Joseph John O'Connell
Appearance
Joseph John O'Connell (1861 – 1959), 1st, was an
burglar-alarm operated by the telephone company in 1886. He was of Irish ancestry.[3]
Inventions
O'Connell's inventions include:
- Telephone exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 417,271, dated Dec 17, 1889[4]
- Testing apparatus for telephone exchange switches, US Patent No. 420,091, patented January 28, 1890[5]
- Telephone-exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 430,747, dated June 24, 1890[6]
- Telephone-exchange key board apparatus, US Patent No. 430,748, dated June 24, 1890.[7]
- Metallic circuit test and time signal for telephone exchanges, US Patent No. 454,016, dated June 9, 1891[8]
- Telephone switching apparatus and circuit, US Patent No. 533,015, dated January 22, 1894[9]
- Switch and circuit for telephone exchanges, US Patent No. 515,531, dated Feb 27, 1894[10]
- Signaling apparatus for telephone exchange circuits, US Patent No. 587,226, dated July 30, 1895[11]
- Telephone exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 544,901, dated Aug 20,1895[12]
- Signaling circuit, US Patent No. 555,707, dated Mar 3, 1896 (reissued Oct 20, 1897)[13]
- Telephone trunk circuit, US Patent No. 587,226, dated July 27, 1897[14]
- Signaling apparatus for telephone switchboards, US Patent No.652,977, dated July 3, 1900[15]
- Apparatus for telephone switchboards, US patent No. 645,758, dated July 31, 1900[16]
- Calling apparatus for party telephone-lines, US patent No. 647,515, dated May 21, 1901[17]
- Coin collector for telephone toll lines, US Patent No. 704,268, dated July 8, 1902[18]
- Cable terminal, US Patent No. 727, 829, dated May 12, 1903[19]
- Telephone exchange system, US Patent No. 730,291, dated June 9, 1903[20]
- Busy test apparatus for telephone switchboards, US Patent No. 736,002, dated Aug 11, 1903[21]
- Earth or ground wire attachment, US Patent No. 762,341, dated June 14, 1904[22]
- Apparatus for amplifying or reinforcing telephone currents, US Patent No, 760,143, dated May 17, 1904[23]
Family
Grandson, Joseph John O'Connell 3rd, was a sculptor, print maker, photographer, artist-in-residence and teacher at CSB/SJU from 1962 to 1995.[24]
References
- ^ Illinois Bell Telephone Co
- ^ Hibbard, Angus: Hello- Goodbye, My Story of Telephone Pioneering pages 183, 201, &203. A.C. McClurg & Co. 1941.
- ^ "Long-distance memories rush back to O'Connell - The Newsleaders". Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 417,271" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ "J.J. O'Connell. Testing Apparatus for Telephone Exchange Switches" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone-exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 430,747" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone-exchange key board apparatus, US Patent No. 430,748" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Metallic circuit test and time signal for telephone exchanges, US Patent No. 454,016" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone Switching Apparatus and Circuit" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Switch and circuit for telephone exchanges, US Patent No. 515,531" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Signaling apparatus for telephone exchange circuits, US Patent No. 587,226" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone exchange apparatus, US Patent No. 544,901" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Signaling circuit, US Patent No. 555,707" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone trunk circuit, US Patent No. 587,226" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Signaling apparatus for telephone switchboards, US Patent No.652,977" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Apparatus for telephone switchboards, US patent No. 645,758" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Calling apparatus for party telephone-lines, US patent No. 647,515" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Coin collector for telephone toll lines, US Patent No. 704,268" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Cable terminal, US Patent No. 727, 829" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Telephone exchange system, US Patent No. 730,291" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Busy test apparatus for telephone switchboards, US Patent No. 736,002" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Earth or ground wire attachment, US Patent No. 762,341" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ O'Connell, Joseph John. "Apparatus for amplifying or reinforcing telephone currents, US Patent No, 760,143" (PDF). United States Patent Office.
- ^ "The Joe O'Connell Collection – CSB/SJU". www.csbsju.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-07.