Patents by Inventor Charles C. Miller

Charles C. Miller 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).

  • Patent number: 6273387
    Abstract: A hanger is provided for suspenders of the type having three straps, each strap of the suspender having a pair of stems connected therewith, each stem having a slot extending therethrough for receipt of a garment button. The hanger has an engaging member in an open state for receiving the stem slot and in an engaged state for retaining the slotted end of a stem. A closing member is fixed to the engaging member for automatically closing the engaging member and for maintaining the engaging member in the engaged state. The hanger also has a body portion for connecting the engaging member and the closing member to a support structure so as to hang the suspenders to the support structure. The body portion is capable of allowing the engaging member in either the open state or the engaged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: Charles C. Miller
  • Patent number: 4782519
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for providing extended subscriber features, e.g., equal access, to otherwise non-conforming central offices of a telephone switching system. According to the invention, a register module is interposed between the subscriber line and an input of the central office for intercepting digits from the subscriber line intended for the central office and for receiving subscriber information from the central office identifying the subscriber line. The register module includes a memory having a plurality of address locations and a control circuit for analyzing the intercepted digits to determine whether processing of the subscriber call requires an extended subscriber feature. If so, the intercepted digits are processed to generate a coded signal, the coded signal including the address location where the stored digits and the subscriber information resides in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Network Access Corporation
    Inventors: Rajendra Patel, Kenneth A. Lauffenburger, David W. Thorn, Donald D. Binford, Jr., Zye-Kong Cheng, Yeong-Haw Yang, Gerald K. Coley, Charles C. Miller
  • Patent number: D357054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventors: Charles C. Miller, Wallace J. Schissler