Patents by Inventor Michael L. Gorham

Michael L. Gorham 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).

  • Automatic dialer having a selective retry capability
    Patent number: 4113991
    Abstract: An automatic telephone dialer for placing outgoing telephone calls from a facsimile terminal or the like in response to dialing instructions read by a raster input scanner automatically re-attempts to place calls which cannot initially be completed because of a busy link status for a predetermined number of times. The dialer also includes means for at least temporarily suspending further operation of the scanner pending successful placement of the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Gorham, Roger F. Norian
  • Automatic dialer for facsimile terminals and the like
    Patent number: 4113992
    Abstract: An automatic telephone dialer for placing outgoing telephone calls from a facsimile terminal or the like executes dialing and terminal control instructions read by a raster input scanner. Since the raster input scanner is utilized for sensing telephone call data, no additional sensors are required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Gorham, Raymond F. Heckman, Charles S. Yole
  • Automatic dialer with a programmable pause
    Patent number: 4086443
    Abstract: An automatic telephone dialer for serially placing outgoing telephone calls from a facsimile terminal or the like in response to successive sets of dialing instructions read by a raster input scanner may be programmed to automatically pause between successive calls to give incoming calls access to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael L. Gorham, Roger F. Norian