Patents by Inventor Ted Hull

Ted Hull 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).

  • Family communications in a controlled-environment facility
    Patent number: 10116458
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating family communications in a controlled-environment facility. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a request for an electronic communication between a resident and a non-resident of a controlled-environment facility, identifying that the non-resident is the resident's child or parent and, in response to the identification, enabling a family counseling provider to access the electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Keiser, Ted Hull, Matthew Richard Smith
  • Family Communications in a Controlled-Environment Facility
    Publication number: 20170264448
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating family communications in a controlled-environment facility. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a request for an electronic communication between a resident and a non-resident of a controlled-environment facility, identifying that the non-resident is the resident's child or parent and, in response to the identification, enabling a family counseling provider to access the electronic communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Keiser, Ted Hull, Matthew Richard Smith
  • Family communications in a controlled-environment facility
    Patent number: 9667763
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating family communications in a controlled-environment facility. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a request for an electronic communication between a resident and a non-resident of a controlled-environment facility, identifying that the non-resident is the resident's child or parent and, in response to the identification, enabling a family counseling provider to access the electronic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Keiser, Ted Hull, Matthew Richard Smith