Patents by Inventor William David Sullivan

William David Sullivan 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: 20230042742
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a scaffolding wherein the system comprises at least one bracket securable to a vertical surface of a building, a horizontal support member supported by the at least one bracket, the support member adapted to support a worker support platform on a horizontal support surface thereof and a flexible retaining member adapted to pass over a worker support platform supported on the horizontal support member so as to retain the worker support platform on the horizontal support surface. The method comprises securing at least one bracket to the a building, supporting a worker support platform on a horizontal support member and retaining the worker support platform on the horizontal support member with the flexible retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SKYHOOK INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: William David Sullivan
  • Patent number: 8301523
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system and computer readable medium for providing a notification to a recipient. The method, system and computer readable medium relate to a notification sent via a processing device, the method including determining, for a recipient, a first notification method and a second notification method, generating a notification, and providing the notification to the recipient in accordance with the first notification method or, upon a failure of the first notification method, providing the notification to the recipient in accordance with the second notification method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Corey K Morris, Jeffrey William Cordell, Robert Allen Sherry, Mark Clinton Knox, Scott R Mingus, William David Sullivan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7747695
    Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium for providing automated notifications generates a list of recipients. The notification preferences of the recipients is determined and a notification generated and formatted in accordance with the recipients' preferences is communicated to the recipient. The notification preferences include a notification type, such as voice, email, SMS etc. The notification may be a notification of an overdue debt which provides the recipient with an avenue to make payment of the debt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Corey K. Morris, Jeffrey William Cordell, Robert Allen Sherry, Mark Clinton Knox, Scott R. Mingus, William David Sullivan, Jr.