Patents by Inventor Michael Flather

Michael Flather has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050238144
    Abstract: A method and system for call restoration in a video relay service are disclosed, including a system that includes a VRS server having a call queue. The VRS server receives at least one call request to establish a communication session between a hearing-impaired user and a hearing-capable user. The VRS server also compares the call request with the plurality of call requests to identify if the call request corresponds to a previous call request corresponding to one in the call queue. The system also includes a VRS client application interactively coupled to the VRS server and configured to monitor availability of interpretive services. When the call request corresponding to the hearing-impaired user and the hearing-capable user is sorted to a top of the call queue and the interpretive services are available, the application establishes the communication session via the interpretive services between the hearing-impaired user and the hearing-capable user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Flathers, Glenn Clapp, Edward Armstrong, Scot Brooksby
  • Publication number: 20050035493
    Abstract: There is provided, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, a glove having a textured surface or textured foam coating produced by embedding a layer of discrete particles, such as a salt, into a previously formed liquid layer, gelling or curing the layer and dissolving the discrete particles to leave a textured or textured foamed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Michael Flather, Paul Saunders
  • Publication number: 20040179618
    Abstract: A method and system that allows compression software to create longer playback of computer videos and provides additional user control. A set of one or more sliced video files is generated from a script that is configured to run independently of the one or more sliced video files. The script is further configured to facilitate playback control through loading of one or more of the sliced video files. A video is generated from the one or more sliced video files and a custom loader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Joseph N. Romriell, Matthew D. Cupal, Michael Flathers