Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Skulley

Gerald W. Skulley 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).

  • Conformable earhook for an over-the-ear headset
    Patent number: 6449374
    Abstract: An earhook for a communications headset includes a prehensile portion adapted to curve at least partially around and behind an ear in substantially a first plane, the prehensile portion resiliently biased toward the ear in the first plane to provide clamping pressure against the ear; a compressible portion coupled to the prehensile portion and disposed between the prehensile portion and the ear, the compressible portion adapted to curve at least partially around and behind the ear in substantially the first plane to conform to the ear in response to the clamping pressure and the shape of the ear; and a digit receiving member coupled near a first end of the prehensile portion, the digit receiving member for removeably receiving a digit for opening the prehensile portion by exerting force upon the first end directed away from a second end of the prehensile portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W. Skulley, Thomas G. Skulley
  • Communication headset
    Patent number: D457155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald W. Skulley, Christopher S. Labak, Christopher B. Houghton, Fred Polito
  • Communications headset
    Patent number: D458246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Gerald W. Skulley, Olivier Beraut, Joseph G. Stachula, Benjamin G. Rogowski, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Matthew V. Leyden, Craig Meredith
  • Communications headset
    Patent number: D458247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Gerald W. Skulley, Olivier Beraut, Christine Gilbert, Christopher B. Houghton, Christopher S. Labak, Stephen McPhilliamy
  • Communications headset
    Patent number: D458248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Gerald W. Skulley, Olivier Beraut, Christine Gilbert, Christopher B. Houghton, Christopher S. Labak, Stephen McPhilliamy
  • Communications headset
    Patent number: D458597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Gerald W. Skulley, Jr., Olivier Beraut, Christine Gilbert, Christopher B. Houghton, Christopher S. Labak, Stephen McPhilliamy
  • Cordless base for headset
    Patent number: D461794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Polito, Jeffrey T. Haller, Fadhly Bey, Gerald W. Skulley
  • Cordless base for headset
    Patent number: D462342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Polito, Gerald W. Skulley
  • Volume control for a communications headset
    Patent number: D462945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald W. Skulley
  • Microphone
    Patent number: D462946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Base for cordless remote
    Patent number: D462950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Gerald W. Skulley, Thomas A. Tedham
  • Headset
    Patent number: D463396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Control pod for a microphone/headset controller
    Patent number: D463787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Earbud headset
    Patent number: D463790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Cordless remote for a headset
    Patent number: D464037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Waffensmith, Gerald W. Skulley, Thomas A. Tedham
  • Microphone
    Patent number: D464040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Todd Herlitz, Christopher Houghton, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Microphone
    Patent number: D464952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Control pod for a microphone and headset
    Patent number: D465477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Chris Labak, Christopher Houghton, Jon Lindholm, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Microphone with a base
    Patent number: D466495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Beraut, Robert Davies, Joseph G. Stachula, Gerald W. Skulley, Todd Herlitz, Christopher Houghton, Steve McPhilliamy
  • Radio transceiver
    Patent number: D469756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew K. Richardson, Soohyun Ham, Roman Duran, Gerald W. Skulley