Patents by Inventor Karen A. Gross

Karen A. Gross 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: 8175245
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Yolab Networks, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 7894586
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include call routing options. In a first call routing option, calls are routed to each phone number in a sequence of phone numbers until a live answer of the call is realized. In a second routing option, the routing of the call is based upon a schedule. Thus, a current time, current day of the week or current date may determine what phone number is called when an incoming call is routed. Routing may also be associated with personal identification numbers (PINs). In such an instance, a caller enters a PIN to identify the caller and the PIN is used to determine what routing profile to apply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas Joseph Galvin, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20110026696
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services. facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to Quest callers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 7831029
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20100189237
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC
    Inventors: Karen A. GROSS, Thomas J. GALVAN, Rupika CHIB
  • Publication number: 20100184077
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Patent number: 7700292
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: The Bringham and Woman's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Patent number: 7573995
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20070124828
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Patent number: 7088801
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6931116
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include call routing options. In a first call routing option, calls are routed to each phone number in a sequence of phone numbers until a live answer of the call is realized. In a second routing option, the routing of the call is based upon a schedule. Thus, a current time, current day of the week or current date may determine what phone number is called when an incoming call is routed. Routing may also be associated with personal identification numbers (PINs). In such an instance, a caller enters a PIN to identify the caller and the PIN is used to determine what routing profile to apply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas Joseph Galvin, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6870909
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20040208305
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include call routing options. In a first call routing option, calls are routed to each phone number in a sequence of phone numbers until a live answer of the call is realized. In a second routing option, the routing of the call is based upon a schedule. Thus, a current time, current day of the week or current date may determine what phone number is called when an incoming call is routed. Routing may also be associated with personal identification numbers (PINs). In such an instance, a caller enters a PIN to identify the caller and the PIN is used to determine what routing profile to apply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas Joseph Galvin, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6795532
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6792084
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, paging services. A guest caller may call the single telephone number and select an option to page the subscriber. Other services, such as voicemail services, facsimile services, electronic mail messaging services and outbound calling services may also be available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20040170257
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6748054
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Publication number: 20040105535
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services. facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to Quest callers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas J. Galvan, Rupika Chib
  • Patent number: 6493438
    Abstract: Direct Distance Dialing (DDD) access is provided for a communications services platform. A caller may dial a local DDD number or a long distance DDD number to access the communications services platform. A platform may provide a plurality of different communications services, including voicemail services, paging services, automatic routing services, and facsimile messaging services. Expenses associated with servicing the call are partitioned between a caller and a subscriber of the communications services platform in an intuitive and reasonable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Gross, Thomas W. Lear, Eddie L. Pickeral
  • Publication number: 20020172333
    Abstract: A platform provides access to multiple telecommunications services via a single telephone number. These services may include, for example, voicemail services, facsimile messaging services, paging services, and outbound calling services. A guest caller may call the single phone number to speak to a subscriber, leave a voicemail message for a subscriber, leave a facsimile message for a subscriber, or place a page to a subscriber. A subscriber may call the phone number to place outbound calls. In addition, a subscriber may call the single phone number to retrieve or send facsimile messages and/or voicemail messages. A subscriber may also call the phone number to configure service options. For instance, a subscriber may select routing options and choose what services are available to guest callers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: KAREN A. GROSS, THOMAS J. GALVAN, RUPIKA CHIB