Patents by Inventor Neal T. Cowan

Neal T. Cowan 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).

  • Desktop docking station for use with a wireless telephone handset
    Patent number: 6073031
    Abstract: A telephone base unit for use with a mobile telephone handset comprises means for interfacing the handset with the base unit for enabling user definable data entry key settings of the handset to be downloaded and emulated at the base unit such that when interfaced with the base unit, the mobile telephone handset operates to enable the use of the base unit as a wireless desktop interface. The interface means is comprised of means for transferring user definable data entry key settings of the handset to the base unit, means for storing the user definable data entry key settings of the handset at said base unit and controller means to enable a user to use the user definable data entry key settings with the user interface of the base unit to receive incoming and make outgoing calls from the base unit via the mobile telephone handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond J. Helstab, Jeffrey L. Fairless, Michael C. G. Lee, Neal T. Cowan, Jonathan Crone, Edward L. Pugh, Robert E. Bradley
  • Communications cabinet
    Patent number: D490803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Yim Kwong Ng, Paul D. McDonald, Neal T. Cowan, Robert C. Templin
  • Telephone handset
    Patent number: D352029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Neal T. Cowan
  • Telephone base
    Patent number: D352032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Neal T. Cowan
  • Handheld telephone
    Patent number: D371360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Laura A. Mahan, Neal T. Cowan, John I. Johnson, Frederic F. Trasmundi
  • Mobile telephone
    Patent number: D410645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventors: Todd Andrew Wood, Neal T. Cowan