Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Evans

Kenneth W. Evans 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: 8811574
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be inure appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Anastasios Kefalas, Kenneth W. Evans
  • Publication number: 20130238331
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be inure appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Anastasios Kefalas, Kenneth W. Evans
  • Patent number: 8494705
    Abstract: A universal power box for diagnosing, programming and powering an electronic control module includes at least one diesel engine control, a universal power box connector, and a diagnostic device connector. The power box connector is in circuit relationship to the diesel engine control and an electronic control module of a diesel engine. The diagnostic connector is in circuit relationship to the power box connector and a diagnostic device, which may be a third-party diagnostic device or a computer. A first wiring harness connects the power box connector to the vehicle side of the electronic control module. A second wiring harness connects the diagnostic device connector to the diagnostic device. A power source in circuit relationship to the power box connector provides power to the electronic control module when necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Evans, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8433042
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be inure appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Anastasios Kefalas, Kenneth W. Evans
  • Publication number: 20110170675
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be inure appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Anastasios Kefalas, Kenneth W. Evans
  • Patent number: 7912187
    Abstract: A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be more appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Anastasios Kefalas, Kenneth W. Evans
  • Patent number: 5335149
    Abstract: A utility light apparatus comprising a body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. A light is secured to the distal end portion, the light being operable to emit a light beam. A holder, which may include a fishing rod holder, is secured to a boat or other object, the holder having a receptacle. The proximal end portion of the body has a connecting portion of sufficient size to permit the connecting portion to be received and releasably held in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Sierra Sun Holdings Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Evans
  • Patent number: 4986383
    Abstract: A variable displacement, hydraulic pump/motor has its rotatable cylinder block concentrically affixed to a drive shaft segment of a self-propelled vehicle, the pump/motor has selected pump and motor modes. An hydraulic accumulator is charged and discharged from the pump/motor when it is in its pump and motor modes, respectively. A fluid reservoir supplies and receives low pressure fluid when the accumulator is being charged and discharged, respectively. Preferably the reservoir is a combination of an aft chamber of the accumulator, a low pressure chamber defined by the pump/motor cylinder block and its housing, and a low pressure fluid path between the two. The pump/motor is unloaded when the vehicle is being operated in reverse or when neither the brake nor accelerator is being actuated. The pump/motor is in the pump mode whenever the vehicle is moving forward and the brakes are applied, and it is the motor mode whenever the vehicle is in forward gear and the accelerator is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventor: Kenneth W. Evans
  • Patent number: 4027755
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing drag forces between spaced components which are moving relative to each other while immersed in a liquid bath includes the introduction of a quantity of gas, such as air, into the liquid bath with a gas injecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: The Gleason Works
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Evans, Mason M. Howlett, David H. Kirkpatrick