Patents by Inventor John W. Hutchins

John W. Hutchins 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: 11909912
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for call traffic anomaly mitigation are described herein. One or more embodiments include receiving a scoring request including a telephone number associated with a telephone call at a scoring device from a call processing entity, receiving a violator list of telephone numbers and their corresponding severity values at the scoring device from an anomaly analyzer, determining a severity value associated with the telephone number by performing a lookup operation in the violator list, performing a random simulation using the severity value as a probability to determine an indicator value, and inputting the indicator value into a model to determine a call reputation score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun J. Bharrat, John W. Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20230131229
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for call traffic anomaly mitigation are described herein. One or more embodiments include receiving a scoring request including a telephone number associated with a telephone call at a scoring device from a call processing entity, receiving a violator list of telephone numbers and their corresponding severity values at the scoring device from an anomaly analyzer, determining a severity value associated with the telephone number by performing a lookup operation in the violator list, performing a random simulation using the severity value as a probability to determine an indicator value, and inputting the indicator value into a model to determine a call reputation score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Shaun J. Bharrat, John W. Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20140182973
    Abstract: A lift for an attic staircase is provided. The lift includes a base that is attached to a floor near the entrance to the attic. An incline frame may be slidably attached to the base. The incline frame may be oriented at an angle that is substantially the same as the deployed attic staircase. A winch that includes a cable may be used to hoist a cart up the staircase and into the attic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: John C. Hutchins, James J. Hoover, Christian Chupka, John W. Hutchins