Patents by Inventor Mary Kinal

Mary Kinal 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).

  • Communication terminal telephone directory with dynamic directory tabbing
    Patent number: 4899377
    Abstract: The names in a directory stored in a personal terminal having a display are displayed as groups of names in which illustratively the first name in each group of names serves as a displayed tab which is pointed to by the user to display the respective group of names. The individual tabs are dynamically changed to conform with any change in the first name of the respective groups of names that may occur as a result of a change in the composition of the directory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignees: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Bauer, Esther L. Davenport, Mary Kinal, Michael C. King