Patents by Inventor Bradford Spencer
Bradford Spencer 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).
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Publication number: 20240136180Abstract: A method for growing nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) on Ga2O3 to provide thermal management in Ga2O3-based devices. A protective SiNx interlayer is deposited on the Ga2O3 before growth of the NCD layer to protect the Ga2O3 from damage caused during growth of the NCD layer. The presence of the NCD provides thermal management and enables improved performance of the Ga2O3-based device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Marko J. Tadjer, Joseph A. Spencer, Alan G. Jacobs, Hannah N. Masten, James Spencer Lundh, Karl D. Hobart, Travis J. Anderson, Tatyana I. Feygelson, Bradford B. Pate, Boris N. Feigelson
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Patent number: 7548538Abstract: A call management method is provided for giving notification of calls unanswered at a destination telephone number and real-time management options for the unanswered call. When control of a call is passed to a call management server, notification of an incoming call is sent to a subscriber associated with a destination telephone. Incoming call notification is provided via a wireless data messaging terminal and includes information about the incoming call. The subscriber provides instructions in real-time for routing the incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: InfoInteractive Corp.Inventors: Stephen Murphy, David Benoit, Bradford Spencer, Kent Murray
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Publication number: 20070274497Abstract: Alerting an intended recipient of a phone call includes identifying an account based on a phone call received from a caller and accessing configuration data related to the account. The configuration data is used to identify an identity associated with the account. One or more external online service provider systems are queried across a network to determine whether the identity is available to receive an electronic communication associated with the phone call. The electronic communication associated with the phone call is sent across the network to the one or more external online service provider systems conditioned on whether the identity is determined to be available to receive the electronic communication. The one or more external online service provider systems send the electronic communication to the identity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: Stephen Murphy, Bradford Spencer
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Publication number: 20070049282Abstract: A call management method is provided for giving notification of calls unanswered at a destination telephone number and real-time management options for the unanswered call. When control of a call is passed to a call management server, notification of an incoming call is sent to a subscriber associated with a destination telephone. Incoming call notification is provided via a wireless data messaging terminal and includes information about the incoming call. The subscriber provides instructions in real-time for routing the incoming call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: AOL LLCInventors: Stephen Murphy, David Benoit, Bradford Spencer, Kent Murray
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Patent number: 7110748Abstract: A call management method is provided for giving notification of calls unanswered at a destination telephone number and real-time management options for the unanswered call. When control of a call is passed to a call management server (50), notification of an incoming call is sent to a subscriber associated with a destination telephone (22). Incoming call notification is provided via a wireless data messaging terminal (28) and includes information about the incoming call. The subscriber provides instructions in real-time for routing the incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Murphy, David Benoit, Bradford Spencer, Kent Murray
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Publication number: 20050123118Abstract: Responding to a telephone call made by a calling party includes receiving a first telephone call and identifying an account associated with the telephone number to which the first calling party directed the first telephone call. Configuration data related to the account is accessed. A first identity associated with the account is identified based on the configuration data accessed. A first electronic communication is sent to a computer of a first called party associated with the first identity. The first called party may respond to the first electronic communication by dynamically and manually inputting a call redirection telephone number, sending an e-mail, or sending an instant message. If a call redirection telephone number is inputted, the first telephone call may be redirected to the call redirection telephone number.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2004Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: George Terry, Bradford Spencer, David Trueman
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Publication number: 20050100145Abstract: Screening a telephone call made by a calling party includes receiving a telephone call at a messaging service platform and identifying an account associated with the telephone number to which the calling party directed the incoming telephone call. Configuration data related to the account are accessed, and several identities associated with the account are determined based on the configuration data accessed. A first identity is determined from among the several identities based on the configuration data accessed. The availability of the first identity to receive audio data from the messaging service platform is determined. Audio data is transmitted from the messaging service platform to a computer of the first called party associated with the first identity while the calling party is leaving an audio message. The transmission is conditioned on whether the first identity is determined to be available to receive the audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Bradford Spencer, David Trueman
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Publication number: 20050053216Abstract: Screening a traditional telephony call made by a calling party to a called party includes receiving, over a telephone network, the traditional telephony call from the calling party at a messaging service platform, recording an audio message from the calling party as audio data, and transmitting the audio data from the messaging service platform to a computer of the called party while the calling party is leaving the audio message. Before the calling party finishes leaving the audio message, the called party perceives the transmitted audio data and reacts to the traditional telephony call in response to the audio message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Bradford Spencer, David Trueman
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Publication number: 20040102184Abstract: A call management method is provided for giving notification of calls unanswered at a destination telephone number and real-time management options for the unanswered call. When control of a call is passed to a call management server (50), notification of an incoming call is sent to a subscriber associated with a destination telephone (22). Incoming call notification is provided via a wireless data messaging terminal (28) and includes information about the incoming call. The subscriber provides instructions in real-time for routing the incoming call.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventors: Stephen Murphy, David Benoit, Bradford Spencer, Kent Murray