Patents by Inventor Stephen Gay

Stephen Gay 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).

  • Publication number: 20060075349
    Abstract: A message, including for example an image, video, audio, text, and/or haptics, e.g., a digital photograph, is received by a communication device (101) via a receiver (109) operably connected to a communication network (117), and determined by a processor (107) of the communication device (101) to be targeted to a display, such as a secondary display (103) of the communication device. The processor (107) can authenticate the message or messages. Where the message is authenticated, the processor (107) can automatically display the one or more messages, responsive to receipt thereof, on the secondary display (103). Accordingly, a user can glance at the secondary display (103) of the communication device (101) and view messages, e.g., images, video, audio, text, and/or haptics which have been shared by one or more senders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Gay, Christopher Gielow
  • Publication number: 20050188406
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (104) for providing channel information is described. The device comprises a housing having a first display (1008) and a second display (1006), a memory (206) and a processor (204). The housing has a first position (1002) exposing the first and second displays and a second position (1004) covering the first display and exposing the second display. The memory (206) stores a plurality of applications and/or media content that may be shown by the second display (1006). The processor (204) changes operation of the second display (1006) from one application to another and/or the media content shown by the second display from one media content to another. Also, applications and/or content of the second display (1006) may be managed by a control panel application of the first display (1008).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Gielow, David Brenner, Stephen Gay, Peter Ina, Richard Schatzberger, Christian Figenschou, Dag Kittlaus, Vincent Lau, Jeffrey Merkel
  • Patent number: 6856968
    Abstract: A business process utilizes computer software and electronic customer/supplier connections to supply information, receive requests for quotation, supply quotations, receive purchase orders, and perform commercial and technical functions associated with delivery of such purchase orders or quotations with respect to environment and use specific products. Such products require customer or plant application unique technical evaluation and/or commercial processing to ensure applicability to a specific customer application. The system provides a vehicle to search for parts requiring such technical review encompassing anticipated product use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Walter Hening Cooley, Gary James Traina, Julie Suzanne Wells, George David Cagley, II, Manjeet Kaur Khinda, Charlene Eclavea Villagomez Roger, Fred Masato Ikemoto, Wayne Allen Stotts, Stephen Arthur Swain, Craig Wesley Tetirick, Colin Terry Phillips, Donna Marie Cox, Leslie Jean Ose, Craig Ernest Leighty, Thomas S. Panetta, Craig Scott Goldberg, Carolyn Elizabeth Wong, Robert Merle Schuster, Richard Lance Cory, James Michael Duley, Sr., James Stephens Gay, Ronald Scott Dahlin, Carolyn R. Shockley
  • Publication number: 20020082958
    Abstract: A business process utilizes computer software and electronic customer/supplier connections to supply information, receive requests for quotation, supply quotations, receive purchase orders, and perform commercial and technical functions associated with delivery of such purchase orders or quotations with respect to environment and use specific products. Such products require customer or plant application unique technical evaluation and/or commercial processing to ensure applicability to a specific customer application. The system provides a vehicle to search for parts requiring such technical review encompassing anticipated product use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Walter Hening Cooley, Gary James Traina, Julie Suzanne Wells, George David Cagley, Manjeet Kaur Khinda, Charlene Eclavea Villagomez Roger, Fred Masato Ikemoto, Wayne Allen Stotts, Stephen Arthur Swain, Craig Wesley Tetirick, Colin Terry Phillips, Donna Marie Cox, Leslie Jean Ose, Craig Ernest Leighty, Thomas S. Panetta, Craig Scott Goldberg, Carolyn Elizabeth Wong, Robert Merle Schuster, Richard Lance Cory, James Michael Duley, James Stephens Gay, Ronald Scott Dahlin, Carolyn R. Shockley