Patents by Inventor Gail L. Clarke

Gail L. Clarke 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling outgoing calls on a telephone line
    Patent number: 5802157
    Abstract: A service for screening outgoing telephone calls. The service allows a subscriber to determine the times of day and/or days of the week when she wants her outgoing calls on her telephone line to be restricted to numbers which have been approved by her. Calls to numbers other than those on the authorized list will not be completed. Incoming calls are also restricted and a privileged caller code must be entered for the outside caller to complete the call to the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: U S West Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gail L. Clarke, Karen A. Siegel-Jacobs, Lorraine M. Vienneau, Robert J. Cuthbertson