Patents by Inventor Bradley B. Baxter

Bradley B. Baxter 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).

  • Call processing to provide number portability
    Patent number: 5940490
    Abstract: A method of routing a call including a called number in a communications network such as a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), the method including determining if the called number is a network routing number indicating a specific switching node and line associated therewith in the communications network and routing the call within the communications network based on the called number when the called number is a network routing number. Additionally, the method includes identifying a network routing number based on the called number when the called number is not equal to the network routing number and routing the call within the communications network based on the identified network routing number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignees: Stratus Computer Corporation, U.S. Intelco, Electric Lightwave
    Inventors: Mark D. Foster, G. David Butler, II, Sherman L. Ackley, Bradley B. Baxter, Kenneth A. Moisey, Kenith L. Mann