LEVEN EDWARD STAPLES
Pilots at Localizer Ct, Granbury, TX

6009151, Dec 28, 1999

Aug 27, 1996

8/703444

Leven E. Staples - Granbury TX

Data Race, Inc. - San Antonio TX

H04M 1100

379 9001

The present invention comprises a PC Card adapted for insertion in a PC Card slot in a computer system. The PC Card includes a housing having a PC Card adapter having a plurality of input and output pins for coupling the housing to the PC Card slot and receiving and transmitting signals in said computer system. A microphone is disposed within said housing, as is audio interface logic coupled to the microphone. The audio interface logic is configured to process audio signals from the microphone across said PC Card adapter. The PC card further includes a modem coupled to a connector defining an external communication path and configured to receive telephony signals, and telephone answering logic operably coupled to the modem and audio interface logic and configured to receive telephony signals from the modem and to store data corresponding to the telephony signals. The PC Card further includes speakerphone logic configured to provide speakerphone functionality to the PC Card. In one embodiment, the PC Card also includes a speaker configured to provide an audio output.

6720669, Apr 13, 2004

Nov 4, 2002

10/287021

Eugene Chiappe - Granbury TX 76049
Leven Edward Staples - Granbury TX 76049

F02N 1506

290 38R, 290 48

A starter for a piston aircraft engine is constructed by placing the pinion-gear and drive clutch, the engagement solenoid and the driving motor in a linear arrangement, the motor driving the clutch via a geared shaft passing by the engagement solenoid. Such construction provides minimum diameter for a solenoid-engaged piston aircraft engine starter in order to fit the available space on existing aircraft originally designed to be equipped with centrifugally-engaged starters.

2002011, Aug 29, 2002

Jul 12, 2001

09/905162

Leven Staples - Granbury TX, US
William Barker - San Antonio TX, US
Kenneth Witt - San Antonio TX, US
David Oliver - San Antonio TX, US

Data Race, Inc.

H04L012/66

370/352000, 379/093010

A communication system, extends office telephony and network data services to remote clients through the Internet, comprises a telephony server, a local area network, a server system, and a user communication device. The telephony server (e.g. a Private Branch Exchange) provides telephony services for a plurality of office lines. The local area network couples to the Internet. The telephony server and local area network may reside within an office environment. The server system couples to the telephony server and to the local area network. The user communication device establishes a first connection to the server system through the Internet. In response to the first connection, the server system automatically provides access for the user communication device to the telephony server. Also, the server system automatically invokes a call forwarding operation in response to the first connection, so that subsequent telephone calls, intended to reach the user's office line, are forwarded to the server system. When the server system receives a first telephone call, which has been redirected by the telephony server from the user's office line, the server system forwards the first telephone call to the user communication device through the first connection. The user communication device may also establish a secure data connection to the server system through the Internet. The secure data connection provides the remote user with access to the local area network in a manner which protects the data security of the local area network.

6295357, Sep 25, 2001

Jul 7, 1997

8/888406

Leven E. Staples - Granbury TX
W. B. Barker - San Antonio TX

Data Race, Inc. - San Antonio TX

H04M 300, H04M 1100

379418

A system and method for enabling a subscriber to receive incoming telephone calls on a telephone line and ring all of the telephones connected to a first conductor pair inside the subscriber's premises, wherein the first conductor pair would have normally been connected to the line. The telephones may be rung even when the subscriber is performing data communications with a remote data site on the telephone line. This obviates the necessity of the subscriber having to purchase a second telephone line for incoming calls while data communications are being performed, thus reducing access costs. The system and method shown advantageously employs a wiring device to reroute the telephone line from the first conductor pair connected to the phones to a second conductor pair normally not used. The system and method further employs a modem which receives telephone signals from the telephone line via the second conductor pair. The modem comprises a Central Office (CO) simulator circuit coupled to the first conductor pair which regenerates the telephone signals, such as a ringing voltage, to the telephones via the first conductor pair.

5889845, Mar 30, 1999

Nov 1, 1996

8/740775

Leven E. Staples - Granbury TX
W. B. Barker - San Antonio TX
Kenneth L. Witt - San Antonio TX

Data Race, Inc. - San Antonio TX

H04M 506

379211

A system and method for enabling a remote user to maintain a virtual presence at a corporate office and behave substantially as if the user were physically present at the corporate office. First the remote user establishes a virtual presence connection at the corporate office, including providing identification and security information. Once the remote user is connected, the virtual presence server instructs the corporate PBX to automatically forward all calls to the remote user. The virtual presence server also routes email, faxes, and LAN data to the remote user. The virtual presence server also extends the corporate PBX and corporate LAN features to the remote user, just as if the remote user were physically located in the corporate office. According to the invention, the remote user makes outgoing telephone calls, sends faxes, transmits data, sends email and performs Internet access as if the remote user were physically present in the corporate office. The virtual presence server and/or the user communication device also performs a call forwarding operation to call forward telephone calls made to the user's home to the virtual presence server at the corporate office.

5764639, Jun 9, 1998

Nov 15, 1995

8/559472

Leven E. Staples - Granbury TX
W. B. Barker - San Antonio TX
Kenneth L. Witt - San Antonio TX

H04J 302

370401

A system and method for enabling a remote user to maintain a virtual presence at a corporate office and behave substantially as if the user were physically present at the corporate office. The remote user's telephone behaves as a PBX extension, and the remote user may send and receive faxes and email, have Internet access and maintain LAN connectivity, substantially as if the user were present at the corporate office. The remote computer system includes an individual remote worker unit or communication device, and the remote computer executes virtual presence software according to the present invention. The corporate office includes a virtual presence server according to the invention which connects to the corporate PBX and also to the corporate LAN. The virtual presence server executes software which enables the remote user to maintain a virtual presence at the corporate office. First the remote user establishes a virtual presence at the corporate office, including providing identification and security information.

6301339, Oct 9, 2001

Dec 22, 1997

8/995765

Leven E. Staples - Granbury TX
W. B. Barker - San Antonio TX
Ken Witt - San Antonio TX

Data Race, Inc. - San Antonio TX

H04M 1100

379 9301

Disclosed is a system and method for providing a remote user with a virtual presence to an office. The method allows a user operating a remote computer system to receive a fax on a first communication line while simultaneously performing voice communications on the first communication line. The first communication line has an associated first telephone number. The remote computer system includes a user telephony communication device coupled to the first communication line. The method includes establishing a connection between the user telephony communication device and a virtual presence server. The user telephony communication device connects through the first communication line to the virtual presence server. The virtual presence server is located remotely from the user telephone communication device. A fax transmission is made to a second telephone number.

2004020, Oct 21, 2004

Apr 21, 2003

10/418913

Eugene Chiappe - Granbury TX, US
Leven Staples - Granbury TX, US

H02K007/10

310/078000

A Starter Motor Assembly for a piston aircraft engine is constructed by placing a clutch mechanism between the armature of a DC motor and a gear-reduction assembly. The output of said gear-reduction assembly is an output shaft that engages with the starter adapter of the engine. Such construction provides low resistance to rotation of the output shaft by the engine's starter adapter to reduce potential wear and allows the use of a smaller and lighter motor than would be possible without the gear-reduction. In addition, the choice of a centrifugal clutch in the preferred embodiment prevents the motor from being damaged by overheating in a stalled (non rotation) condition as the clutch disengages below a chosen motor rotation speed.