DEVICE THERE, THUS TRANSMITTING INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE PORTABLE DEVICE IS USED

General Information


Serial Number72309163
Word MarkFONE-TONE
Filing DateTuesday, October 8, 1968
Status900 - EXPIRED
Status DateWednesday, November 4, 1992
Registration Number0896370
Registration DateTuesday, August 11, 1970
Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s) / letter(s) / number(s)
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Goods and ServicesPORTABLE SELF-CONTAINED DEVICES CONSISTING OF A TWELVE-BUTTON PUSHBUTTON TELEPHONE DIAL UNIT CONTAINING A SMALL ELECTRIC TRANSISTOR BATTERY, CONNECTED BY A CABLE AND PLUG TO A SOUNDGENERATING UNIT SIMILAR TO A TELEPHONE RECEIVER EARPIECE, WHERE THE DIAL UNIT GENERATES THE SAME MULTI-FREQUENCY TONES USED IN TELEPHONE TONE-DIALING SYSTEMS, AND THE SOUND UNIT FEEDS THESE SOUNDS INTO THE MOUTHPIECE OF AN ORDINARY TELEPHONE HANDSET, SUCH ACOUSTIC COUPLING TRANSMITTING THE TONE-PAIRS TELEPHONICALLY TO A DISTANT TELEPHONE TO ACTUATE A DATA-PROCESSING DEVICE THERE, THUS TRANSMITTING INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE PORTABLE DEVICE IS USED
Pseudo MarkPHONE-TONE

Classification Information


International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021
Class Status Code9 - Expired
Class Status DateWednesday, November 4, 1992
Primary Code021
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, October 4, 1968
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, October 4, 1968

Trademark Owner History


Party NameDAVIDSON, LEON
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type98 - Unknown
AddressWHITE PLAINS, NY 10606

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Wednesday, November 4, 1992EXPIRED SEC. 9