Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Kaschke
Kevin D. Kaschke 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).
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Publication number: 20140053527Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator includes a load bed, a bale transfer module, and a bale discharge module. The load bed includes center, right and left load beds, adapted to receive and accumulate thereon first, second and third bales, respectively, from a bale chamber of an agricultural baler along a bale-receiving axis. The bale transfer module alternately transfers the bales across the load bed from the center load bed to the right load bed or the left load bed along a bale transfer axis, transverse to the bale receiving axis, responsive to a bale transfer signal to accumulate the bales on the center, right, and the left load beds in a side-by-side relationship. The bale discharge module moves between a bale accumulating position and a bale discharging position responsive to a bale discharge signal. The bale discharge module moves to the bale accumulating position to accumulate the bales on the load bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Farm Technology, LLCInventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 8611508Abstract: A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone (110) stores the voice signal in a memory unit (212) in the local telephone (110) responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone (110) converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone (110) stores the text signal in the memory unit (214) in the local telephone (110) responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone (110) edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 8567169Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator includes a load bed, a bale transfer module, and a bale discharge module. The load bed includes center, right and left load beds, adapted to receive and accumulate thereon first, second and third bales, respectively, from a bale chamber of an agricultural baler along a bale-receiving axis. The bale transfer module alternately transfers the bales across the load bed from the center load bed to the right load bed or the left load bed along a bale transfer axis, transverse to the bale receiving axis, responsive to a bale transfer signal to accumulate the bales on the center, right, and the left load beds in a side-by-side relationship. The bale discharge module moves between a bale accumulating position and a bale discharging position responsive to a bale discharge signal. The bale discharge module moves to the bale accumulating position to accumulate the bales on the load bed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Publication number: 20110268259Abstract: A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone (110) stores the voice signal in a memory unit (212) in the local telephone (110) responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone (110) converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone (110) stores the text signal in the memory unit (214) in the local telephone (110) responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone (110) edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Method and apparatus for converting a voice signal received from a remote telephone to a text signal
Patent number: 7983400Abstract: A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone (110) stores the voice signal in a memory unit (212) in the local telephone (110) responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone (110) converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone (110) stores the text signal in the memory unit (214) in the local telephone (110) responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone (110) edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke -
Patent number: 7966215Abstract: A combination reservation and navigation system includes a reservation communication device and a customer communication device. The reservation communication device provides the reservation information to various customer communication devices associated with customers responsive to organizing the reservation information. The reservation communication device receives customer information, including a request for a reservation for the parking space, from the customer communication device. The reservation communication device transmits electronic navigation information to the customer communication device associated with the customer over a communication link responsive to the customer making the reservation. The electronic navigation information assists the customer in traveling from a customer geographic location to a business geographic location of the parking space reserved by the customer.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 7706513Abstract: A telecommunications system distributes text-to-speech synthesis between a telephone network and a telephone subscriber unit. The telephone network receives a telephone call from a first telephone subscriber unit over a first communication channel intended for a second telephone subscriber unit, determines that the second telephone subscriber unit subscribes to a speech-based caller identification service provided by the telephone network, converts text information, representing the caller identification of the first telephone subscriber unit into symbols, encodes the symbols to form a data stream, opens a second communication channel between the telephone network and the second telephone subscriber unit, and sends the data stream to the second telephone subscriber unit over the second communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I,L.P.Inventors: Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Mendel Keith Hamrick, Kelly Ann Multach, Elizabeth Marie Hart, Kevin D. Kaschke, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Method and apparatus for converting a voice signal received from a remote telephone to a text signal
Patent number: 7359492Abstract: A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone (110) stores the voice signal in a memory unit (212) in the local telephone (110) responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone (110) converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone (110) stores the text signal in the memory unit (214) in the local telephone (110) responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone (110) edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2003Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Ameritech CorporationInventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke -
Patent number: 7246479Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator (100) includes a load bed (113) and a load bed extension module (102). The load bed extension module (102) includes an extension table (104) pivotally connected to a side (124) of a load bed (113) by a hinge mechanism (122). The hinge mechanism (122) permits the load bed extension module (102) to move relative to the load bed (113) between a stowed position, perpendicular to the load bed (113), and an unstowed position, co-planar with a load bed (113) and adjacent to the side (124) of the load bed (113). The agricultural bale accumulator (100) has a first lateral width dimension (160) when the first extension table (104) is in the stowed position to provide a first bale accumulating capacity and a first bale discharging capacity.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2002Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Inventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 6870914Abstract: A telecommunications system (600) distributes text-to-speech synthesis (900) between a telephone network (603) and a telephone subscriber unit (602). The telephone network (603) receives (1102) a telephone call from a first telephone subscriber unit (601) over a first communication channel (604) intended for a second telephone subscriber unit (602), determines (1103) that the second telephone subscriber unit (602) subscribes to a speech-based caller identification service provided by the telephone network (603), converts (1107) text information (707), representing the caller identification of the first telephone subscriber unit (601) into symbols (708), encodes (1108) the symbols (708) to form a data stream (709), opens (1109) a second communication channel (605) between the telephone network (603) and the second telephone subscriber unit (602), and sends (1110) the data stream (709) to the second telephone subscriber unit (602) over the second communication channel (605).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2000Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Mendel Keith Hamrick, Kelly Ann Multach, Elizabeth Marie Hart, Kevin D. Kaschke, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Patent number: 6856578Abstract: In a first preferred embodiment, an underwater alert system (10) includes a transmitter assembly (12), carried by a first diver (14), that transmits a predetermined wireless signal (36) to a receiver assembly (16), carried by a mask (18) worn by a second diver (20), that generates an alert to gain the attention of the second diver (20). In a second preferred embodiment, the underwater alert system (10) includes a first transceiver assembly (232), carried by a mask worn by a first diver (14), communicating a predetermined wireless signal (36) with a second transceiver assembly (254), carried by a mask (18) worn by a second diver (20), to permit the first diver and second diver to gain each other's attention.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Inventors: Daniel J. Magine, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Method and apparatus for converting a voice signal received from a remote telephone to a text signal
Publication number: 20040057562Abstract: A telephone call is established between a local telephone (110) associated with a local party and a remote telephone (104) associated with a remote party. The local telephone (110) receives a voice signal from the remote telephone (104) responsive to establishing the telephone call. The voice signal represents directory assistance information, a name, a phone number or directions provided by the remote party. The local telephone (110) stores the voice signal in a memory unit (212) in the local telephone (110) responsive to receiving the voice signal. The local telephone (110) converts the voice signal to a text signal responsive to storing the voice signal. The local telephone (110) stores the text signal in the memory unit (214) in the local telephone (110) responsive to converting the voice signal to a text signal. The local telephone (110) edits the stored text signal in the memory unit responsive to storing the text signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Theodore James Myers, Patrick Jay Walsh, Muna Nabilsi, Kevin D. Kaschke -
Publication number: 20030068020Abstract: A telephone subscriber unit (22) includes a caller identification device (120), a memory unit (114), a pre-processor (124) and a text-to-speech synthesizer (TTS) (110). The caller identification device (120) receives caller ID information of a calling party in a first textual format and stores the caller ID information in the memory unit (114) The pre-processor (124) converts textual caller ID information from the first data format to a second data format suitable for text-to-speech synthesis by the text-to-speech synthesizer (110). The text-to-speech synthesizer (110) generates audible caller ID information responsive to receiving the textual caller information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Applicant: Ameritech CorporationInventors: Mendel Kieth Hamrick, Kelly Ann Multach, Elizabeth Marie Hart, Kevin D. Kaschke, Robert Wesley Boosemeyer, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Publication number: 20020184870Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator (100) includes a load bed (113) and a load bed extension module (102). The load bed extension module (102) includes an extension table (104) pivotally connected to a side (124) of a load bed (113) by a hinge mechanism (122). The hinge mechanism (122) permits the load bed extension module (102) to move relative to the load bed (113) between a stowed position, perpendicular to the load bed (113), and an unstowed position, co-planar with a load bed (113) and adjacent to the side (124) of the load bed (113). The agricultural bale accumulator (100) has a first lateral width dimension (160) when the first extension table (104) is in the stowed position to provide a first bale accumulating capacity and a first bale discharging capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Inventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Publication number: 20020176323Abstract: In a first preferred embodiment, an underwater alert system (10) comprises a transmitter assembly (12), a receiver assembly (16) and a mask (18). The transmitter assembly (12), carried by a first diver (14), has a waterproof transmitter housing (38) for carrying an alert switch (68), a transmitter (66) and a transmitting element (80). The alert switch (68) generates an electrical alert actuation signal (86) responsive to the alert switch (68) being actuated, either manually by the first diver (14) or automatically by the first diver's equipment. The transmitter (66) generates a predetermined electrical transmit signal (98) responsive to receiving the electrical alert actuation signal (86). The transmitting element (80) generates a predetermined wireless signal (36) responsive to receiving the predetermined electrical transmit signal (98).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2001Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: Daniel J. Magine, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 6466653Abstract: A telephone subscriber unit (22) includes a caller identification device (120), a memory unit (114), a pre-processor (124) and a text-to-speech synthesizer (TTS) (110). The caller identification device (120) receives caller ID information of a calling party in a first textual format and stores the caller ID information in the memory unit (114) The pre-processor (124) converts textual caller ID information from the first data format to a second data format suitable for text-to-speech synthesis by the text-to-speech synthesizer (110). The text-to-speech synthesizer (110) generates audible caller ID information responsive to receiving the textual caller information.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Ameritech CorporationInventors: Mendel Kieth Hamrick, Kelly Ann Multach, Elizabeth Marie Hart, Kevin D. Kaschke, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Mary Louise Hardzinski, Thomas Joseph McBlain
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Patent number: 6466667Abstract: A wireless communication device (10) is provided for maintaining acceptable acoustic coupling, increasing display and data input device capability and increasing antenna performance to encourage further miniaturization and weight reduction thereof. Two moveable housing portions (12) and (14) are moveable between a closed (18) and an open (20) housing position and matively engage to provide an expandable housing while aligning earpiece (26) and microphone (28) transducers on a center as (30) of the device (10). Paging and radiotelephone functions of the device are configured responsive to the position of the housing portion (12). The housing portion has a lens for viewing a display (46) thereunder and keycaps for actuating a keypad (54) thereunder when the housing portion (12) is in the closed housing position (18). An antenna (56) is extendable beyond the moveable housing portion (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1999Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventor: Kevin D. Kaschke
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Patent number: 6425235Abstract: An agricultural bale accumulator (100) comprises a load bed extension module (102) including at least one extension table (104) pivotally connected to a side (124) of a load bed (113) by a hinge (122) and moveable relative to the load bed (113) between a stowed position and an unstowed, bale accumulating, position which is co-planar with a load bed (113) and adjacent to the side (124) of the load bed (113). The agricultural bale accumulator (100) has a first lateral width dimension (160) when the first extension table (104) is in the stowed position to provide a first bale accumulating capacity. The agricultural bale accumulator (100) has a second lateral width dimension (161), greater than the first lateral width dimension (160), when the first extension table (104) is in the unstowed position to provide a second bale accumulating capacity, greater than the first bale accumulating capacity. An extension table support system (130) connected to a main frame (120) and/or the extension table (104).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Inventors: Phillip G. Spaniol, Stephen J. Spaniol, Kevin D. Kaschke
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Publication number: 20020057794Abstract: A wireless communication device (10) is provided for maintaining acceptable acoustic coupling, increasing display and data input device capability and increasing antenna performance to encourage further miniaturization and weight reduction thereof. Two moveable housing portions (12) and (14) are moveable between a closed (18) and an open (20) housing position and matively engage to provide an expandable housing while aligning earpiece (26) and microphone (28) transducers on a center axis (30) of the device (10). Paging and radiotelephone functions of the device are configured responsive to the position of the housing portion (12). The housing portion has a lens for viewing a display (46) thereunder and keycaps for actuating a keypad (54) thereunder when the housing portion (12) is in the closed housing position (18). An antenna (56) is extendable beyond the moveable housing portion (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 1999Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventor: KEVIN D. KASCHKE
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Patent number: RE42218Abstract: In a first preferred embodiment, an underwater alert system (10) includes a transmitter assembly (12), carried by a first diver (14), that transmits a predetermined wireless signal (36) to a receiver assembly (16), carried by a mask (18) worn by a second diver (20), that generates an alert to gain the attention of the second diver (20). In a second preferred embodiment, the underwater alert system (10) includes a first transceiver assembly (232), carried by a mask worn by a first diver (14), communicating a predetermined wireless signal (36) with a second transceiver assembly (254), carried by a mask (18) worn by a second diver (20), to permit the first diver and second diver to gain each other's attention.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Inventors: Daniel J. Magine, Kevin D. Kaschke