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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7336157 | Illuminated wind indicator An illuminated wind indicator that provides visual indication of wind motion even at night. One or more chime members and a pendulum assembly are suspended from a support or housing, and arranged so that the chime members and the pendulum assembly are capable of col... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7084743 | Machine for automated generation of movement of chimes A machine for automated generation of movement of chimes with a base, an power source in the base electromagnetically connected to a post, chimes disposed about the post for receiving electromagnetic energy, a control circuit for generating intermittent electric pow... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7023325 | Programmable electronic circuit A programmable electronic circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a CPU, signal-generating circuitry, and RC circuitry having at least two capacitors, such that when both of the capacitors are switched into the RC circuitry by the CPU, a signal is produced from a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023327 | Remote doorbell chime extender A remote chime unit and signal extender assembly are connectable to the circuitry of a primary doorbell system allowing the remote chime to be activated simultaneously with the primary doorbell chime from a stored voltage source. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6870488 | Driveway security sensor A driveway security sensor having a ground-engaging member connected to a housing body. The ground-engaging member substantively has the shape of a slake. A swivel member is pivotally connected to the housing body, and a motion sensor is connected to the swivel memb... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6559367 | Electronic windchime device The present invention offers an adjustable, versatile windless windchime activation device, which can be modified to accept and activate many different varieties of windchime assemblies. The magnetic repulsive force between an electromagnet located within... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6124782 | Wind-activated audio-generating apparatus A wind-activated audio-generating apparatus includes a sound-generating circuit and a wind switch having multiple contacts that are suspended from a support. When subjected to an air current, the contacts of the wind switch randomly strike one another and... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5959527 | Time triggered chime A chime activated by a clock to sound a pleasing sound every hour, by attaching a clock to an electrical controller that operates a striker mechanism. The striker mechanism, comprising a striker ball that strikes the chime elements when rotated provides a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5831516 | Electromechanical chime The present invention relates to an electromechanical wind chime. The chime includes a disk from which a hammer assembly is suspended. Additionally, a plurality of tubular chimes are suspended from the disk and surround the hammer assembly. The hammer ass... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5596311 | Method and apparatus for driving a self-resonant acoustic transducer A method and system employing a feedback signal indicative of monitored motion of an electro-mechanical acoustic transducer to generate one or both of a control signal for driving the transducer at its natural resonance frequency, and a warning signal ind... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5587697 | Chime alarm apparatus A chime alarm apparatus having a housing having an axis and adapted to be suspended from rigid support. A first elongate annular member having upper and lower ends is suspended at its upper end from the housing and is substantially coaxial therewith, wher... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5561413 | Sound generator The sound generator comprises a pipe gong and a hammer device for striking the pipe gong. The hammer device comprises a leaf spring whose bottom end is fixed, a hammer head installed on the upper end of the leaf spring, and a solenoid-type hammer driving ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5519375 | Sound generator A gong holder is secured to a resonance box. A first end of each of gong sticks is secured to the gong holder. Solenoid type hammer devices drive rod hammers that are movably disposed in a direction perpendicular to the gong sticks so that the rod hammers... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5473307 | Transducer apparatus responsive to external perturbation Transducer apparatus (10) responsive to external perturbations is disclosed having an electrically responsive transducer circuit (12) energized when a display member (18) and an elongate member (20) move from a gravity determined quiescent orientation (30... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5469132 | Transducer apparatus responsive to external perturbation Transducer apparatus (10) responsive to external perturbations is disclosed having an electrically responsive transducer circuit (12) energized when a display member (18) and an elongate member (20) move from a gravity determined quiescent orientation (30... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5420564 | Door chime assembly Door chime assembly includes a chime base having a rear plate and at least one resonance chamber secured to said rear plate, a tone bar within the chamber and a striking means mounted on the plate for striking the tone bar. The chime base is molded in a s... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5369391 | Sun powered electrically operated chime apparatus An electrically operated chime apparatus is provided and consists of a plurality of resonating members for producing audible sounds, attached to a suspended mounting plate and freely hanging therefrom. A mechanism, operated by electrical power which may b... | 11/29/1994 |
| 3982237 | Combination door chime and particulate products of combustion detector A combination door chime and detector responsive to the particulate products of combustion passing through multiple passageways formed in the chime cover. The door chime includes conventional spaced tone bars each cooperating with a tuned resonator chambe... | 09/21/1976 |
