Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Knight

Stephen D. Knight 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: 7280535
    Abstract: A caller places a telephone call and enters an access code when calling a subscriber. The caller's access code signal is generated by the caller when the caller inputs his or her access code. The call is transmitted over the Public Switched Telephone Network to a subscriber's telephone number. A Call Router Server capable of receiving the caller's telephone call and the caller's access code signal is provided. The Call Router Server detects the caller's access code signal and then directing the caller's telephone call to the subscriber to be completed in a particular manner based upon the caller's access code. An Access Code Server which is Web server is provided that allows a subscriber to input the manner in which incoming telephone calls will be received and completed based upon the access code signal that is received by the Call Router Server. This information is stored on a Database Server, which instructs the Call Router Server on the proper routing pattern of the incoming telephone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Richard G. Bergman, Stephen D. Knight, Thomas J. Kredo, George Hillenbrand
  • Patent number: 6798772
    Abstract: A caller places a telephone call and enters an access code when calling a subscriber. The caller's access code signal is generated by the caller when the caller inputs his or her access code. The call is transmitted over the Public Switched Telephone Network to a subscriber's telephone number. A Call Router Server capable of receiving the caller's telephone call and the caller's access code signal is provided. The Call Router Server detects the caller's access code signal and then directing the caller's telephone call to the subscriber to be completed in a particular manner based upon the caller's access code. An Access Code Server which is Web server is provided that allows a subscriber to input the manner in which incoming telephone calls will be received and completed based upon the access code signal that is received by the Call Router Server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Network Limited
    Inventors: Richard G. Bergman, Stephen D. Knight, Thomas J. Kredo, George Hillenbrand
  • Publication number: 20030128691
    Abstract: A caller places a telephone call and enters an access code when calling a subscriber. The caller's access code signal is generated by the caller when the caller inputs his or her access code. The call is transmitted over the Public Switched Telephone Network to a subscriber's telephone number. A Call Router Server capable of receiving the caller's telephone call and the caller's access code signal is provided. The Call Router Server detects the caller's access code signal and then directing the caller's telephone call to the subscriber to be completed in a particular manner based upon the caller's access code. An Access Code Server which is Web server is provided that allows a subscriber to input the manner in which incoming telephone calls will be received and completed based upon the access code signal that is received by the Call Router Server. This information is stored on a Database Server, which instructs the Call Router Server on the proper routing pattern of the incoming telephone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: RICHARD G. BERGMAN, STEPHEN D. KNIGHT, THOMAS J. KREDO, GEORGE HILLENBRAND
  • Patent number: 6122349
    Abstract: The present invention is an ADSI download system. The system comprises at least one ADSI device, like a screen-display terminal, and one or more remote sites, like computer network site locations, wherein at least one of the remote sites contains ADSI feature files. The ADSI device stores ADSI download feature files in a storage location, receives and stores a downloaded ADSI feature file from the remote site, and uses the ADSI feature. The telephony network connects the ADSI device to the remote site. A network application server connects the remote site comprising of at least one ADSI feature file with the ADSI device. The user of the ADSI device selects the ADSI feature file on the remote site and the ADSI feature file is then retrieved from the remote site and is downloaded into the storage location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kredo, Stephen D. Knight
  • Patent number: 6101252
    Abstract: The ADSI system 100 has a file stored in RAM 202 or ROM 204. The file plays a CAS tone. The CAS tone is disguised by playing one or more introductory tones as frequencies lower than the CAS tone. The user is conditioned to receive a CAS tone by ramping the CAS tone amplitude or increasing the amplitude in discrete steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Anthony Cardillo, IV, Stephen D. Knight
  • Patent number: 5182831
    Abstract: A windscreen wiper blade arrangement comprises a windscreen wiper blade and a connector (11) for connecting the windscreen wiper blade to a windscreen wiper drive arm whereby the blade is driven across a windscreen. The blade is so arranged that the connector (11) is connectable to the windscreen wiper blade in two opposite positions, enabling the blade to be reversed so as to be usable for both left-hand and right-hand drive cars. Indicating means (31,33) are provided on the blade for indicating the type of drive of car for which a particular orientation is intended, the location of the indicating means (31,33) being such that the connector (11) obscures the indication (31 or 33) of the indicating means (31,33) relating to the car for which the orientation is not intended while the indication (33 or 31) for the intended car is visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Trico Products Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D. Knight