Patents by Inventor Michael D. Morton

Michael D. Morton 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: 6480484
    Abstract: An Intemet/intranet-based arrangement for automatically retrieving and presenting a greeting web page in response to a caller placing a call to a called party. This greeting service provides the caller with information relating to the called party and gives the caller various options for contacting the called party, redirecting the call or obtaining additional information. In an illustrative embodiment, a greeting application program running on a caller terminal obtains an identifier, such as a URL, of the greeting web page associated with the called party. This identifier is provided to a web browser application program running on the caller terminal, which uses it to retrieve the greeting web page and display it to the viewer during the call. The invention is applicable to both telephone calls and IP calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Michael D. Morton
  • Publication number: 20020126679
    Abstract: An Internet/intranet-based arrangement for automatically retrieving and presenting a greeting web page in response to a caller placing a call to a called party. This greeting service provides the caller with information relating to the called party and gives the caller various options for contacting the called party, redirecting the call or obtaining additional information. In an illustrative embodiment, a greeting application program running on a caller terminal obtains an identifier, such as a URL, of the greeting web page associated with the called party. This identifier is provided to a web browser application program running on the caller terminal, which uses it to retrieve the greeting web page and display it to the viewer during the call. The invention is applicable to both telephone calls and IP calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: MICHAEL D. MORTON
  • Patent number: 6352123
    Abstract: A link for a hitch of a work vehicle includes an elongate arm having a first end adapted for being coupled to the work vehicle and a second end adapted for being coupled to an implement. At least one of the first and second ends includes a socket. The draft link further includes a ball removably retained within the socket. In an exemplary embodiment, the ball has a first surface with a first hardness and the socket has a second surface facing the first surface and having a second hardness less than the first hardness. The second surface is preferably formed from a metal including an ausferrite matrix and graphite spheroids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel K. Schlegel, Michael D. Morton, Theodore M. Clarke
  • Patent number: 6044915
    Abstract: A rocker for a work vehicle hitch includes a rockshaft and a pair of rocker arms coupled to the rockshaft at rocker arm bases. The rocker is designed to be mounted to the work vehicle by support brackets. Each rocker arm base includes a cavity for receiving a portion of a support bracket. A bearing assembly is located within each base for supporting the rocker on the support brackets for rotation about a rocker rotational axis. Each rocker arm includes an actuator support for coupling to an actuator and a lift link support. The actuator and lift link supports permit rotation of actuators and lift links to raise and lower implements coupled to the hitch. As the rocker is rotated about its axis, each rocker arm base and rocker arm move through respective planes of rotation. Each bearing lies substantially within the plane of rotation of the associated rocker arm base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel K. Schlegel, Michael D. Morton
  • Patent number: 5601146
    Abstract: A hitch assembly for a work vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, includes a pair of mounting brackets, a rocker pivotally mounted on the brackets, a pair of draft links secured to the brackets, a pair of actuators coupled between the brackets and the rocker and a pair of lift links coupled between the rocker and the draft links. The mounting brackets are generally C-shaped unitary structures that include a rocker support, an actuator support and a draft link support, preferably all lying within a common plane, permitting forces to be transmitted to the bracket and to the vehicle with a minimum of lateral bending stress. The brackets are preferably identical to one another and include mounting pads on both sides, permitting the brackets to be interchangeably mounted on either the left or the right side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel K. Schlegel, Michael D. Morton
  • Patent number: 5593264
    Abstract: An assembly for retaining a pin in aligned bores of two structural members, such as clevis and a tang, includes a support member or boss, a retaining flag and a retaining pin. The retaining flag is slidably mounted on the support member and may be moved between a service position wherein the pin may be inserted into and removed from the bores and a locking position wherein the pin is held in the bores, preferably locked from rotation. The flag includes an opening having engagement surfaces for contacting a groove in the pin in the locking position. The flag is held on the support member by abutment surfaces. Two abutment surfaces serve to guide the flag in its sliding motion between the service and locked positions. Other abutment surfaces maintain the flag on the support member and prevent removal of the flag. The abutment surfaces contact the retaining pin in the locking position to maintain the flag in the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel K. Schlegel, Michael D. Morton