Patents by Inventor Wayne Simpkins

Wayne Simpkins 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: 20140343263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating bioactive compounds obtained from vegetable materials. The invention also relates to a process for extracting bioactive compounds from vegetable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Langtech International Pty., Limited
    Inventors: Tim Lang, Wayne Simpkins
  • Patent number: 8735573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating bioactive compounds obtained from vegetable materials. The invention also relates to a process for extracting bioactive compounds from vegetable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Langtech International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Tim Lang, Wayne Simpkins
  • Patent number: 8060101
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) telephone number provisioning and voicemail routing by a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: provisioning a telephone number (TN) and its associated mobile subscriber identification (MSID) owned by a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on a home location register (HLR) of a third party carrier, the third party carrier is not the owner of the TN; routing a call to the provisioned TN from a calling party by utilizing the HLR, wherein a called party of the TN is at least one of providing no answer or unreachable; receiving an indication from a gateway mobile switching center (GW MSC) of the third party carrier that there is no voicemail transfer number associated with the TN; and initiating a new call to a voicemail server of the MVNO, the new call to provide voicemail associated with the TN to the calling party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Bill Long, Wayne Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20100286376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating bioactive compounds obtained from vegetable materials. The invention also relates to a process for extracting bioactive compounds from vegetable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Lang Technologies Pty., Limited
    Inventors: Tim Lang, Wayne Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20080305803
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) telephone number provisioning and voicemail routing by a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: provisioning a telephone number (TN) and its associated mobile subscriber identification (MSID) owned by a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on a home location register (HLR) of a third party carrier, the third party carrier is not the owner of the TN; routing a call to the provisioned TN from a calling party by utilizing the HLR, wherein a called party of the TN is at least one of providing no answer or unreachable; receiving an indication from a gateway mobile switching center (GW MSC) of the third party carrier that there is no voicemail transfer number associated with the TN; and initiating a new call to a voicemail server of the MVNO, the new call to provide voicemail associated with the TN to the calling party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Bill Long, Wayne Simpkins
  • Publication number: 20070258442
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for routing telephone calls from host switch to remote switch in a Voice Over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) network. In one embodiment, a system includes a host switch in a voice over internet protocol (“VoIP”) network communicably coupled with a plurality of remote switches and a public switched telephone network (“PSTN”), the host switch to receive a call from the PSTN having signaling including a location routing number (“LRN”) field, and a database communicably coupled to the host switch to identify a target remote switch of the plurality of remote switches that is associated with at least a portion of the LRN field. In addition, the host switch is to send the call to the target remote switch based on the identification by the database. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Mikleton, Dena Hunter, Wayne Simpkins