Patents by Inventor William L. Pope

William L. Pope 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).

  • MONITORING INMATE CALLS USING SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE TO DETECT UNAUTHORIZED CALL CONNECTING
    Publication number: 20110261807
    Abstract: A system and method for managing and controlling telephone activity in a correctional facility comprises providing a first communicative connection between a caller and a recipient, delivering the conversation between the caller and the recipient over the first communicative connection and executing speech recognition software to identify a plurality of conversation words delivered over the first communicative connection. By comparing the conversation words with a database of trigger words, a determination can be made as to whether the recipient is attempting to create an unauthorized call connection. Based on that comparison step, a detection response is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jay D. Walters, Randy L. Reeves, William L. Pope
  • MONITORING INMATE CALLS USING SPEECH RECOGNITION
    Publication number: 20110261941
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring telephone activity and conversation content in a correctional facility comprises providing a communicative connection between a caller and a recipient, alerting at least one of the caller and the recipient that the communications may be recorded, delivering the conversation between the caller and the recipient over the communicative connection and storing the conversation into a call record memory. After the communicative connection has been terminated, speech recognition software is executed to identify a plurality of conversation words within the call record memory. By comparing the conversation words with a database of trigger words, a determination can be made as to whether the conversation is of interest to the correctional facility. Based on that comparison step, a detection response is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jay Walters, Randy L. Reeves, William L. Pope
  • Method of optimizing performance of Rankine cycle power plants
    Patent number: 4358930
    Abstract: A method for efficiently operating a Rankine cycle power plant (10) to maximize fuel utilization efficiency or energy conversion efficiency or minimize costs by selecting a turbine (22) fluid inlet state which is substantially in the area adjacent and including the transposed critical temperature line (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: William L. Pope, Howard S. Pines, Padraic A. Doyle, Lenard F. Silvester
  • Low gravity phase separator
    Patent number: 4027494
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for phase separating a gas-liquid mixture as might exist in a sub-critical cryogenic helium vessel for cooling a superconducting magnet at low gravity such as in planetary orbit, permitting conservation of the liquid and extended service life of the superconducting magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Inventors: James C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Fletcher, George F. Smoot, William L. Pope, Lawrence Smith