Patents by Inventor Michael Aaron Hawley

Michael Aaron Hawley 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).

  • Calling type identification system
    Patent number: 8731161
    Abstract: A calling type identification system selects a calling type. The system selects NPA-NXX telephone number blocks for the calling type based on NPA-NXX block categories related to the calling type. The system develops number data for the selected NPA-NXX telephone number blocks. The system receives a telephone number for a call. The system processes the telephone number and the number data to identify and indicate if the telephone call is of the selected calling type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Keith Eric Fenton, Michael Aaron Hawley, Ragunath Palaniappan, Stephen P. O'Neal, Ameen Khanfar, Karen S. Riepenkroger, Kenneth A. Spiller, Lavinia Rotaru, Alpesh V. Shah, Scott William Groth