Patents by Inventor Rod A. Opel

Rod A. Opel 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).

  • User interface and system to facilitate telephone circuit maintenance and testing
    Patent number: 7974385
    Abstract: An apparatus integrates disparate systems. The apparatus includes a platform that supports a control interface. The platform also supports a different user interface for each of the disparate systems. The platform enables the formatting and transfer of data from the apparatus to each of the disparate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Jones, Michael D. Cheaney, Rod A. Opel
  • User interface and system to facilitate telephone circuit maintenance and testing
    Publication number: 20040062359
    Abstract: An apparatus integrates disparate systems. The apparatus includes a platform that supports a control interface. The platform also supports a different user interface for each of the disparate systems. The platform enables the formatting and transfer of data from the apparatus to each of the disparate systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
    Inventors: William R. Jones, Michael D. Cheaney, Rod A. Opel
  • User interface and system to facilitate telephone circuit maintenance and testing
    Patent number: 6687335
    Abstract: An apparatus that integrates a plurality of disparate systems. a common control interface is presented to a user of the apparatus. The user employs an inputting device to enter data required by the plurality of disparate systems. The inputted data is inputted to the common interface. The data is then transferred from the common control interface to at least one of the plurality of disparate systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
    Inventors: William R. Jones, Michael D. Cheaney, Rod A. Opel