Patents by Inventor Mark Cummings

Mark Cummings 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).

  • Speech navigation of voice mail systems
    Publication number: 20030158739
    Abstract: A speech navigation system provides for speech navigation of a voice mail system. Upon establishment of a communication link between the speech navigation system and the voice mail system, the speech navigation system may receive a voice command. Upon receiving a voice command, the speech navigation system associates the voice command to at least one keypad character. The speech navigation system then provides a telephone dialing tone, which corresponds to the at least one associated keypad character, to the voice mail system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Peter A. Moody, Mark A. Cummings-Hill
  • Engagement device and coupling member
    Patent number: 6095713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to engagemnent devices and coupling members for forming a structural frame work for hollow tubes. One form of engagement device comprises a hollow sleeve (1) through which a tube (31) may be passed. The hollow sleeve has a deformable flared portion (2). A further hollow sleeve member (12) is immovable on the outside of the first sleeve and has a surface (13) arranged to co-operate the flared portion to cause it to deform to grip the tube (31). A further engagement device comprises a hollow sleeve portion (100) which is distendable to grip a tube mounted on its surface. A trustoconical wedge (101) is movable within the hollow sleeve potion (100) to cause to distend. A number of engagement devices may be connected together to form coupling members for connecting tubes to form a structural frame work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: D & D Group Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David Doyle, Neil Dunne, Mark Cumming
  • Hinge
    Patent number: 5584100
    Abstract: The hinge comprises a first hinge member (11) and a second hinge member (12). The first hinge member comprises a cylindrical housing (16) having first and second open ends (17 and 18 respectively). The cylindrical housing (16) is located between flange members (26 and 27) of the second hinge member (12). A torsion spring (20) is provided inside the cylindrical housing (16) and one end (21) fits into a recess (22) at end (18) of the cylindrical housing (16) and the other end fits into a recess (36) in a coupling element (30) which is located at the other end (17) of the cylindrical housing (16). The coupling element (30) has a hexagonal engagement surface (39) which engages a matching engagement surface in flange (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventors: David Doyle, Neil Dunne, Mark Cumming