Patents by Inventor Earl H. Oliver

Earl H. Oliver 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).

  • Patent number: 4703573
    Abstract: An activated work comprising at least two turnable pages pivotably attached to one edge of each of the pages so that the pages are pivotable from a juxtaposed closed position to an adjacent opened position, a visual image display affixed to one of the pages, the visual image display having a first visual activation state at which a visual image is not visible thereon and a second visual activation state at which a visual image is visible thereon, a sound generator attached to the work having a first activation state at which an audible sound is not generated and a second activation state at which an audible sound is generated, connected to the visual display for selectively activating the visual display from one of the visual activation states to another upon pivoting the pages from the open position to the closed position, and connected to the sound generator for selectively activating the sound generator from one of the sound activation states to another upon pivoting the pages from the closed position to t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Inventors: John W. Montgomery, Earl H. Oliver, Alfred E. Hall, John L. Sigalos
  • Patent number: 4656469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel and unique activated work such as a child's book or a greeting card having at least two turnable pages in juxtaposed relationship and which is formed having a portion thereof that is essentially invisible in a first state but visible in a second state. Electrical signals are coupled to the second portion for selectively and reversibly changing the second portion from the invisible to the visible state when the pages are moved from their juxtaposed relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Inventors: Earl H. Oliver, Alfred E. Hall, John L. Sigalos