Patents Examined by Creigton Smith
  • Patent number: 6449357
    Abstract: A queuing status reporting apparatus delivers a report tailored to the type of a remote contact device being specified by a call-reserving user. If the contact device is a paging receiver, a report is. sent in a word phrase while if the contact device is a telephone, a report is sent in a voice phrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Sashihara
  • Patent number: 5353568
    Abstract: A repair kit intended to be used in repairing (in the form of a plug type device) a hole in various types of wall construction and primarily hollow core doors. This repair device is comprised of a specially designed disk so as not to allow the disk to fall into the wall cavity, and a piece of dowel rod. The disk and dowel rod may be made of a multitude of substances, giving special consideration to factors such as bondable surface area, and weight versus mass. The disk is designed to plug a hole in a wall or door, after following some simple wall or door preparation. The disk is held in place by a bonding material such as, spackle or drywall type taping compounds for wall repairs. When used for the repair of a door, it is best to use a wood glue. Once in place the disk surface is covered with plaster, Spackle, drywall compound or whatever material is appropriate for the surface being repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Gilbert E. Silva