Patents by Inventor Rick L. Overmyer

Rick L. Overmyer 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).

  • Switch-adjunct interface
    Patent number: 5022070
    Abstract: The functionality of the SMSI protocol is extended by adding to the SMSI protocol messages having the same format as the conventional SMSI protocol messages but implementing leave word calling functions for a voice message system adjunct processor and integrating maintenance functions of an adjunct processor and an SMSI protocol-to-non-SMSI protocol converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Henry M. Forson, John R. Lothrop, Thomas M. O'Dell, Rick L. Overmyer
  • Switch-adjunct interface
    Patent number: 4980906
    Abstract: The functionality of the SMSI protocol is extended by adding to the SMSI protocol messages having the same format as the conventional SMSI protocol messages but implementing leave word calling functions for a voice message system adjunct processor and integrating maintenance functions of an adjunct processor and an SMSI protocol-to-non-SMSI protocol converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Henry M. Forson, John R. Lothrop, Thomas M. O'Dell, Rick L. Overmyer